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a gift to the Buddhist Sangha of all times and all quarters. The Sahassambavana 1 outsidethe city of Palasapura became a Jaina residence during Mahavira's lifetime. The garden of the Sakya Nyagrodha near the city of Kapilavatthu was transformed into a vihara and offered as a gift to the Buddha and his followers. The same as to the Mahāvana " near “Vesali and the Veluvana and Jivaka's Mango-grove near Rajagaha. A retreat for the Paribbājakas was built on the landed estate of Udumbarikādevi, not far from Rajagaha. Pāvārika's Mango-grove at Nālandā and the Gaggara tank at Campa, the capital of Anga, were famous as halting places of the wandering ascotics and recluses; the places or sites that were attractive to this class of Indian religieux may be easily inferred from the two famous utterances of the Buddha, cited below:
First, the Buddha, at the first sight of Uruvelă, observed: 'Pleasantly picturesque is this part of land. Delightful is the sight of grassy woodland. The river (Nerañjara) is flowing on in a glassy stream showing the bathing places with gradual descent of steps presenting a charming landscape, and affording glimpses into
1 Uvāsagadasão, ed. by Hoerale, Chaps, IV-VII.
2 Law, Some Ksatriya Tribes of Ancient India, p. 46f.
8 Law, Rajagriha in Ancient Literature, pp. 11-12.
4 Ibid., pp. 12-13.
