Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c37.229

v2.c37.229

2. Hiraññavatī.—A river, on the bank of which was the Upavattana Sālavana of the Mallas of Kusināra, where the Buddha died.¹ It is identified with the Little Gandak; it flows through the district of Gorakhpur, about eight miles west of Great Gandak, and falls into the Gogrā (Sarayū).²