1864.] On the Ruins of Buddha Gaya. 173 



I will drink, Oowel lee. 



There is none, Tappee. 



I want to sleep a little, ..,.., Tautaro mameekay. 



Stomach aches, Udda mookdoo. 



I don't wish to stay, Oopadopalee. 



Boats are racing or rowing, . . » Arra choro. 



I have some, "j 



mi . > Gada. 



There is some, J 



It is lost, or I can't find it. Ky'ta laya. 



Note. — Some of these phrases are only inferentially derived, that is 



from their constant recurrence under like circumstances. When Crusoe 



or Friday were hunting about for anything and could not find it, they 



used to say in a vexed tone " Kyta laya." If offered anything, they 



would when refusing it in an affirmative manner, say " Gada" as if 



they had it already, and so on. It is very possible then that many of 



these phrases are not literally rendered. — S. K. T. 



On the Ruins of Buddha Gay a. — By Babu Rajekdralala Mitra. 



Having had lately an opportunity of devoting a short time to the 

 examination of the Buddhist remains at Buddha Gaya, I believe a 

 brief account of the excavations now being carried on at that place 

 will not be unacceptable to the Society. Accordingly I do myself the 

 pleasure of submitting to the meeting this note along with a drawing 

 (done from memory) of the ground plan of the ruins, as also a sketch 

 of the railing round the great temple at that place. They have been 

 worked out from notes taken while on my travels, and may be relied 

 upon as generally correct. I had no instrument with me for taking 

 accurate measurements, and as Capt. Mead, the able officer who is 

 now superintending the excavations, will, ere long, submit to Govern- 

 ment a detailed report of his proceedings and discoveries illustrated by 

 carefully prepared drawings, and as my object was simply to see what 

 was in progress, I did not think it necessary or proper to take any 

 measurement or anticipate the work of that gentleman. 



Buddha Gaya is one of the most celebrated places in the annals of 

 Buddhism. There it was that S'akya devoted six long years in deep 

 meditation to purify his mind from the dross of carnality, by abstain- 

 ing altogether from food, and subjecting his body to the most unheard- 



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