On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c5.38
On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c5.38
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Our pilgrim in the śāstra referred to translates his Ku-t’o-ni, the name of the West Island, by Niu-huo or “Cattle goods”, that is, cattle used as a medium of exchange. The name has been restored as Godhāna or Godhanya, the Gaudana of the Lalitavistara, but Godhāni or Godāni would be nearer the transcription. Other names given by the annotator are Ku-yi(ya)-ni and Kou-ka-ni, the former of these appears in the old sūtra already quoted, and it agrees with the Pali form Apara-goyānam.