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away from the Vitibhaya- | rainfalls. Uttarā patha was pasiana.
also known for its Dhamma
cakka. Uttara-Mahura (NC. 2, pp. 131, 2.9): Same as Mahurā.
Vaccha (NC. 4, p. 46): It
is identified with modern Uttarā patha or Uttaravaha territory of Alwar. (NC. 1, pp. 20, 52, 67, 87, 154; NC. 2, pp. 62,95; NC. 3,
· Vanarasi (NC. 2, pp. 417 p. 79; NC. 4,p. 27): It is iden
466): It is identified with tified with the districts of
modern Varanasi. It is one Kaṁsa and Uttara-Madhurā
of the ten ancient capitals of
India. which lay on the northern high-road (GEB., pp. 48 ff.). Varatta pura (NC. 3, p. 442; Uttarā patha had either extre- NC. 4, p. 158 ): The place mely cold or extremely hot remains unidentified. climate, and it had constant |
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