REGARDING THE INSCRIPTION FROM BUDDHA GAYA. 185 



of Tzyapala or TsJieit-kyoung, goat's grazing ground — Yatana ZengTjan — 

 Aneimmeittha hill — and the lake of Mounzalemda. The remaining places — 

 Lenhcon tree, Yatanagara or Shiveain, golden house, (and Baudhipallen, 

 or throne of gold under the Peepul tree,) have disappeared and could not 

 be found on enquiry. With respect to the four places now visible, the 

 lake of 3Iounzaleinda is above ten tas{^) to the south-west of Boodh's tree. 

 Yatanazengyan with its temple is seven tas to the eastward of the tree. The 

 hill of Aneiinmeittha with its temple lies to the north-north-east of the tree. 

 The Nareenjara river is upwards of forty tas to the eastward of the tree. The 

 Kulas call that river Nilazala, (Nilajan) and on its eastern bank is the 

 temple, Tsheit-kyoung-myoimg, in the village of Tsheittan, which the Kulas 

 now call Sagaroo-goim.(^) 



After seeing and examining every spot and object, we prepared hand- 

 some and suitable flowers of pure gold and pure silver, gilded and silvered 

 candles, gilded priest's garments, umbrellas, and flags and streamers, with 

 all of which, together with 1000 (*) lights, we worshipped and made offerings 

 to Boodh's excellent tree, in the name of the most glorious and excellent 

 sovereign lord (king of Ava). The principal guardian of the tree, Muhunta- 

 zee-zangyee, {Wluhunt Jogee) took charge of the gold and silver flowers. 



This Muhunt Jogee told us, that the English chief has given him twenty- 

 seven villages contiguous to Boodh's tree, and that he lives on the revenue 

 derivable from the same. He occupies a three-storied brick-house, with 

 all his disciples and subordinate Jogees, living in the lower and uppermost 

 portions of it. He dresses himself in gold and silver Kinkhdb, with gold 

 and silver flowered muslins, and uses a rosary consisting of beads of pure 

 gold of the size of the stone of the Tshee-hyoo fruit. On asking him how 

 many disciples and followers he had, he said upwards of five hundred, some 

 near him and some at a distance. The subordinate Jogees who constantly, 



(*^) A ?a is a measure of length equal to seven cubits. 



See note at the close. 

 (') In figures in the original. 



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