956 On the route of Fa-hian through Behar. [Sept. 



history of Sakya, I find the name " Nulita," a spot near Rajagriha where 

 he expounded some of his doctrines, hut here again I am at a loss as no 

 such name now exists, and all knowledge of Budhist history as far as 

 regards the people of Magadha, has long since been lost to them. 



There is a place called Juydeespur about two miles from Bargaon, 

 where there are the remains of a large tumulus, and a very fine image 

 of Buddha ; this spot takes us even further out of the proper direction, as 

 regards Rajagriha, which is nearly due north and south, distant however 

 about 7 miles. 



With this list of noted spots before us, it is difficult to decide which 

 is the one called Na-lo,* if the term " tower" were only applied in one 

 sense, we should fix upon Girryek, but it is evident that it applies to the 

 tumuli or chaityas, and there must have been more than one at this place 

 in Fa-Hian's time, though certainly it is a very remarkable object, being 

 seen for many miles, its direction from Behar as well as with Rajagriha 

 is correct, the distance is a little less, being between 6 and 7 miles, 

 upon the whole, however, I am inclined to fix Na-lo here. We shall 

 now proceed to Rajagriha, " the new town of the Royal residence.' 5 

 " One yojun west of Na-lo, brings you to " the new toivn of the Royal 

 residence." This town was constructed by the king A-tche-chi : it has 

 two monasteries ; on leaving it at the western gate, at three hundred 

 paces you come to a tower, lofty, grand, majestic, and beautiful, which 

 A-tche-chi erected when he obtained some of the relics of Foe." 



I here commence my own route to trace that of Fa-Hian ; it was 

 circuitous owing to the low land beneath the hills, which you have to 

 your left hand about a mile distant, the whole way up to the modern 

 village and site of ancient Rajagriha. An immense embankment called 

 " Assurein" still exists, as well as extensive mounds of bricks and rub- 

 bish ; sufficient remains of the citadel to show its form, a parallelogram 



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* In the Pali Buddhistical Annals Sakya is stated to have halted at Ndlunda, one 

 yojana distant from Rajagaha, when en route from the latter place to Pataligamo 

 (Pataliputra). In the Na lo of our Chinese author, there is little doubt that we have 

 the transcription of Ndlanda ; the original word being, as is not unusual in such cases, 

 lopped of a syllable or two. This identification is further confirmed by the circumstance 

 of Sakya Muni holding in this place a discourse with his disciple Sariputra ( Che li foe), 

 whom he may be supposed to have fallen in with at his native village upon the occasion 

 of this journey. Na lo is called by Hiuan Thsang, a subsequent Chinese visitor, Kia lo 

 pi va kia. The last two syllables are no doubt the transcription of nagara.— Eds. 



