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Bodh Gaya-1. Uravilva. 2. Buddha-Gaya, six miles to the south of Gaya, where Buddha attained Buddhahood below the celebrated Pipal tree, called the Bodhi tree, to the west of the temple. The Vajrasana on which Buddha is said to have sat while he gave himself up to contemplation, is a stone seat situated between the Bodhi tree and the temple. The Buddhakunda to the south of the temple is said to be the ancient Muchilinda tank. The rail to the south of the temple is one of the most ancient sculptured monuments in India. Bokhara-1. Bhuskhara. 2. (Rajatarangini, ch. IV). 3.
Sogdiana; it was conquered by Lalitâditya, king of Kasmir Pushkara of the Matsya Purana (ch. 120, v. 44). 4. Jamket of the Iranians; it is the same as Yama-koti of the Hindu Astronomy (see my Rasdtala in the I.H.Q., vols. I, II). Bolan-Bhalânasak of the Rig Veda.
Bolur-Same as Wular lake.
Brahma-giri-1. That part of the Western Ghats in which the river Godâvarî has its source. 2. The Kaveri also rises from a mountain called Brahma-giri in Coorg. Brahmakunda-The Kunda from which the river Brahmaputra issues; it is a place of
pilgrimage.
Brahmaputra-1. The river Nalint. 2. The Lohitya. 3. The Brahmanada. 4. The Andhanada. 5. The Brahmaputra.
Brahmayoni-1. The Brahmayoni hill. 2. The Kolâhala Parvata. 3. The Kolâchala. 4. The Gayasîrsha. 5. The Udyanta Parvata. 6. Mundaprishtha. 7. The Gayasisa of the Buddhists, in Gaya. See, however, Kaluha. On the site of Asoka's stupa on the top of the hill, the Hindus have now built the temple of Chaṇḍi.
Brindaban-Vrindavana, in the district of Mathurâ, the scene of Krishna's early life. Bringh-Achchhoda-nadî near Achchhavat in Kasmir.
Buda-Rapti-1. The river Bâhudâ. 2. The Dhabala. 3. The Sîtâprastha. 4. The
Arjunî, a feeder of the Râptî in Oudh. Same as Dumela.
Buddhakunda-The Muchilinda tank in Buddha-Gayâ to the south of the temple. On the western bank of this tank Buddha sat for seven days in contemplation after attaining Buddhahood. But see Mucharim.
Budhain-Budhavana, about six miles north of Tapoban in the district of Gaya. Bulandsahar-1. Barana. 2. Uchchanagara, in the Panjab near Delhi. Bundelkhand-The whole of Bundelkhand was anciently called 1. Chedi; 2. Jejabhukti; 3. Mahoba from the town of that name or Mahotsavanagara; 4. Dâhala; 5. Mandala. Burma-1. Suvarnabhumi. 2. Brahma-desa.
Buxar-1. Bedagarbhapurî. 2. Siddhâśrama, the hermitage or birth-place. of Vâmana Deva, one of the incarnations of Vishnu, near the junction of the Thorâ and the Ganges. 3. Visvamitra-âsrama, the hermitage of Visvamitra, where Tâḍakâ was killed by Ramachandra. 4. Byâghrasara, from a tank near the temple of Gourisankara in the town. 5. Byâghrapura. Buxar is situated in the district of Shahabad. The battle of Buxar was fought at a field near the village called Kathkouli or Kaithooli, about two miles from Buxar, containing the tombs of Mahomed Isa, and Syed Abdul Karim and Syed Golam Kadir, three generals of the Mahomedans, bearing the date Hijri 1177. Bypar-The river Utpalâvati in Tinnevelly. Same as Baippar.
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Cabul Valley-The country of the lower Cabul valley, lying along the Cabul between the Khoaspes (Kunar) and the Indus, formed what was called the Gandharvadesa of the Ramayana and the Gândhâra of the Mahabharata and the Buddhist scriptures. It comprised the districts of Peshawar and Hoti-Mardan, as the district of Mardan is called, known
