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Varadā is the river of Southern India, a tributary to the 'Tungabha
dra.924
Varadamama holy place
Varadāma was counted among the holy places (See Khandappavāya ; Magadha : Pabhāsa)
Varadāma is mentioned as a holy place in the Mahābhājala (III 80.65) ; it was situated near Dvārakā
Varană or Varunā—a country
It was one of the twenty five and a half Āryan countries with Accha as its capital (See Accha). Vārana (Cālana ?) is mentioned as a gana of the Jain Sramanas in the hulpasūtra (8, p 230).
Varanā was known by the name of Uccānagara which is identical with the modern town of Bulancashahai in U P 035 Thc dictionary Fan Fan yu has preserved in account that the monk Fa-chung, during the course of his travels in India 1124-153), passed by the town of Varuld in his journey from Nagai ahāla to Vaidia 926
Even now Bulandashahar is known as Baran
l'aranasi- ily
Váránasi was the capital of hisi, one of the twenty five and a half Aryan countries. It was included among thic ton capitals
Vārānasi was thc buthplaccolthe seventh and thic lwenly tlud Tilthafaras.927 Vārānasi was visited by Vlahāvīra, who is said to have arrived here from Kosainbi and proceeded to Riyagilia 028 It was also frequcnted by Gosāla "20 The Vanapattha mendicants are stated to have put up here on the bank of the Ganges 030
In the Buddhist world Kapailavatihu, Bārānasi and Kusināra weic Lluce places of pilgrimagc. 932
It is identified with modern Benares
Värattapura—a city
It is stated that monk Dhai maghoşa travelled to this place from Rāyagıha.939
It is not identified.
024 Imp. Cia: Vol XIII, P463. a 26 Epigrapha ludica, Vol 1, 1892, p. 379 036 Jhe Geog contents of the Mahāmāyūri, Dr. Sylvain Levi, Trants by V. S Agrawala,
Journal, U P. II. S, Iol XV, Pt II Varana is also mentioned in the Mahabha
(XIV. 71. 2) 011 dva Nr., 382, 381 and 1302. 018 Ibid., 618. 919 Bhag. 16. 030 Nirya. 3. 3. 011 Digha. Vol II, Mahapanni variasulta. 911 Ava, cu., II, p. 199, Puuda. Ti., 628, p. 169.
