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here are the foundations of the hall in which he explained the law to the kings of many realms, to the Sramans and the Brahmans, the holy men of the two religions. About half a mile to the north on the bank of the Ganges there is a great convent, in the middle of which is a pagoda ( stupa), two hundred feet high, built by Asoka. In this place the Sathaguta explained, for three months, the best ordinances for the

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another stupa, and the places where the four previous Buddhas used to sit and walk for exercise west of the old convent is a pagoda which contains the hair and nails of Buddha, and a little north of it the place where the master of the Shastras, Srilabdha, of the school called Santranis



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"About five or six ii south- West of the toWn, in the middle of a great grove of mangoes, there is an ancient convent. There Asanga Bodhi Satwa studied and directed the men of the age. About one hundred paces northwest of the forest there is a pagoda containing more hair and nails of Buddha. Beside it appear the ancient foundations of the building where Vasu Bandhu Bodhi Satwa, descending from the heaVens of Sonchitas, had an interview with Asanga Bodhi Satwa of Gandhara. " This latter was a Hindu doctor of the school of Mahi Sasakas he became a convert his pupil was Vasu Bandhu of the school of Sarvasti Another pupil was Budha Sinha. These three agreed that Vadas. whichever of them died first, if the future turned out according to his hopes, he should come back to earth and inform the others. Budha Sinha died first, and three years passed away without his fulfilling the promise then Vasu Bandhu died, and for six months afterwards Asanga waited in vain, and was laughed at. At last one night, when he was 'teaching his pupils, the heavens lightened, and a holy Eishi descended from above, entered the porch and saluted Asanga, and they conversed together.

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"Eight miles northjwest, in an ancient convent, which to the north borders the Ganges, is a stupa here Vasu Bandhu was converted to the true faith, and wished to cut off the tongue which had uttered so much Then the sage Asanga appeared and forbad him, saying, false doctrine. in future in spreading the knowledge of the truth." tongue rather use your

In leaving this country the travellet goes sixty miles to the east, passing the Ganges" and arrives at Ayamukha. Hwen Thsang's itinerary is as follows



Kanauj to Navadeva Kula to the south-east, 100 li, twenty-two miles (this will probably be Bangarmau, an old city so situated); then 600 (Ajodhya is 125 miles to li or 130 miles to Ayuto to the south-east east is Ayamukha; then the miles to 65 or li 300 then south-east the ); 700 li or 150 miles to the south-east is Prdg—Allahabad (this should be probably corrected to south-west) ; 500 li or 108 miles to the south-west on the Jumna. He then went is Kosambi or Kusam, thirty miles south-east north-east about 150 miles, 700 li, to Kusapur, which may be Kakori, Bari, or Misrikh, or, says General Cunningham, Sultanpur. Then 108 or 70 li viz., about 40 miles north to Visakha, which might be Hargam