CriAP. XVIII. 
ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS. 
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Indian language. One of the stones was evidently less 
aged than the other. In this the unknown characters 
were placed along the top, and a row of Chinese ones 
below. The latter, when read, appeared to be nothing 
more than an unmeaning phrase used by the Buddhist 
priests at the commencement of their worship, " Nae mo 
o me to fa." What the upper line means some oriental 
scholar may possibly be able to say. 
The second stone was evidently very ancient. There 
were no Chinese characters upon this. 
Old Stone at Poo-too. 
