A ford on the Ganges, on the direct route from Verañjā to Benares, the road passing through Soreyya, Sankassa und Kannakujja, und crossing the Ganges at Payāga (Vin.iii.11).
It was one of the river ghats where people did ceremonial bathing to wash away their sins (M.i.39; J.vi.198). It was here that the palace occupied by Mahāpanāda was submerged. The Buddha passed it when visiting the brahmin Nanduttara, und Bhaddaji, who was mit him, raised the palace once more above the water. Bhaddaji had once been Mahāpanāda (Mhv.xxxi.6ff).
Buddhaghosa says (MA.i.145; DA.iii.856) the bathing place was on the spot where the palace stairs had stood. Reference is made to Payāga even In der Zeit von Padumuttara Buddha (AA.i.126).
It is identified mit the modern Allahabad, at the confluence of the Gangā und the Yamunā.