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Campā
Purnabhadra and Argamandira
Vaniyagāma (a suburb
of Vaisāli ) Vaisāli
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Mithilā Alabhiyā
Vārānasi
Kausāmbi Srāvasti Mathurā Hastinapura Dvārāvati
This list is, by no means, extranstive and it is not difficult to mention, at least, another one hundred such shrines situated in various parts of Northern and Eastern India.
The Pāli Buddhist texts disclose the names of a good number of so-called Yakkha-cetiyas, most of which were situated in various parts of Eastern India. In the Mahóparinibbana Suttanta of the Digha Nikaya, quite a few shrines situated in the celebrated city of Vaisāli or Vesālī, are mentioned. They are -Sārandada, Căpăla, Udena, Gotamaka, Bahuputta and Sattamba. From another Book of the Digha Nikāya viz. Pātika Suitanta we further learn that Udena was situated to the east, Gotamaka to the south, Sa- ttamba to the west and Bahuputta to the north of this city. We have already seen that the shrine of Bahuputta is mentioned in
Suhamma Bahuputtiyā and Komdiyāyana Manibhadra Samkhavana and Pattakālaga Kotthaga and Ambasālavana Camdotarana Koithaga Sudarsana Sahasambavana
Sura priya the Bhagawati, the celebrated 5th Anga of the Jains from which we further learn that it was once visited by Mahāvīra. As a matter of fact, this is the only shrine that is mentioned both in the Jain and Buddhist texts. Another Bahuputta shrine was situated on the road between Rājagrha and Nālandā, according to the Samyutta Nikaya, 10 In this shrine Buddha exchanged robes with Mahākassa pa. We have also seen that a few Yakşa shrines of Alabhiyā are mentioned in the Jain texts. It is just possible that one of these Yaksa shrines is repeatedly mentioned in the Pali texts 11 as connected with the activities of Buddha and few of his disciples. The Pāli texts also disclose the name of a few other shrines of eastern India viz. Supatittha of Rājagrba 12, Ananda of Bhoganagara ( in the Vajji territory )13, Makutaban
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