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Ceylon (GD., p. 113). Hanu- / among twenty-five and a half māna is described to have | Aryan countries. The Jaina reached Lamkāpuri by cros- monks were allowed to move sing the sea with his hands. upto Magadha in the east.
Lata or Lada (NC. 1, p. Mahaņakun laggama ( NC. 57; NC. 2, pp. 81, 82, 94, 223; | 3, p. 239 ) : Kunçlaggāma NC. 3, pp. 39, 59, 596; NC. has been identified with mo. 4, pp. 132, 26): It is identi- dern Basukund, a suburb of fied with southern Gujarat ancient Vaiśāli (GD., p. 107). including Khānadeša situated | It had two divisions : Khattbetween the river Mahi and | iya Kundaggāma and Māhathe lower Tapti (Bhandarkar, |ņa Kundaggama, which were R. G., Early History of the ruled by the Khattiyas and Dekkan, p. 42). Läta compri- Mahanas respectively (seesed the collectorates of Surat,
LAI., pp. 299-97, also p. 307). Broach, Kheda and parts Mahissara (NC. 3, p. 569): of Baroda districts. A regular It is identified with Māhişcommercial contact existed matī or Mahesa situated on between Lăța and Pūrvadesa. the banks of Narbada, forty The clothes produced in miles to the south of Indore Pūrvadeśa were available in (GD., pp. 119, 120 ). It is Lāta at a high cost.
a famous centre of clothThe Indramaha was cele
manufacture. brated in the Läța country on Mahura or Mathura (NC. 1, the fullmoon-day of Śrāvana. p. 8; NC. 2, pp. 125, 357, 466; Marriage with maternal
NC. 3, pp. 79, 152, 366): It is
identified with Mohali, five uncle's daughter was allowed
miles to the south of the prein the Lāța country.
sent town of Mathurā or MuMagadha or Magaha (NC. ttră (CAGI., pp. 314-15;LAI., 3, pp. 193, 523; NC. 4, pp. p. 309 ). It is one of the ten 124, 126, 158 ) : Magadha capitals of ancient India, and roughly corresponds to mo- is famous for its Devanirmita dern Patna and Gaya districts Siūpa. in Bihar (see-CAGI., pp. Pilgrimage to the Bhan281-83). It is included díra-tittha of Mathură was
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