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A PALLAVA INSCRIPTION FROM AMARAVATl. 
the mountain of the gods {Meru), tore with the claws (!) 
of their feet the gold/^ and his horses, walking on those 
pieces (of gold), made the sky appear like a canopy by 
the gold-dust rising under their hoofs. There, in order to 
remove the fatigue caused by wandering over the whole 
world, he passed a few days, enjoying the shade of the yellow 
eandal-trees which grow on the slopes of gold. Then, 
having crossed the Bhagirathl {Gahgd), the Goddvari and 
the Krislmavernd, he perceived (a place sacred to) the lord 
VUardga (Buddha), named the illustrious town of Dhanyagha- 
fa. Having regarded it with curiosity, and having humbly 
approached and saluted the tutelar deities which were charged 
with the protection of the whole sacred place {kshetra), he 
listened to a discourse on the law ^° .... in a secluded spot. 
Having heard it, he saluted the highest-bom^' .... and spoke 
thus : " I also, 0 lord ! (shall erect a statue ?) of the lord at 
this very place, ornamented with jewels, gold, and silver." 
After he had thus spoken, the lord said : " Well, well, 
lay-worshipper SimJiavannan ! Here [at] the place sacred 
to the highest Buddha " Then having saluted in 
Dhdnyaghataka 
25 Namely, of whicli Mount Meru consists. 
8" See Cliilders, s. v. dhammadesanA. 
SI "With aparajanman compare aparamabuddha in line 45 of the present 
inscription. On apara as a synonym of anuttama see Lid. Ant., Vol. XIV, 
p. 201, note 21. 
