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GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES MENTIONED IN THE 'NG.
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much under the influence of 1 is mentioned to have been the Jainas.
situated in the Uttarā patha.' Kosala (NC. 1, pp. 51-52, Kunala (NC. 3, p. 368; 74; NC. 3, pp. 79, 430 ): NC. 4, p. 126 ) : The JanaKosala roughly corresponds pada or vişaya of Kunālā to modern Oudh. According has been identified with to Yuan Chwang, its frontiers Uttara Kosala with its were bound by Ujjain on the
capital as Kuņālānayarī or nortb, Mahārāșțra on the west, Săvatthí (see--LAI., pp. Orissa on the east and Andhra 303 and 332 ). Kunālā was and Kalinga on the south
| included among the twenty( CAGI., p. 444 ). It was
five and a half Äryan regions famous for its Jiyamta Sámi and the Jaina monks were image.
allowed to move upto the Kosambahāra (NG. 2, p. Kunālā viņaya in the north. 361 ): The place remains Eravati or Erāvati was the unidentified.
main river of this region Kosabz ( NC. 2. p. 466, which can be identified with 125, 128 ): It is identified
Acirāvatí, the river Tapti in with the old village of Kosam
Oudh on which the town of on the Jumna about 30 miles
Sāvatthi or Kunālānayari south-west of Allababad (see
was situated (see-GEB., pp. CAGI., pp. 330-34).
35 f.). Kudukka (NC. 3, p. 191;
Kurukhetta or Kuruksetra NC. 4, p. 131 ): It is identified | (NC. 2, p. 198; NC. 3, pp. with Coorg (Kodagu ), a
340, 341 ): It is identified territory in South India (LAI.,
with the country immep. 301; see also-Imperial diately around Thānesara, Gazetteer, Vol. III, p. 28). between the rivers Sarasvati It was a non-Aryan country
and Dșsadvatí. (CAGI., p. made approachable to the 279 ). Jaina monks by king Sam- Kusumabura (NC. 2, p. 95):
See under Padaliputta. Kumbha karakada (NC. 4, Lanka (NC. 2, pp. 104, p. 127 ) : Kumbhakärakada | 105 ): It is identified with
prati.
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