lvili Archeological Survey Report. 
from the south-west and north-west corners of the tank, there are two 
similar mounds. ‘The probable identification of the tank and mounds 
will be noticed hereafter. 
144. Due north from the pillar, and just outside the court-yard, 
there is a ruined stupa of solid brick surmounted by a fine old Pipat 
tree. This stupa is 25 feet 10 inches in height above the fields, but 
only 15 feet 11 inches above the present ground level of the pillar. 
An excavation has been made right into the centre of the mound 
from the north-west. The excavation, I was informed by an old 
man, was superintended by a Bengali servant of some Saheb more 
than 50 years ago; but no discovery was made. This account agrees 
with that given by Mr. Stephenson, who relates that the excavation 
was made by a Doctor, resident at Muzafarpur, 30 years ago, that is, 
previous to 1835, or about A. D. 1805. As the eentre of the mass 
had evidently been reached by the Bengali, I did not think it neces- 
sary to make any further excavation. 
145. To the north-east of the ruined stupa, at a distance of 250 
feet, there is a low mound similar to those near the tank, and due 
north, at a distance of 500 feet, there is a small temple containing a 
life-size statue of Buddha the ascetic, which was discovered only 
eight years ago in digging up some brick walls immediately to the 
east of the temple. The statue is perfect, not even the nose being 
broken. There is a small Buddha on each side of the figure, and 
there are two lions on the pedestal, besides a long inscription, begin- 
ning with the usual Buddhist formula. There is no date, but the 
characters are those of the 8th or 9th century. The spot on which 
the figure was found was most probably the site of an ancient whdr 
or Buddhist chapel monastery, in which the statue was enshrined. 
I saw several of the bricks with bevelled edges similar to those that 
form part of the mouldmgs of the Great Temple at Buddha Gaya, 
and of the stupa at Giryek. 
146. The lion pillar and the surrounding remains at Bakhra I 
would identify with a group of holy buildings deseribed by Hwen 
Thsang as being situated upwards of one mile to the north-west of 
the palace of Vaisali. ‘The exact distance is not mentioned, but the 
existing remains correspond so closely with his details regarding the 
situation and nature of the different objects, that there can be no 
reasonable doubt as to the identity of the whole group. The first 
