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general devices, and identified with the apparently cognate mintages 
of similar time and locality, there appear other symbolical figures 
which no predilection or prejudice can claim as exclusively Buddhist ; 
indeed, whatever hostility and eventual persecution may ultimately 
have arisen between the leading creeds of India, it is clear that at this 
period, and for long after, the indigenous populations lived harmoni- 
ously together ;* like all things Indian, old notions and pre-existing 
customs retained too strong a hold upon the masses to be easily re- 
volutionised ; and if at times a proselyting Buddhist or able and am- 
bitious Brahman came to the front, and achieved even more than pro- 
vincial renown, the Indian community at large was but little affected 
by the momentary influence; and it is only towards the eighth or ninth 
centuries A. D. that, without knowing the causes which led to the re- 
sult or the means by which it was accomplished, we find Brahmanism 
dominant and active in persecution. 
T have now to advert to the symbols embodied in the Plate. (No. XT.) 
I shall notice only those of more moment in the text of this paper, 
leaving the engraving to explain itself under the subjoined synopsis. 
A. Heavenly bodies ... 1 Suns. 
B. Man and his members... LY GR, 
Animals Rise «+s ee 3 Hlephants. 
3 ; ee - 4 Dogs 
ah aes : » ee © Deer, Cows, &e. 
5 ose vet .-- 6 Leopards. 
Bish y'... ay g. de Ger 
Reptiles ad woe oS 
C. Home life ee = ‘79° Ploughs: 
i oe .-» 9* Cups, vases, &e. 
F eeti=se Rac sas ios wel inkiannowa: 
4 : 11 Wheels. 
ree Sis .«« «+. 12 Bows and arrows. 
D. Imaginary devices So ... 13  Chaityas. 
5 fh add ae i. eee. 4 alliirees: 
2 So Aer --» 15 Ornamental circles. 
sr eee os see aes 16 Magic formule. 
FE. Reverse dies ... ay eee Alih 
* Stevenson, ‘ Journal Bombay Br. R, A, Soc.” Hiouen-Thsang, passim, 

