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now existing either of the monasteries or of the Stupa, but their sites 

 can be fixed with tolerable certainty by the aid of Hwen Thsang's 

 descriptions. The village of Lalpur, which is situated on a mound 

 about three quarters of a mile to the south-south-east of the Jama 

 Masjid, and which is built partly of old bricks, represents the site of 

 the small monastery of Gunaprabha. To the north of Lalpur, and 

 just half a mile distant, is the shrine of Hidayat Shah, with a Masjid 

 attached, both of which are built of old bricks. This spot I believe 

 to be the site of the great monastery of Sanghabhaclra. Lastly, to 

 the west-north-Avest of Hidayat's shrine, at a distance of 200 paces, 

 there is another shrine, or Fakir's tahia, standing in the midst of a 

 mango grove, like the old Stupa of Sa?ighabhadra, the site of which 

 it represents almost exactly as described by Hwen Thsang. 



195. Beside the mango grove, there was a second Stupa which con- 

 tained the relics of Vimala Mitra, who, as a disciple of Sanghabhadra, 

 must have lived in the first century of the Christian era. The legend 

 relates that on passing the Stupa of his master Sanghabhadra/, he 

 placed his hand on his heart, and with a sigh expressed a wish that he 

 might live to compose a work which should lead all the students of 

 India to renounce the " Great Vehicle" (Mahd Ydna), and which 

 should blot out the name of Vasubandhu for ever. No sooner had he 

 spoken than he was seized with frenzy, and five spouts of burning hot 

 blood gushed from his mouth. Then feeling himself dying, he wrote 

 a letter " expressing his repentance for having maligned the Mahd 

 Ydna, and hoping that his fate might serve as an example to all 

 students." At these words the earth quaked, and he expired instantly. 

 Then the spot where he died suddenly sank and formed a deep ditch 

 and a holy man who witnessed his end, exclaimed, " To-day this master 

 of the scriptures, by giving way to his passions, and by persisting in 

 erroneous opinions, has calumniated the Mahd Ydna, for which he 

 has now fallen into everlasting hell." But this opinion of the holy 

 man would appear to have been confined to the followers of the Mahd 

 Ydna, for the brethren of Vimala Mitra, who were Sarvdstivddas or 

 students, of the lesser Vehicle, burned his body and raised a Stupa 

 over his relics. It must be remembered, also, that Hwen Thsang who 

 relates the legend, was a zealous follower of the Mahd Ydna and this 

 no doubt led him to overlook the manifest contradiction, bet ween the 



