Chinese and Arabian Literature - E. Wilson - The Search For Mecca

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THE TRAVELS OF FA-HIEN
unfrequented ways, setting up on the roadside houses of char-
ity, where rooms, couches, beds, and food and drink are supphed
to traveUers, and also to monks, coming and going as
guests, the only difference being in the time for which those
parties remain.
There are also companies of the followers of Devadatta still
existing. They regularly make offerings to the three previous
Buddhas, but not to Sakyamuni Buddha.
Four li southeast from the city of Sravasti, a tope has been
erected at the place where the World-honored one encountered
king Viriidhaha, when he wished to attack the kingdom of
Shay-e, and took his stand before him at the side of the road.
CHAPTER XXI
The Three Predecessors of Sakyamuni
Fifty li to the west of the city brings the traveller to a town
named Too-wei, the birthplace of Kasyapa Buddha. At the
place where he and his father met, and at that where he at-
tained to pari-nirvana, topes were erected. Over the entire
relic of the whole body of him, the Kasyapa Tathagata, a great
tope was also erected.
Going on southeast from the city of Sravasti for twelve yo-
janas, the travellers came to a town named Na-pei-kea, the
birthplace of Krakuchanda Buddha. At the place where he
and his father met, and at that where he attained to pari-nir-
vana, topes were erected. Going north from here less than a
yojana, they came to a town which had been the birthplace of
Kanakamuni Buddha. At the place where he and his father
met, and where he attained to pari-nirvana, topes were erected.