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far as the knee. A jewelled girdle, with a large buckle, encircles the waist. 
There is a third eye in the centre of the forehead. On either side are 
two grotesque attendants. The one to the right is extremely corpulent, 
and is quite nude. It is in a kneeling position and grasps a lotus stalk, 
the flower of which is seen behind the upper right hand. The one to the 
left is clothed similarly to the main figure, and leans on a mace grasped in 
the left hand. The Buddhist creed is inscribed in the background and the 
donor’s name below.” On the north side of the vihSra I found another 
very perfect figure. I describe it in my catalogue as follows : — “ No. IX. An 
alto-relievo figure of Buddha in black basalt, three feet three inches high. 
The figure is in the attitude of contemplation, and is clothed with a long 
robe depending from the left shoulder, and reaching the ankle. It rests on 
a lotus-leaf pedestal, supported by a lion-eouchant on either side, and in 
the centre a female devotee is seen in the act of making an offering. The 
hack of the throne is richly carved, and terminates in two points. It singu- 
larly resembles a gothic chair. A halo surrounds the head which is sur- 
mounted by a pipal tree. Above this is seen a couch on which Buddha lies 
in the state of nirvana. The right hand is placed under the head which is 
supported by a pillow, and the left is parallel with the side. At either end 
of the couch is a kneeling devotee. Above the body, rises a “ chaitya,” and 
on either side of this are musical instruments. To the right of the main- 
figure is one of Mayadevi (the mother of Buddha), grasping with one hand a 
tree and resting on the other arm. Above this, is a figure of Buddha stand- 
ing in the attitude of instruction. At the right side is a small elephant, and 
above this a seated Buddha in the attitude of instruction, a devotee kneel- 
ing at his feet. On the left side of the main figure, is a seated figure of 
Buddha with the ‘ fasting bowl’ in his lap ; above this, a standing figure of 
Buddha ; and at the top a seated figure corresponding with that on the other 
side, except that the “ Wheel of the Law” which is supported by a deer on 
either side, takes the place of the kneeling devotee.” 
One thousand three hundred and fifty feet to the south of the vihara 
of Viradeva are the remains of another temple of considerable size. I dis- 
covered there a standing figure of Buddha six feet high, resembling in every 
particular the one described at the Singhabfini, except that there are 
no attendants, and a “ chaitya” on each side of the head. A short distance 
to the south-west of the great temple is an image ot Durga, now worship- 
ped as Mahisasurmardani. To the north-west is a temple containing a simi- 
lar idol, now adored under the name of Asaji. To the west of the village 
lies a large tank, the Set or Sao-talab, Two miles north of Ghosrawan 
once flourished a great sister monastery, the vihara of Titrawan, which I shall 
presently describe at length. 
Four miles due east of the convent of Viradeva, and about nine miles from 
