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The elephant is the symbol of sovereignty and one of the "seven 

 jewels" which the chala-avarti possesses, while the lion was the 

 emblem of the Sakya clan from which Buddha sprung. Buddha him- 

 self bears the epithet Sakyasimha, "the lion of the Sakya race." 

 Height to the summit of the flames, 7 feet 2 inches; to the crown of 

 the head, 6 feet 7 inches. Ceylon. (Plate 32, Cat. No. 154977, 

 U.S.N.M.) 



5. Buddha standing on the lotus upon a platform, with an Aureole. — 

 The figure is made of teak, gilded, and studded with colored stones; 

 the platform is of wood, carved, painted, and gilded, and likewise 

 studded with colored stones; the aureole is inlaid with pieces of look- 

 ing-glass, surrounded by a rim of open carved work, terminating in a 

 bird, perhaps the Garuda, the mythical bird of India, or the sacred 

 goose (hanza). Measurements: Height of the figure, 3 feet 10 inches; 

 height of the platform, 2 feet 4 inches; width, 3 feet; depth, 3 feet 6 

 inches. Burma. (Cat. No. 216137, U.S.N.M.). Bequest of S. S. 

 Howland. 



6. Buddha. — Bronze, incrusted around the forehead with colored 

 stones. Seated in witness position. Height, 2 feet 5 inches. Burma. 

 (Cat. No. 216126, U.S.N.M.) Bequest of S. S. Howland. 



7. Buddha. — Seated in witness position upon a lotus. Carved of 

 teak and gilded. Height, 3 feet. Burma. (Cat. No. 216131, 

 U.S.N.M.) Bequest of S. S. Howland. 



8. Buddha. — Seated upon the lotus throne, which is supported 

 by two hons, the emblem of the Sakya clan, with the nimbus in 

 form of a fig leaf in the back, and attended by Bodhisattvas and 

 disciples, comprising altogether 15 figures. Made of wood, lacquered 

 and gilded. Inclosed in a black lacquered shrine which is adorned 

 with ornamental bronze clasps and fittings and gilded inside. The 

 doors of the shi'ine on the inside are painted in colors with figures 

 of Nios or temple guards, which are sometimes placed on both sides 

 of the first portal of a Buddhist temple in Japan. The shrine is 

 said to date from the sixteenth century A. D., and to have come 

 from the Vara temple. Measurements of the shrine: Height, 2 feet 

 4 inches; width, 2 feet; depth, 1 foot. Japan. (Cat. No. 216133, 

 U.S.N.M.) Bequest of S. S. Howland. 



9. Buddha. — Standing in a small pagoda and attended on either 

 side by saints seated upon lotuses. The pagoda as well as the lotuses 

 are supported by mythical animals, which rests on an elaborately 

 carved pedestal. Wood, carved, lacquered, and gilded. Inclosed in 

 a black lacquered shrine, the interior of which is gilded. Measure- 

 ments of the shrine: Height, 12)^ inches; width, 11 inches; depth, 

 7% inches. Japan. (Cat. No 216134, U.S.N.M.) Bequest of S. S. 

 Howland. 



