1847»] On the route of Fa-Man through Behar. {).).'> 



It is somewhat difficult to follow the track here and to fix Na-lo, 

 for in a south-westerly direction, taking a wide range of that quarter of 

 the compass, we have several places sites of Jain and Budhist relics ; 

 first of all, farthest east is " Pawapuri" held sacred up to this time bv 

 the Jains, being the spot where Mahivira Swami died : his "churun" 

 or feet marks are placed in the centre of a large tank on an island 

 which is approached by an embankment and bridge, this and other 

 expensive works, would seem from an inscription, (of which I annex a 

 copy) to have been executed about 500 years ago, by rich merchants of 

 the Sarawne east : there are no remains here which would indicate the 

 previous existence of a tower or chaitya, though from Mahavira dying 

 at this place, I should be inclined to think, that it must have been one 

 of sanctity belonging to the Buddhists and Jains, which latter are, I 

 believe, merely a heretical oifset. The distance from Behar is three 

 coss, which is less than one yojun. 



The next place, further to the west of south is the village of Girryek, 

 and the hill of that name on the top of which is an ancient tower 

 called Jarasindh-ka-bytuki, and attributed to that monarch. There are 

 many ruins of gigantic works here, among which is a causeway leading 

 from the Panchanne rivulet up the hill to the tower, a description of 

 which may be found in Buchanan, vol. I. p. 79, and in the Journal 

 A. S. vol. VIII. p. 353 — there is also the site of a large town on the 

 eastern side of the river close to the modern village of Girryek. I am 

 scarcely inclined to suppose this place to be Na-lo, on account of its 

 being so close to the " Gridhra-kuta" and Buddha's cave, together with 

 other remarkable features of the place which would have hardly been 

 overlooked, and it seems strange that the pilgrim should have gone so 

 far out of his way (on to Rajagriha) to return to the "Gridhra-kuta" 

 caves ; the direction of Rajagriha, however, is westerly, and so far 

 answers to oifr traveller's bearings. 



Another spot, six miles in a more westerly direction, is that called 

 "Burgaon," where there are several high tumuli, also many fine 

 sculptures, numerous large tanks and wells, the ruins are most exten- 

 sive ; the ancient name of this town was Kundilpur, and is mentioned 

 in the Bhagavut, and in the Jain books, it is nearly due north of Raja- 

 griha, about 7 miles. I can again hardly think that such a place could 

 have escaped the notice of so observant a person as Fa-IIian. In the 



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