Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 48
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications
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vol. LXIX-" Identification of Kusinara, Vaisali and other places and my article on "Chidân in the district of Saran" in JASB., vol. LXXII. The places where Buddha resided whiled in Vaišáli are Udena-Mandira, Gautama-Mandira, Saptambaka-Mandira, Bahuputraka-Mandira, Saranda-Mandira, and Châpâla-Mandira (Mahâ-parinibbana Sutta, ch. 3; Spence Hardy's MB., p. 343). For the names of other places in Baisali where Buddha resided, see Divydvadana (Cowell's ed., chs. xi, xii).
Baisikya-Same as Baśya (Brahma P., ch. 27).
Baitaran-1. The river Baitarani in Orissa: it is mentioned in the Mahâbhâra!a as
being situated in Kalinga (Vana Parva, ch. 113). Jajpur stands on this river. 2. The river Dantura which rises near Nasik and is on the north of Bassein. This sacred river was brought down to the earth by Parasurama (Padma P., Tuugâri Mahátmya; Matsya P.. ch. 113; Da Cunha's History of Chaul and Bassein, pp. 117, 122). 3. A river in Kuruk shetra (Mbh., Vana, ch. 83). 4. A river in Garwal on the road between Kedåra and Badrinatha, on which the temple of Gopesvara Mahadeva is situated.
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Bakataka province between the Bay of Bengal and the Şri-saila hills, Bouth
of Hyderabad in the Deccan. The Kailakila Yavanas reigned in this province and Vindhyâsakti was the founder of this dynasty (Vishnu P., IV., ch. 24; Dr. Bhau Daji's Brief Survey of Indian Chronology). See, however, Kilkila.
Bakresvara-Bakranåth, one of the Sakti Pithas in the district of Birbhum in Bengal.
It derives its name from Bhairava Bakranath, the name of the goddess being Mahishamarddini. There are seven springs of hot and cold water (Tantra-chudamani).
Bakrebvari-The river Bâkâ which flows through the district of Burdwan in Bengal.
Bakshu_The river Oxus (Matsya P., ch. 101 ; cf. Chakshu in Brahmanda P.. ch. 51 : see Sabdakalpadruma s.v. Nadi) Wuksh, the archetype of Oxus, is at a short distance from the river (Ibn Hua kul's Account of Khorasan in JASB., XXII, p. 176) .
Balabhi-Wala or Wallay, a seaport on the western shore of the gulf of Cambay, in
Kathiawad Gujarat), 18 miles north-west of Bhaonagar (Dajakumara charita, ch. vi; JRAS.. vol. XIII (1852), p. 146; and Cunningham's Anc. Geo., p. 316). It is called Vamilapura by the inhabitants. It became the capital of Saurashtra or Gujarat. It contained 84 Jaina temples (JRAS., XIII, 159), and afterwards became the seat of Buddhist learning in Western India in the seventh century A.D., as Nalandâ in Eastern India (Itsing's Record of the Buddhist Religion by Takakusu, p. 177). The Valabh î dynasty from Bhatarka to Siladitya VII reigned from cir. A.D. 465 to 766. For the names of kings of the Valabhî dynasty, see Dr. Bhau Daji's Literary Remains, p. 113; JASB., 1838, p. 966 and Kielhorn, "List of Inscts. of N. India," Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, App. Bhartrihari, the celebrated author of Bhatti-Kavya, flourished in the court of Sridharasena 1. king of Valabhi, in the seventh century. Bhadrabáhu, the author of the Kalpastitra. Hourished in the court of Dhruva Sena II (see Dr. Stevenson'sKalpasdtra: Preface). See Anandapura.
