18G7.] Buddhist Carvings at Budh Gayd. 107 



Saman is about 2J miles west of Soj, on a mound, with a jheel, 

 and is entirely built in the said mound. It is the residence of 

 Kullyan Sing, agent for the Eajah of Mynpoorie, and might repay 

 a visit. 



Proceeding still further west, we came to Kishni, on the metalled 

 road from Futtyghur to Etawah. Here was one large mound covered 

 with buildings in occupation, and so nearly inaccessible archseo- 

 *pgically ; and a smaller mound from which I was told large square 

 bricks were excavated. I found here a heap of broken Hindoo 

 deities, but not a trace of Buddhist remains. 



. Near Kurhul I also saw a round mound from which they said 

 large bricks were taken, but neither at Kishni nor at Kiirhal did I see 

 an ancient brick cither lying about or built into any structure. 



The oldest coins I could get were some copper ones of the Delhi 

 kings, but I have no doubt but that Hindoo punch coins are some- 

 times found. This line of country is worth carefully exploring, and 

 as a road from Kurhal to Kishni is in course of construction, others 

 will find it an easier matter than I did. 



Notes on the Carvings on the Buddhist Rail-posts at Budh Gayd, 

 By C. Horne, Esq. C. S. 



In submitting to the S ociety the accompanying drawings of the 

 more remarkable of the carvings on the Buddhist rail-posts at Budh 

 Gaya, some irom the court-yard of the mahant, but chiefly from the 

 little temple by the tower, I would beg to draw attention to some 

 of them — 



Plate, No. IV. Firstly. — The boat scene, almost identical with 

 the one figured by Cunningham in the Bhilsa Topes. 



Secondly. — The rest of the upper portion is of the same sheet, all 

 of them copies, doubtless of Buddhist rails, pillars, and buildings. 

 Here we find the round and pointed arch, but this argues nothing, 

 when we remember that there were imitations of wood work and of 

 thatch and bamboos as in the cave of the rock temples of Barabur 

 close by. 



