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3rd century B. C, the author proceeds to give his reasons for agree- 

 ing with the last mentioned writer, in so far as regards the date of 

 the shell of the temple. He describes the form and dimensions of the 

 building, the bricks used in its construction, and the Buddhist rail- 

 ing posts around, which are identical with those of Bhilsa, and bear 

 an inscription recording them as the "gift of the venerable Kudrangi." 

 He then proceeds to describe the position and structure of the arches, 

 and gives reasons for inferring that they are of later date than the rest 

 of the building, having probably been inserted about 500 A. D., by 

 Amara Sinha by whom the original temple was partially restored. He 

 mentions also the temple of Koch which is in many points similar 

 to that of Boodh G-ya, except that it is smaller. This temple has 

 arches similar to those of Boodh Gya, and is in all probability a copy 

 of that building. 



The following letter, received from Mr. Home subsequently to his 

 paper, was also read. 



" The junction of the inserted work with the original is clear 

 everywhere. The floor of the upper chamber comes through the 

 wall of the building, i. e. the beaten puddled floor line shews a 

 white line, most plain in the photograph. At the sides too the insertion 

 is most plain. The use of different sized bricks in the different arches, 

 whereas those in the body of the building are all the same, would 

 indicate their having been built at a different date, which most pro- 

 bably was long subsequent. 



" Nothing in the foregoing paper refers to other structures, (except- 

 ing to a few temples in Eastern India), and I am well aware that, 

 as it has been clearly shewn the radiating arch was known to the 

 builders of the pyramids and other very ancient structures, the art 

 of building such arches may have been acquired by travelled 

 Indians ; still I am decidedly of opinion that the builders of the 

 original tower of Boodh Gya were not acquainted with the art of 

 constructing a radiating arch, however well they may have constructed 

 them on the horizontal principle." 



Babu Rajendralala Mitra said that he was glad to hear that his 

 short and hasty note on the ruins of Buddha Gya had induced Mr. 

 Home to run over the same ground, and glean so many interesting facts 

 in regard to the old Buddhist temple of that place. When he visited 



