Oh this is invaluable? How off the beaten path was it? This is disturbingly similar to Desponia. While WA-NA-KA matches Varnanasi.
P'o-lo-ni-sse
A-TA-NA PO-TI-NI-JA
Was there an Alana from this city? Or worse do Nanda or Ananda ever visit this place?
City of Varanasi (P'o-lo-ni-sse), as described by Xuanzang in c. 635 AD.
"The statue of the Deva Maheśvara, made of teou-shih (native copper), is somewhat less than 100 feet high. Its appearance is grave and majestic, and appears as though really living." ( Image 2)