80 Note on an Image of Budha found at Sherghatti, fyc. 



Allahabad and others; and here I must not omit to mention that one 

 of these, or rather part of one was many years ago set up in Sahebgunj 

 as a landmark by a Mr. Boddam ; it was brought from Bukrow's (the 

 site of an ancient city opposite Budha Gaya) where the lower portions 

 still remain, the dimensions of this column must have been the same as 

 of the others abovcnamcd. There is a sentence on most of the sculptured 



pillars ending with £_[_' "danam," or "the gift of," like those of the 



Bhilsa Tope in the early character, but the middle letters being much worn 

 I cannot make it out properly ; the initial letter is the same in all }\ the 



a ; it seems to be }\ a ; J[ 1J( ( } JL, ye, ±/wo ? ? ' A gi, "djge, £da,±*nam, 



the language seems to be Tali or Pracrit and no sense can be made of 

 it — but it must be the name of a person making a gift — perhaps Geya 

 may be the dative of Gaya, when it would read " the gift to Gaya 

 of" ? — but it is unimportant otherwise than the characters fix the date. 



I have visited a spot called Koorkihar, the site of an ancient city and 

 of a Budha monastery or Vihara, hence the name which has been no 

 doubt corrupted from Koorka Vihara : there are innumerable idols chief- 

 ly Budhas, some of great size and very beautifully executed, and well 

 worth removing to the museum and sending home. Amongst other 

 things are a vast number of miniature Chaityas or Budha temples, from 

 8 inches to several feet ; these are noticed by Buchanan when speaking 

 of Gaya ; but they are more plentiful here and at Budha Gaya than else- 

 where. I have collected some, but none are entire ; they will form sub- 

 ject for special notice hereafter. 



There is a large Budha temple at Pornaha in ruins, but sufficiently 

 entire to enable a good plan to be made of it, which I hope to be able to 

 accomplish. 



I have discovered a great many inscriptions at Gaya proper, and have 

 taken impressions and copies, but they are not, as far as I can judge, of 

 much interest ; however they mention the names of many of the Pal rajas 

 of Bengal and give dates. When I shall have prepared good copies I 

 shall send them for the Society's inspection — and if considered accept- 

 able I shall be happy to present duplicates. 



This province offers a wide field for research. I have heard of several 

 places worth visiting, but my time and means are small. There is one 

 place called Pawnpoori which is said in one of the poorans to be the ca- 

 pital of Chundra Gupta ; this I shall try and visit. 



