ASI Report of A Tour in the Gorakhpur District (Volume XVIII)

Book Specification Item Code: AZA492 Author: A. C. L. Carlleyle Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India Language: English Edition: 2000 Pages: 142 (Throughout B/W Illustrations) Cover: HARDCOVER Other Details 9.8 x 6.5 inches Weight 490 gm Book Description Preface IN his last report Mr. Carlleyle described his discovery of 1 Kapilavastu, the birthplace of the Buddha Sakyamuni, and of the many interesting sites in its neighbourhood; all of which are intimately connected with the early history of the great teacher. In the present report he describes his further progress in the identification of other interesting sites, such as Râmagrâma and the Anomâ river. The latter is still known as 'the Kúdawâ, or “ Leap river;" and I have little doubt that it represents the Anomâ river, over which Sakya Sinha took his great leap on his famous horse Chandika. To the eastward of this river Mr. Carlleyle has identified certain brick mounds as the stûpas of “ Chandika's return," of