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the remains of the original temple of the Jetavana. In a lower mound, 

 close by to the west, my excavations disclosed the walls of a small 

 temple, not quite 6J feet square inside, with a doorway to the north 

 and the remains of a semi-circular brick pedestal against the south 

 wall. The walls were upwards of three feet thick, but the whole 

 building was only a little more than 13 feet square, from which, taking 

 the altitude at three and a half times the side, I conclude that the 

 temple could not have exceeded 46 feet in height. 



339. Near this temple there are three brick wells : the largest to 

 the north is octagonal above, with a side of 4J feet, and circular below 

 at a depth of 12 feet. The second, to the south, which is circular, is 

 only 3 J feet in diameter ; and the third, still farther to the south, is 

 also circular, with a diameter of 6f feet. It is curious that all these 

 wells, which are the only ones known to the people, are in the south- 

 west corner of the enclosure. 



340. A third mound, near the north end of the central line of the 

 enclosure, gave promise of a better result than the others, as a previous 

 excavation had disclosed the head and shoulders of a eolossal figure, 

 which from its curly hair and long split ears I knew to be that of 

 Buddha. I was assured, however, that the Jains, who come annually 

 to Sahet in great nnmbers during the months of Magh and Baisakh 

 look upon the statue as belonging to themselves. But my experience 

 having taught me that Jains are no more particular than Brahmans as 

 to the figures that they worship, I began to dig in the certain expecta- 

 tion of finding a very old Buddhist statue, and with a strong hope of 

 discovering some inscription on its pedestal that might perhaps be of 

 value in determining the name and probable date of these long deserted 

 ruins. After a few hours' work the four walls of the temple were 

 brought to light, and the figure was seen to be leaning against the 

 back wall. The interior was only 7f feet square, but the walls were 

 upwards of 4 feet thick, with a projection of 6 inches in the middle of 

 each face. The front wall to the east was thicker than the rest by on; 

 foot, which was the breadth of the jamb of the doorway. The extrem 

 outside dimensions were 19 feet by 18 feet, which would give a pro 

 bable height of between 60 and 70 feet. As the excavation proceeded 

 it was seen that the statue was a standing figure which had been bro- 

 ken off a few inches above the ancles by the fall of the temple. Aftei 



