1896. ] L. A. Waddell—The Buddha's Birth and Death. 279 
“Not far east from the country of Vaigali, is the country called 
Tirhut which is the permanent residence of the King of Vaicali. To 
the north of that country, but slightly south of Népal is the city of 
‘ Mulkara,’ te the south-east of which is the ‘ Mourang’ (=Morang the 
Nepalese fara to the North of Purneah) where abound elephants, pea- 
cocks and the rudraksa!-trees. Hast of this isa great city called 
‘Sahesa-ganj’ (Saifganj formerly a large town in Purneah District 
founded by a Muhammadan governor named Saif) which is near to the 
country of Sikhim.? East of that place (Saifganj) is the river Kaucika 
(the Kusi), beyond which is Koch Behara (‘ Kuch Bihar’ ).” 
I believe that Kusinagara, where the Buddha died may be ulti- 
mately found to the North of Bettiah, and in the line of the Aczka- 
pillars which lead hither from Patna (Pataliputra). 
1 Hleocarpus janitrus, the warty seeds of which are used for Sivaist and Lamaist 
resaries. 
% *bRas-mo-ljoys, or ‘the country of rice.’ 
