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A. M. Broadley — The Buddhistic Remains of Biliar. [No. 3, 
which I quote from my catalogue. [XV.] Statue of Buddha, in black basalt, 
five feet three inches high, seated on a throne, divided into two portions. 
The upper consists of a double row of lotus leaves, and the lower is divided 
into five compartments — containing representations of devotees at either 
corner — then two lions-couehant and, in the centre, the Wheel of the Law 
supported by a deer on either side. The figure is seated in the attitude of 
meditation. The head is surrounded by an elaborate halo, above which rises 
a three branched pipal tree ; on either side of the head is a seated Buddha, 
and on either side of the body, two attendants each two feet high, and most 
elaborately dressed. The one to the right has a diminutive Buddha, seated 
in the hair, which is twisted into a point. These figures are very richly 
ornamented with a spangled “ dhi'itf,” and highly wrought bangles and 
necklace. The usual flower garland surrounds the body, and a lotus is 
grasped in the left hand.” A little further to the east, I came on another 
large heap of Buddhist carvings — door lintels, cliaityas, etc., and the pieces of 
an enormous Buddha as large as the Telia Bhandar at Nalanda, or the Sri 
Bullum Buddha at Titrawan. About half a mile to the south-west is 
another village — Kalyanpur. There I also found ruins of more Buddhist 
buildings, and a number of idols. The principal of these was that of a god- 
dess, five feet high and seated on a throne, almost exactly similar to that 
just now described. The figure is eight-handed and the breasts are mutilat- 
ed. The waist is encircled by an elaborately sculptured girdle, from the 
centre of which a chain and jewel depends over the pedestal. A star pat- 
terned garment descends from the waist as far as the ankles of both feet. 
The left foot depends from the throne, and rests on a lotus blossom, sup- 
ported by the head -and arms of an attendant, while a second devotee holds 
a flower in his hand a short distance off. An elaborate ornament encircles 
the neck and the lower part of the arms. The hair is gathered up in a 
chignon on the top of the head, but ultimately falls in ringlets over the 
shoulders. Several of the hands are mutilated. The upper hand on the 
right side grasps a circular shield, and the wrist is decorated by two bangles. 
The second wrist is encircled by a ‘ batisi.’ The third hand (having three 
bangles on the wrist) grasps a bow and the fourth a shell. The lower hand 
on the right side rests on the right knee ; the next holds a sword, and has 
one bangle on the wrist. The third is ornamented with the batisi, and 
the fourth, having two bangles or armlets on the wrist, is in the act of draw- 
ing an arrow from the quiver. On either side of the heads are two attend- 
ants holding scrolls or garlands. Around the large figure were strewn 
innumerable fragments of Buddhas of all sizes. Three miles to the south- 
east of Kalyanpur, one arrives at the foot of the Indra-Saila hill, which rises 
from the bank of the Panchana river, just above the village of Giryak. 
Here again there is little difficulty in following the steps of Hwen Thsang, 
