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(before Gautama), many Bodhi trees, the (events of the) twenty and 

 four predictions, pictures of the sixteen principal shrines and of 

 demons and of other evil spirits, of the five different venerable 

 convocations, and divers other paintings of exquisite beauty. In that 

 very place he placed relics of Buddha and built thereon a cetiya and 

 adorned it with a pinnacle of gold. And on the top of the image- 

 house in that excellent rock basin he caused a delightful picture to be 

 made of the Sage, seated amidst his five hundred disciples, with 

 Sariputta at their head. And even in the different courts (of the 

 vihare) he built walls and open halls and divers gates also, and rows 

 of steps and other excellent works. He repaired many old walls and 

 also built many new ones ; and completed all in a beautiful manner. 



The ceremony of setting the eyes of the images was 

 performed under a lucky star and at a favourable hour, the 

 place having been adorned with many continuous rows of 

 arches, the king sending his ministers with apparel and 

 ornaments to conduct the feast. 



The following has reference to the structure hereinbefore 



mentioned, which is the first to attract the attention of tho 



visitor on his entering the temple yard, and which is 



popularly identified as War akd-v elan du-vihdre : — 



And on the courtyard without an open hall is built on stone pillars r 

 with seats prepared (for priests). And the great body of people 

 assembled themselves together there, and were instructed in the rules 

 of moral conduct, such as the five precepts and others ; and they had 

 everyone the opportunity daily of hearing much of the law expounded 

 to them. Moreover, he [the priest Siddhattha] in his great loving- 

 kindness did often invite preachers of religion, and make them to 

 discourse to the people all through the three watches of the night. 



The following refers to the temple generally : — 



And he [the king or priest] caused that vihare named Rajata to be 

 completed, and that great feast to be held in the 2,301 of the Parinib- 

 bana of the Supreme Buddha. 



And on the south side of this vihare there was a beautiful cetiya 

 that was built (in former times) on a beautiful broad and flat rock ; 

 but it had gone wholly to ruin, leaving only a, mound of earth. And 

 for the purpose of restoring it he collected lime and bricks and stones 

 and other materials from divers places. And he built a beautiful 

 square foundation, wherein he placed a relic of the glorious Sage. 

 And, while the cetiya was yet building, he invited priests and caused 

 a consecrated boundary to be set upon a beautiful plot of land in the 

 neighbourhood thereof, and built thereon an Uposatha house and a 

 Ar&ma for priests, with tiled roofs and the like. And he made the 



