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273. By adopting the first supposition, Hwen Thsang's distance 

 from Nava-deva-kula to the Capital of Ayutlio will be only 60 li, or 

 10 miles, to the south-east, which would bring him to the site of an 

 ancient city named Kakupur, just 1 mile to the north of Seorajpoor, 

 and 20 miles to the north-west of Cawnpoor. If we adopt the latter 

 correction, the pilgrim's distance to Ayutlio of 600 li, or 100 miles, 

 will remain unchanged, and this would bring him via -Mdnikpur, 

 which is also an ancient place. By the first supposition the sub- 

 sequent route would have been from Kakupur to Daundiakhera by 

 boat, a distance of exactly 50 miles, or 300 li, and from thence to 

 Praydg, a distance of more than 100 miles, which agrees with the 

 700 li, or 116 miles, of the pilgrim. By the second supposition the 

 subsequent route would have been from Khara to Papamow by water, 

 about 50 miles, and thence to Prayag, about 8 miles of laud, Avhich 

 agrees with the 70 li of the proposed correction. In favour of this 

 last supposition is the fact that the bearing from Khara to Papamow 

 of east by south is more in accordance with Hwen Thsang's recorded 

 east direction than the south-east bearing of Daundiakhera from 

 Kakupur. I confess, however, that I am more inclined to adopt the 

 former correction, which places the chief city of Ayutho at Kakupur, 

 and the town of Hayamukha at Daundiakhera, as we know that the 

 last was the capital of the Bais Rajputs for a considerable period. I 

 am partly inclined to this opinion by a suspicion that the name of 

 Kakupur may be connected with that of Bagud, or Vagud, of the Ti- 

 betan books. According to this authority a Sdkya, named Shdmpaka, 

 on being banished from Kapila retired to Bagud, carrying with him 

 some of Buddha's hairs and nail-parings, over which he built a chaitya. 

 He was made King of Bagud, and the monument was named after 

 himself (f Shdmpaka Stupa). No clue is given as to the position of 

 Bagud, but as I know of no other name that resembles it, I am induc- 

 ed to think that it is probably the same place as the Ayutho of Hwen 

 Thsang, which was also possessed of a Stupa containing some hairs 

 and nail-parings of Buddha. Kakupur is well known to the people 

 of Kanoj, who affirm that it was once a large city with a Raja of its 

 own. The existing remains of Kakupur consist of numerous founda- 

 tions formed of large bricks, and more particularly of a connected set 

 of walls of some large building which the people call " the palace." 



