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HisTochText - History of the Tocharian texts of the Pelliot Collection

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Armokiññe
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“prtng to the Armoki (River)”

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Aruṇāvati
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Name of a city, name of a river.
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Avīci
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"the lowest level of Buddhist hell"

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Baladvīpa
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Gaṅgā
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The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,704 km (1,680 mi) river originates from the Gangotri Glacier of western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of India and Bangladesh, eventually emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

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Jambudvīpa
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Jambudvīpa is one of the seven islands (dvīpa), ruled over by Āgnīdhra, one of the ten sons of Priyavrata, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 74. Priyavrata was a son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being. These are the seven major mountains in Jambūdvīpa: Himavān, Hemakūṭa, Niṣadha, Meru, Nīla, Gandhamādana, Mālyavān.

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Kapilavastu
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Kapilavastu is an ancient city on the Indian subcontinent which was the capital of the clan of the Shakyas. King Śuddhodana and Queen Māyā are believed to have lived at Kapilavastu, as did their son Prince Siddartha Gautama until he left the palace at the age of 29.

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Kapilavāstu
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Ketumatī
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Ketumatī is a legendary place in some Buddhist traditions related to the cult of Maitreya. It is the earthly paradise of Maitreya, the future Buddha. Devotees of the cult of Maitreya believe that the kingdom is a pure land where Maitreya and his future parents will preside upon his descent from the Tusita Heaven to Earth. He will also bring a Utopian era upon his devotees. Ketumati is sometimes associated with the city of Banaras in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also a river in India, that flows in between Vipula and the mount Nalika on the north of the stream.
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Laṅkā
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Laṅkā is the name given in Hindu epics to the island fortress capital of the legendary asura king Ravana in the epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known as the Trikuta Mountains.

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lumbiniy
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Lumbini or Loumbini - modern name Rummindei - is a village located in the territory of Nepal, in the Rupandehi district (Terai region), a short distance from the border with India. It is considered the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama. It is therefore one of the four holy places of Buddhism.

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Magadha
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Magadha is an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Countries' of ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India's greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire, originated in Magadha

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Rājagṛha
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Rājagṛha is an ancient city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Rajgir (ancient Rājagṛha; Pali: Rājagaha) was the first capital of the kingdom of Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire.[4] The city finds mention in India's greatest literary epic, the Mahabharata, through its king Jarasandha. Its date of origin is unknown, although ceramics dating to about 1000 BC have been found in the city. The famous 2,500-year old Cyclopean Wall is located in the city. This area is also notable in Jainism and Buddhism.

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Sāketa
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Ancient city and capital of King Kāḷasena. ... The Buddha is said to have visited this place twice. ... It seems that originally Ayodhyā figured as the name of a settlement in a genre of literature .

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śākke
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The Śākyas were a tribe established in the north of the Indian peninsula in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. The territory extended north from Gorakhpur across the foothills of the Himalayas, across what is now eastern Uttar Pradesh and the Nepalese Terai, reaching Magadha in the east.

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Samantapuṣpa
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śrāvastī
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śrāvastī was a city of ancient India and one of the six largest cities in India during Gautama Buddha's lifetime. The city was located in the fertile Gangetic plains in the present-day district of the same name, Shravasti, that belongs to Devipatan division of Uttar Pradesh near Balrampur, some 175 kilometres (109 mi) north-east of Lucknow. And it was also the capital of the Kosala Kingdom during 6th century BCE to 6th century CE.

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Sudarśana
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Sumeru
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Name of a mountain

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vaiśāli
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Vaishali district is a district of Mithila region in the Indian state of Bihar. 

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Varaṇasi
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Varanasi is a city on the banks of the river Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India, 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and 121 kilometres (75 mi) east of Allahabad. A major religious hub in India, it is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism and Ravidassia. Varanasi lies along National Highway 2, and is served by Varanasi Junction railway station and Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport.

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