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“ shadow-covered,” because, as 
the Brahmanical temple was called the 
the credulous Buddhists asserted, it was covered by the shadow of 
the Buddhist temple when the sun was in the west, while its own 
shadow, when the sun was in the east, never covered the Buddhist 
temple, but was always “‘ deflected to the north.” Now, the two ruins 
which I would identify with these temples are situated to the east 
and west of the road leading from the city, and due east and west 
from each other. They correspond therefore exactly as to relative 
position with each other; but instead of being only 70 paces, or 175 
feet, from the monastery, the nearest is nearly 700 feet from the great 
mound of ruins. It is highly probable, however, that the surrounding 
walls of the monastery may have extended as far as the two stone 
pillars on the east, in which case the nearest temple mound would be 
within 250 feet of the walls, and the whole enclosure would then cor- 
respond in size with the dimensions recorded in the Ceylonese annals. 
As this increased size would also bring two tanks within the limits 
of the monastery, which according to the Cingalese were actually 
included within the walls, I feel inclined to adopt the larger measure- 
ment of 1,000 cubits side, or 4,000 cubits circuit, as the true size of 
the Great Jetavana Monastery. 
346. To the north-west of the monastery Hwen Thsang placed a 
well and a small Stwpa, which marked the spot where Maudgala-putra 
tried in vain to unloose the girdle of Sdriputra. As the distance is 
not mentioned, it may be inferred that the Stwpa was close by, and 
therefore I would identify the site with that of the shrine of Pir- 
Bardna in the small village of Husen Jot, which is within 700 feet 
of the north-west corner of the monastery. Near the same place there 
was also a Stupa of Asoka, and a stone pillar, which the King had 
raised to note the spot where Buddha and his right-hand disciple 
Sariputra had taken exercise and explained the law. I could find no 
trace of any of these monuments, and I conclude that the Stwpas, 
as usual, must have furnished materials for the erection of Pir-Bar- 
dna’s shrine. 
347. The situation of the next holy place, which Fa Hian calls 
the “‘ Wood of the Recovered Hyes,” is fixed by both pilgrims at 4 li, 
or two-thirds of a mile, to the north-west of the monastery. This 
position is now represented exactly by the village of Rajgarh Gulariya, 
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