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with numerous bastions ; but these latter appear to have been the work 

 of later times, indeed a story is told that Shershah whilst erecting these 

 works, was ridiculed by a milkmaid, who showed him that the adjacent 

 hills completely commanded it, (which they do with artillery). He then 

 abandoned it. 



About the distance westward described by Fa-Hian, there exists a 

 tumulus called the " awa," or Punzawa, which is no doubt the " tower," 

 (chaitya) where Buddha s relics were placed by A-tehe-chi ; Buchanan 

 vol. I. pp. 88, 89, describes this remarkable mound which want of 

 leisure prevented me closely inspecting. This is, no doubt, the chaitya 

 erected over Sakya's relics, built by Ajata-suttu, when he obtained them 

 from Kama Rupa. See history of Sakya's death, vol. XIX. Asiatic 

 Researches. Here then we find one instance of the accuracy of our 

 traveller ; let us follow him into " the valley of the five hills." 



" Chap. XXVIII. On leaving the town on the south side, at the 

 distance of four "li" you come to a valley which leads to the "five 

 hills :" these five hills form a girdle, like the walls of a town : this 

 is the ancient town of the king "Ping-Cha" (the old Rajgriha). 

 From the east to the west is six " li," and from the north to the 

 south seven or eight; this is the place where " Che-li-foe" and 

 " Mou lian" first met O pi (^f^fiffT Asvajit). At the north-east 

 angle of the town the ancients erected a chapel in the garden, where 

 An-pho~16 invited Foe and twelve hundred of his disciples to do them 

 honor ; this chapel still exists. The town is entirely deserted and 

 uninhabited." 



From Rajgriha, it is about a mile to the entrance of the valley 

 where the hot springs flow, and where a fair is held every third year, 

 having an intercalary month, it lasts during the whole of such month 

 at whatsoever season it may fall ; the fair was full during my visit. In 

 May various virtues are ascribed to these springs ; barren women resort 

 to them from far and near. Several neat temples have been built within 

 the last century. There are some springs under the eastern hill of 

 the pass venerated by the Muhammadans, who in olden times, built a 

 durgah which is much frequented. 



The appearance of this valley and hills. is very striking, every peak 

 has a name, and a small Jain temple crowning it, this sect holding 

 the whole neighbourhood sacred, which is very remarkable. 



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