Note 1 — Chapter XXVII · PATALIPUTTRA OR PATNA, IN MAGADHA. KING ASOKA’S SPIRIT-BUILT PALACE AND HALLS. THE BUDDHIST BRAHMAN, RADHA-SAMI. DISPENSARIES AND HOSPITALS.
James Legge translation
(1) The modern Patna, lat. 25° 28′ N., lon. 85° 15′ E. The Sanskrit name means “The city of flowers.” It is the Indian Florence.