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Bar Akar-The river Rijupalika near Giridih in the district of Hazaribagh, Behar and Orissa
Province. Irimbhikagrama was situated on this river; it was near Parasnath Hill,
(Mrs. Sinclair Stevenson's Heart of Jainism, p. 38). Baramula-1. Bar Ahamula. 2. Baráhakshetra, in Kasmir on the Jhelum, thirty-two miles
to the south-west of Srinagar, where Vishnu is said to have incarnated as the boar. Barhl-1. The Kukusta. 2. Kakoutha, a rivulet which flows into the Chhota Gandak, 8
miles below Kasia. Barl-Doab-Between the Ravi and the Sutlej. It comprised the ancient country of
Parvata. Barinda-Barendra, & part of the district of Malda, in which Pandua (Pundravardhana)
is situated, it appertained to the ancient kingdom of Pundra." Barna-The river-1. Barung. 2. Barana, in Benares. Barnagar-1. Badapura. 2. Anandapura of Hiuen Tsang, 117 miles to the north-west of
Balabhf in Guzerat. Same as Badanagara. BarnAwa-Baranavata, nineteen miles north-west of Mirat, where an attempt was made
by Duryodhana to burn the Pandavas. Baroach-1. Bhrigu-kshetra. 2. Bhrigu-&érama. 3. Bhrigu-kachchha. 4. Bharu-kachhha.
6. Barygaza of the Greeks ; it was the hermitage of Bhrigu Rishi. Baroda-1. Chandanavata. 2. Batapadrapura, in Gaekwar territory. Barsh&p-1. Barsana. 2. Brishabhånupura, in the district of Mathura, where Radhika was
brought up after her removal from Ashtigråma (now called Råval), her birth-place. Basseln-1. Basya of the Kanheri inscriptions. 2. Basika. 3. Baisikya. BastiKoli, the kingdom of Buddha's maternal grand-father Suprabuddha, forming &
portion of the modern district of Basti in Oudh. See Bardha-chhatra. BasudhardThe source of the Alakananda, about four miles to the north of Badrinath,
near the village Manal. Basukunda-Kundagama of the Jainas, the Kotigama of the Buddhists, a suburb of Vaibali,
where Mah&vira was born. Bathini-H11—1. The Goratha hill of the Mahabharata. 2. Godhana-giri, ascending which
Bhima, Arjuna and Krishna saw the beautiful capital of JarAsandha, five or six miles to
the west of old Rajagriha. Bath Same as Beyt Island. Batrak-1. The river Betravati. 2. The Britraghni. 3. The Bartraghni, a branch of the
Sabhramati (Babarmati), in Guzerat. Bann-Marttanda, about five miles north-east of Islamabad in Kasmir; it is the birth-place
of the Sun.god. It contains the celebrated springs called Vimala and Kamala. It is also
called Martan. Bavan is a corruption of Bhavan. Bay of Bengal-Mahodadhi. Bean_1. The river Bipasd. 2. The Arjikeya. 3. The Urafijira. 4. The Hypasis. 3. The
Hypanis of the Greeks, in the Punjab. Beder-1. Bidarbhapura. 2. Kundinanagara, in the Nizam's territory; it was the ancient
capital of Bidarbha. Belgaum-1. Sugandhavarti. 2. Saundatti. 3. Benugrdma, in the Bombay Presidenoy. Bellari-Balahari, south of the river Tungabhadra. Beluchistan-Baloksha. Bonaros.- 1. Baranasi. 2. Kast. 3. Abimukta. Kast was originally the name of the
country and Barknaal was its capital.
