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35 Videha may be identified with Tirabhukti (modern Tirhut).'
Bhadrika, which is the same name as the Pali Bhaddiya, was an important place in the kingdom of Anga 2
Alabhika, which is the same name as the Pali Āļavi, is identified by Cunningham and Hoernle with Newal or Nawal in Unao District in U.P., and by Nandalal Dey with Aviwa, 27 miles northeast of Etwah.
Paņitabhūmi, which is the same name as the Ardha-Māgadhi Paņiyabhūmi, was a place in Vajrabhūmi, a division of the pathless country of Rādha 4
Śrāvasti, which is correctly identified with Saheth-Maheth on the south bank of the river Rāpti, was the flourishing capital of the kingdom of Kośala in Mahāvira's time. It was situated on the high road from Vaiśāli, Pāvā, and Kapilavastu to Kaušāmbi, Ujjayini, and Pratisthāna.
Pāpā, which is the same name as the Pāli Pāvā, was one of the chief seats of government of the
1 Law, Geography of Early Buddhism, p. 30. 2 Dhammapada Commentary, I, P 384. & Law, Geography, p. 24. * Jaina-Sūtras, Part I, p. 264, f.n. 4, also p. 84. 6 Law, Geography, p. 5, f.n. 2
