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conversation would naturally be shortened to Dhammadek and Dhamek. 
The special fitness of this name for the great tower in the Deer Park 
at Benares is so obvious and striking, that I think it needless to 
offer any further remarks on the subject. 
244. Ata distance of 520 feet to the westward of Dhamek, there 
is a large circular hole, upwards of 50 feet in diameter, surrounded 
by a very thick brick wall. This is the ruin of the large brick stupa 
which was excavated by Babi Jagat Singh, the Dewan of Raja Chait 
Singh of Benares, for the purpose of obtaining bricks for the erection 
of Jagatganj. In January 1794 his workmen found, ata depth of 
27 feet, two vessels of stone and marble, one inside the other. The 
inner vessel, according to Jonathan Dunecan’s account, (Asiatic Re- 
searches V. p. 13],) contained a few human bones, some decayed 
pearls, gold leaves, and other jewels of no value. In the “same 
place” under-ground, and on the “same occasion” with the discovery 
of the urns, there was found a statue of Buddha, bearing an inscrip- 
tion dated in Samvat 1083, or A. D. 1626. An imperfect translation 
of this inscription was given by Wilford, accompanied by some re- 
marks, in which he applies the statements of the record to the great 
tower of Dhamek, instead of to the building in which it was 
actually discovered. 
245. At my suggestion Major Kittoe made a search for this 
statue amongst the plundered stones of Jagatganj, where it was found 
broken and mutilated. The inscription, however, was still legible 
and the remains of the figure are sufficient to show that the statue 
was a representation of Buddha the preacher, and not of Buddha the 
ascetic. Major Kittoe sent me a transcript of the inscription in 
modern Nagari, which I strongly suspect to have been Brahmanized 
by his Benares Pandits. In its modern Nagari form, as translated 
for me, it records that Mahi Pala, Raja of Gdurdé (or Bengal), having 
worshipped the lotus-like feet of Sri Dhdmardsi (“ heap of light,”? 
Buddha) caused to be erected in Kasi hundreds of Isdna and 
Chitraghanta. Syi Sthira Pdla and his younger brother Sri Vasanta 
Péla having restored religion, raised this tower with an inner chamber 
and eight large niches.” I strongly suspect that the word Isdna, 
which is a name of Siva, has been obtained by a Brahmanical 
modification of the original, Wilford read Bhupdla instead of Isana, 
bub I am unable to offer any conjecture as to the true reading, as I 
