XXvill Archeological Survey Report. 
it as being about 30 Zz (or five miles) to the north of new Rajagriha. 
This distance and direction also correspond with the position of 
Baragaon if the distance be measured from the most northerly point 
of the old ramparts. Lastly, in two inscriptions, which I discovered 
on the spot, the place itself is called Nalanda. This evidence seems 
conclusive ; but I may add further that the existing ruins, which I 
am now about to describe, correspond most minutely with the 
descriptions of Hwen Thsang. 
69. Fa-Hian calls Nalanda the birth-place of Sariputra, who was 
the right hand disciple of Buddha; but this statement is not quite 
correct, as we learn from the more detailed account of Hwen Thsang 
that Sariputra was born at Kalapindka, about half-way between 
Ndlanda and Indra-Sila-Guha, or about 4 miles to the south-east of 
the former place. Nalanda has also been called the birth-place of 
Maha Mogalana, who was the left hand disciple of Buddha ; but this 
is not quite correct, as the great Mogalana, aecording to Hwen 
Thsang, was born at Kulika, 8 or 9 lu (less than 1$ mile) to the 
south-west of Nalanda. This place I was able to identify with a 
ruined mound near Jagdispur, at 14 mile to the south-west of the 
ruins of Baragaon. 
70. ‘The mound of Jagdispur is 200 feet square, and of little 
height, except in the south-east corner, where there is a considerable 
eminence, 70 feet square. On the southern edge of this height there 
is a magnificent Nim tree, under which several statues have been 
collected. One of thése is the finest and largest piece of sculpture 
that I have met with. It isa figure of the ascetic Buddha, seated 
under the Bodhi tree at Buddha Gaya, and surrounded by horrible 
demons and alluring females who are seeking by different means to 
distract him. On each side other scenes of his life are represented, 
and over all, his Mirvdz, or death. A large drawing of this elaborate 
piece of sculpture is given in Buchanan’s Hastern India, Plate XIII. 
volI. The slab is 15 feet high and 93 feet broad; and considering 
the excellence of the sculpture, the multiplicity of the details, and 
the fine state of preservation, this work is in every way worthy of 
being preserved by photography. The figure is called Rukmini by 
the ignorant villagers, who daily smear its forehead and nose with 
red lead, and pour milk over the mouth. The offering of milk is 
considered very efficacious; but the most acceptable offering is a 
