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APPENDIX B
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES MENTIONED
IN THE NC.
Abhira (NC. 3, p. 425): Abhira was situated in Dakşinapatha. Kanha and Veņņā were the two rivers of this vişaya between which was situated the island Bambhaddiva.
Akkatthali (NC. 3, p. 192): It is identified with Akkatthala, one of the five places mentioned in Mathura, others being Virathala, Paumatthala Kusatthala and Mahathala (vide-LAI., p. 265).
Amdha (NC. 2, p. 362; NC. 4, pp. 125, 131): It is identified with the country between the rivers Godavari and Krishna including the districts of Krishna (GEB., p. 62). Situated 150 miles to the south of Kośala the province of Andhra was 500 miles in circuit (CAGI., pp. 444-16). It was a non-Aryan country. Samprati made Amdha, Damila, Kudukka and ( mentioned Maharaṭṭha in Nisitha Bhasya, see-NC. 4, approachable to the Jaina p. 101) It is Allakappa of monks for their wanderings. the Buddhist literature (GEB., pp. 24 f.)
Amalakappa
Amdhapura (NC. 3, p. 269): It is identified with the Amdhapura of the Buddhist Jatakas. Situated on the river Telavaha it was the capital of Andhra (GEB., p. 24; also LAI., p. 266).
Anandapura (NC. 2, pp. 528, 357; NC. 3, pp. 158, 192, 349) It is identified with modern Vadnagar in Northern Gujarat. According to Yuan Chwang, it is situated 117 miles to the north-west of Valabhi (see-CAGI., p. 416).
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