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Plate 3 



1. The Yaksa Kuvera (Kupiro Yakho), Bharhut, second century B. C, now 



in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. The vahanam, not well seen, is a crouch- 

 ing dwarf demon (Guhyaka?) with pointed ears. India Office photograph. 



2. The Yaksa Supavasu, Bharhut, same date ; vahanam, an elephant. Now in the 



Indian Museum, Calcutta. India Office photograph. 



Plate 4 



1. A Yaksl or Devata from Bharhut, found at Batanmara : vahanam, a running 



dwarf. India Office photograph. 



2. Culakoka Devata, from Bharhut : vahanam, an elephant. Now in the Indian 



Museum, Calcutta. India Office photograph. 



Plate 5 



1. Yaksl or Devata from Bharhut ; vahanam, a horse accompanied by a dwarf 



with a water-vessel. Now in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



2. Yaksi or Devata: human (?) vahanam. Bodhgaya. India Office photograph. 



Plate 6 



1. The Yaksi Sudarsana, from Bharhut: vahanam, a makara. Now in the In- 



dian Museum, Calcutta. India Office photograph. 



2. Yaksi under asoka-tree; vahanam, a makara. From Mathura, now B. 51 



in the Lucknow Museum. L. Mus. photograph. 



3. Yaksi under asoka-tree, with one foot pressed against its stem (dohada 



motif). From Mathura, in the Mathura Museum. A. S. photograph. 



Plate 7 



Yaksa with padma in hand (padma-pani) ; and auspicious pair (mithuna, 

 Yaksa and Yaksi?). At Amin, near Thanesar. Second century B.C. 

 A. S. photograph. 



Plate 8 



Guardian Yaksa at the base of a pillar, north torana, Sand. The panel above 

 shows the worship of a sacred tree (caitya-vrksa) in a grove (the 

 Venuvana at Rajagrha) ; though the theme is here Buddhist, the relief 

 serves very well to illustrate some of the descriptions of Jakkha ceie 

 cited above. First half of first century B. C. India Office photograph. 



Plate 9 



Part of the north torana, Sanci. The three uprights of the lower series consti- 

 tute a Buddha triad, with, in the center, the Buddha represented by the 

 Bodhi-tree, and on each side a padmapani Yaksa (prototype of the 

 Bodhisattva Padmapani). First half of first century B. C. Photograph 

 by Johnston and Hoffmann. 



Plate 10. 



I. West torana, Saiici, showing Yaksa (Guhya) Atlantes. Two panels of the 

 right hand pillar show the worship of caitya-trees. India Office photograph. 



