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273. By adopting the first supposition, Hwen Thsang’s distance 
from Nava-deva-kula to the Capital of Ayutho will be only 60 li, or 
10 miles, to the south-east, which would bring him to the site of an 
ancient city named Kékiépur, 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 Ayutho of 600 li, or 100 miles, 
will remain unchanged, and this would bring him vii Mdnikpur, 
which ig also an ancient place. By the first supposition the sub- 
sequent route would have been from Kdkipur 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 Ul, 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 Prayég, about 8 miles of laud, which 
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 
Kaktpur. I confess, however, that I am more inclined to adopt the — 
former correction, which places the chief city of Ayutho at Kakipur, 
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 
Kakipur may be connected with that of Bagud, or Vagud, of the Ti- 
betan books. According to this authority a Sdkya, named Shdémpaka, 
on being banished from Kapila retired to Bagud, carrying with him 
some of Buddha’s hairs and nail-parings, over which he built a chattya. 
He was made King of Bagud, and the monument was named after 
himself (? Shampaka Stupa). No clue is given as to the position of 
Bagud, but as I know of no other name that resembles it, I am indue- 
ed to think that it is probably the same place as the Ayutho of Hwen 
Thsang, which was also possessed of a Stwpa containing some hairs — 
and nail-parings of Buddha. Kdkupur 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 Kdékipur 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.” ; 
