12 Babu H. Prasada — Boch Temple in Ghunar Fort [Jan. 



that I have here to explain the gradual way of the venerable Vajra- 

 dhara." The work contains 40 chapters extending over 450 leaves. 



The author concludes the work in the following manner : — " This 

 work, called IMorje Hckhah ChhenpoM Larn gyi Rimpa, which fully 

 opens the substance of all mysteries, has been compiled for the pur- 

 pose of acquiring a thorough culture in the profound learning of the 

 aphorisms and the mantras of the Buddhists. The author, Sar Tsoh- 

 khapa JSlo &ssan Grag-pa, a monk of Sakyamuni, after a careful exa- 

 mination of all the Tantrik works, has composed this work at the hermit- 

 age of Chambaling, also called San hag nan (the house of mysteries), 

 attached to the great monastery of ilode Gun Bgyal, which is situated at 

 the foot of the Prince of the Mountains of Himavat (Tibet). The 

 writer (on the blocks) was Bsod nams dpal 6ssan-po, surnamed Dka/s 

 5shi 7idsin-pa of Gyag-sde. Let this work be also possessed of the 

 power to spread the sacred creed to all directions in all the quarters of 

 the world." 



2, Letter from Babu Hanuman Prasada, Rais, of Chunar, for- 

 warding copy of an inscription and photographs of some sculptures 

 lately discovered in a rock temple in the Chunar Fort. 



" I have the pleasure to send photographic views of Hindu gods 

 of a cave temple recently discovered on the south-west corner of 

 Port Chunar. On its first opening it was found to be a mere quarry 

 hole with a ledge of rock left overhead as a roof. This gives an idea 

 that it is something like the cave temple described in Indo- Aryans of 

 Dr. Rajendralala Mitra, "Vol. I, p. 18, 1. 30. . The images are beau- 

 tifully cut on the rock and when the place was excavated they were 

 found no way injured. The rock appeared of peculiar quality per Dr. 

 Oldham's remark given in Indo-Aryans, Vol. I, p. 79. 



" I send a lithographic copy of the inscription engraved on the foot 

 of the images which I hope will be deciphered by the distinguished 

 scholars of your well-known Society. 



" In the meantime I shall feel much obliged for a copy of the trans- 

 lation when the inscription is deciphered by your Society, giving also an 

 idea of its antiquity. 



" I shall be glad to furnish you with any other information you may 

 require connected with this cave temple, for the preservation of which 

 I have obtained the sanction of the Military authorities, and am arrang- 

 ing for the erection of a temple there." 



The Philological Secretary read a Report on a find of six old coins 

 in the Sarun district, forwarded by the Collector of Sarun with his No. 

 560 G, dated 3rd July 1888, and No. 1239 G, dated 3rd December 1888, 



