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wearing boots. The figure to the extreme left is that of Visnu, 
recognisable by his four hands holding Sankha, Cakra, Gada and 
Padma. The figure in the middle is probably ‘that of Bhairava. 
The object of the inscription is to record the consecration of 
a four-faced Mahadeva and the excavation of a tank at Mahabodhi 
of asculptor named Ujjvala. The inscription further states that 
the image of the four-faced Mahadeva was consecrated for the 
spiritual benefit of the Mallas of Mahabodhi. 
The inscription is dated in the 26th year of the reign of 
Dharmapala, the second king of the Pala dynasty and the son of 
Gopala, the founder of the dynasty. The following particulars of 
the date are given in the inseription Saturday, the 5th day of 
the waning moon of Bhadra 
Transcript. 
1. @ waTMTaat Ty Taq farertfere: a 
2, qaTe@ia Wau Aetaaqurs: | Seat 
3. 4a waa Heratfafaarfeai | eta + 
4, maa Bae ofaarfaa: (1) geafe 
5. waarar @ yar faauetaat | fae 
6. 4 avem ara warfaat aat | 
7. afgeufaat ay unre avtafa 
8. HRT Saye eats 
9. caret \ 
Translation. 
“In the pines Campasayatana, (Campaga epee ? 1s a four- 
faced Mahadeva was consecrated by the son of sculptor 
Ujjvala, ds: by name, for the (spiritual) benefit of the chief 
Mallas dwelling at Mahabodhi., 
A very deep tank, sacred as the Ganges (born of the feet of 
Vishu) was also excavated by him at a cost of three thousand 
drammas. In the 26th year of the reign of Dharma rmapala, the day 
of the son of the creator of light (Saturday), the 5th day of the 
waning moon of Bhadra 
No. Il.—Bodh-Gaya pedestal inscription of the reign of Gopala- 
eva -— 
The inscription No. II was exhumed by Sir A. Cunni ngham 
in the year 1879, and a facsimile only was "published by him in 
his Sage pl xxvii, 2. Of this inscription Cunningham 
says in page the same work: “ The inscription which was 
exhumed at Mahabodiy, simply records the dedication of a statue 
in the reign of Sri Gopala-deva.” I edit the inscription from the 

