82 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [April, 1906, 
along the middle of it I can read in my impression “ tad bhavatu 
satvanadm matipitrok, etc.” On the walls of the western shrine I 
noticed a chaitya panel inscribed below with a Deya-Dharma and 
harma hetw, etc. The one other inscription is by far the 
marks has not been removed by polishing. The initial letter 
is most probably gu; then follows several letters which I can- 
not make out. Then a gap of about 3 or 4 inches after which 2 
follows a na inverted and after that another letter also inverted, 
but which has been cut away by an incision in the stone probably : 
for the iron clamp which secured this piece to other portions of 
the door or window. . 
On the western peak there is another square basement of 
large bricks, probably the base of a stupa. At present the peak 
is difficult of access. On the southern peak there is a large pile 
rock describe 
that the remains at Gurpa are of Buddhistic origin. 
4 To Gaya 25 miles. 
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: Railway line. 
To Patwas 6 miles. Relative position of the peaks. 
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Gurpa Hill coincides remarkably well with Hiuen Thsang’s 
description of peak a epey it The tunnel through the rock 
must be the very tunnel ich, according to Hiuen Thsang, Kasyapa 
