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Buddhist railing, similar to those at Sanchi near Bhilsa, and which 
eannot be of much later date than Asoka. Many similar pillars, but 
of granite, support the arcades in one of the courts of the Mahant’s 
residence. A few of them have an inscription in the ancient Pali 
characters of Asoka’s pillars— > Nea tar Ci i ue L*, Ayaye Kudrangiye 
danam, that is, “Gift of the venerable Kudrangi.” There are 
altogether 33 of these pillars still remaining, of which 5 or 6 bear 
the above inscription. As the pillars are all sculptured, the value 
of the gift made by the venerable lady Kudrangi could not have been 
less than 1,000 Rupees. Some of the sculptured bas-reliefs on these 
pulars are highly interesting. They show the Buddhistic belief of 
the donor in the veneration for solid towers and trees ; they show the 
style of architecture in the representations of temples, houses, gates, 
and city walls; and the costumes of the people in the dresses of the 
king, and of other worshippers of each sex. 
24. Ofthe 33 ancient pillars above described, there are 10 of 
sandstone from some distant quarry, and 23 of granite from the 
neighbouring hills. ‘They are all of the same dimensions and of the 
same age, as they were the gifts of the same venerable lady Kud- 
rangi. But as the two sets of pillars were found in different 
localities, although not far apart, I believe that they originally formed 
different enclosures. ‘The sandstone pillars are said to have been 
found at the southern side of the Great Temple, and close to the 
holy Pipal tree. I believe therefore that they originally formed an 
enclosure round the Bodhi tree. The granite pillars are said to have 
been discovered about 50 yards to the east of the Great Temple ; and 
I think it probable that they once formed an enclosure either round 
the Vajrdsan or “ Diamond throne,” or round the Buddha-pad, or 
temple of “ Buddha’s feet.” A square of six pillars on each side, 
with one entrance, would require exactly 23 pillars. 
25. ‘To the south-east of the Great Temple there is a small tank, 
called Budhokar-Tdl, which exactly answers the description given by 
the Chinese pilgrim of the tank of the dragon Muchalinda. This 
agreement is so striking that it was seen at once by the members of 
the Burmese embassy. 
26. ‘There are two small ruined temples to the east of the Great 
Temple, the nearer one being called Zara Devi, and the further one 
Vagiswart Devi. But the former temple contains only astanding male 
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