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________________ The Archaeological Personality of Vaisali 451 (1) Abhisheka-Pushkarini, where Lichchhavi Rajas took bath at the time of their coronation, now known as 'Kharaupa Pokbar' located at the boundary of Basarh and Chakramdas. (j) Horse-race tank (Ghordaur Pokhar) located at the boundary of Basarh and Chakram das, where, it is said, horse-races used to take place in ancient Vaisali. (k) Old ponds :-Vaigali is full of old ponds. From the Baupa Pokhar one may infer that there were at least fiftytwo ponds, and that is why one pond is known as Bauna Pokhar, that is, the Bavanvan or the fiftysecond Pokhar. Even today sixteen tanks are traceable; these are known as (i) Ghordaur, (ii) Bauna Pokhar, (iii) Kharauna Pokbar, (iv) Gangasagar, (v) Gaya Pokhar, (vi) Hari Pokhar, (vii) Kunsa Pokhar, (viii) Chaur, (ix) Khanka, (x) Ram-khiki, (xi) Chandraiya Pokhar, (xii) Choghanda Pokhar, (xiii) Chatra Pokhar, (xiv) Kankata Pokhar, (xv) Purena, and (xvi) Dakhini. (1) The Buddha Stupa, built on corporeal relics of Lord Buddha himself, located to the north of Kharauna Pokbar. (m) Excavated sites at Chakramdas where ceramic examples of black-and-red ware belonging to the 10th Century B. C. were picked up in course of archaeological excavations. (D) A four-beaded Sivalinga, belonging to the Pala period, enshrined in a modern temple at Bania. This Sivalinga possesses no inscription. (o) A stupa pear Asokan pillar at Kolhua. (p) A lion-headed Asokan pillar without any inscription at Kolhua, about 22' high from the ground level. (9) Markatahrada (Monkey pond), just to the south of the Asokan pillar, said to bave been dug in the memory of the incident in which Lord Buddha was offered honey by monkeys. (1) Neuri Nala :-The dry bed of an ancient river traceable to the west of the village of Kolhua. (8) Bbimsen-ka. Palla, represented by two earthen stupas, located to the north-west of the Asokan pillar. (t) Marpasaupa, a memorial stupa, located to the north-west of Virpur Chaur. (u) Besides, many remains, seen by Fabien and Hiuen Tsang, not traceable at present.
| SR No. | 012088 |
| Book Title | Vaishali Abhinandan Granth |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Yogendra Mishra |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology and Ahimsa |
| Publication Year | 1985 |
| Total Pages | 592 |
| Language | Hindi, English |
| Classification | Smruti_Granth |
| File Size | 17 MB |