and the Hill Temple of Mehentélé. 431 
within himself as follows: ‘ If these relics are destined to last five thou- 
sand years unmolested by any body, and to be serviceable to all men, may 
it be apparent by the relics becoming now changed into the representation 
of Bupuu, and lying down upon this seat after the manner that Bupuu,* 
on the occasion of his death, did lie down between two sall trees,t placing 
his head towards the northern sall tree, his feet towards the southern sall 
tree, his back towards the east, and his face towards the west;’ and so 
saying, he placed the same upon the seat. The relics, according to the 
king’s wish, immediately assumed the representation of Bupp’Ha, and laid 
down upon the seat, brightening the whole world, and pleasing all who saw 
the same; and thus the lodging of the relics in the dagoba took place,” &c. 
«On this occasion the earth quaked with such a tremendous noise, as if a 
great number of metal basins had been beaten with an iron pestle; the rock 
Mahamera bowed down as with obeisance; the seven rocks Sapta Koola 
quaked and crushed each other; the seven great tanks were furnished with 
five sorts of tank flowers; the sea was made as sweet as a vessel full of 
buffalo-milk mixed with sugar; the dewatas and brahmdns of the heavens 
* This is one of the two positions in which Bupp’Ha is supposed to be represented, and is that 
most held in reverence. At the great temple of Dambil, which is described by Davy, p. 466, 
the colossal figure of Bupp’1 isin this recumbent posture ; the head resting on the right hand, 
the left arm extended down the side. The expression of the countenance of this statue is mild 
and benignant, the features handsome, and bearing a striking resemblance to those of NAPOLEON. 
On making some remark to the Midelidr on the position of Bunp’HA, he said, “ It is the position 
in which he laid himself down calmly and composedly to die.” The other position in which 
Bupp’na is represented is sitting with his legs doubled, and in many cases with the cobra de capella 
over hishead. This position evidently represents his state of being when on earth, before he had 
* redeemed the living beings from all their miseries.” But I was informed that many of these 
figures do not represent Bupp’Ha, but Pase-Budd’has, or good men, who had attained the state of 
Nirvina, as is confirmed by the following passage from Ropert Knox—* In them (the pagodas) 
are idols and images most monstrous to behold, some of silver, some of brass and other metals ; 
and also painted sticks and targets, and most kinds of arms, as bills, arrows, spears, and swords. 
But these arms are not in Buppov’s temples, he being for peace; therefore there are in his 
temples only images of men cross-legged with yellow coats, or, like the Gonni priests, their 
hair frizzled, and their hands before them like women, and these they say are the spirits of holy 
men departed. (P.144, 5.) As for these images, they say, they do not own them to be gods 
themselves, but only figures representing their gods to their memories, and as such, they give 
to them honour and worship.” 
+ Sdla, or jack-tree? Arlocarpus integrifolia. 
