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ever, are fully justified, the d of -pe&iko is, as it should be, the lingual 

 d, and the word read by General Cunningham dati is almost certainly 

 deti. The letters are about an inch in height, and the inscription, 

 which is wonderfully preserved, reads : — 



" J etavana Anadhapediko deti korisanthatena keta." 



There are no traces of an anusvara at the end of Jetavana, but it has 

 probably become effaced. I now pass to the bas-relief itself. My 

 anticipation that the purchase of the garden and the gift of the 

 monastery were both represented proves to be perfectly correct, the 

 picture forming a medallion into which the two scenes are crowded 

 (somewhat to the detriment of perspective) in a way not uncommon in 

 Hindu art. On the right two men are literally paving the garden with 

 little square blocks, up to the roots of the sandal trees, which Spence 

 Hardy expressly states were left standing when the common trees had 

 been cleared away (see " Manual of Buddhism," p. 218). At the bottom 

 of the picture is a bullock cart piled high with the same blocks, which 

 a man is unloading, apparently tilting up the cart for the purpose. 

 The two bullocks are unyoked, and are lying down by the side of the 

 cart. On the left is the monastery, with a crowd of monks standing 

 near it, while conspicuous in the centre of the medallion stands 

 Anathapmrfika, holding the water of donation (dakTchmodaha) in a 

 vessel of the exact shape of the "cruche," which all who have visited 

 the south of France are familiar with. In front of him is a figure 

 which I believe to be intended for Gautama Buddha, his right hand 

 extended to receive the water of donation. Lastly, in the background, 

 we have a representation of Buddha's house at Jetavana, with its name 

 Gandhakuti, " chamber of perfumes," inscribed above it. 



I had long been anxious to find the Pali version of the story of 

 Anathapmdika, in order to ascertain whether its language bears out 

 that of the Bharhut inscription. It occured to me this morning that 

 the story might be found in Buddhaghosa's Introduction (Nidana) to 

 the Buddhist Jataka. I at once examined that work,* and found, 

 to my great delight, not only the story of Anathapmeftka, but the very 

 expression " layer of koris," which is a crucial one in the inscription. 

 The passage is as follows : — 



" Tasmim samaye ANATHAPIiVDIKO gahapati. . . JET AVANAJf 

 KO'TTSANTH ARENA attharasahirafinakorihi KliVITYA navakam- 

 mara pa^hapesi. So tnajjhe Dasabalassa GANDHAKUTTJf karesi." 



Which means, "At that time the householder Anathapmeftka, having 

 purchased the garden of J eta for a layer of ko£is, for eighteen ko£is of 

 gold, began to build (lit. set on foot the new works). In the midst he 

 built Buddha's pavilion." I 'have placed in capitals the words which 

 this passage has in common with the inscription, and it will be seen 



* Sent to me some time ago by Mr. Fausboll. 



