Region: South Asia · Coordinates: 25.028, 85.421 · 4 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 406 | Faxian, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms | One yojana west reaches the new Rājagṛha: a new city built by King Ajatashatru, two monasteries and Ajatashatru's reliquary stupa. In the southern valley, inside the Five Mountains, the old site of Bimbisara's city is empty |
| AD 406 | Faxian, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms | On Vulture Peak (Gṛdhrakūṭa): buying incense, flowers and lamps in the new city and hiring two monks, they make offerings at the summit; they chant the Śūraṅgama Sūtra all night and come down to the new city |
| AD 406 | Faxian, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms | The Karanda bamboo grove, the Pippala cave, and the Saptaparṇi cave (Śrataparṇa), where 500 arhats compiled the scriptures after the Buddha's passing; the stone cave of Devadatta and the story of a monk's self-immolation |
| AD 637 | Xuanzang, Great Tang Records on the Western Regions | Near the northeast of the stone pillar, he reached Rajagriha (Ho-lo-shi-ki-li-hi); the outer city wall has crumbled. |