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composed almost entirely of the materials of a Buddhist temple, and chaityas 
and portions of gateways, &c., have been found by me, both on its summit and 
at its base, and the traditions of the people still make it the site of a famous 
“ Maghaia” [Buddhist ?] Sanghat [monastery ?]. Passing slowly one day 
towards the northern peak of the hill, I found a remarkable figure between 
the crevices of the rock. It is unique as far as my collection is concerned, 
and bears a dated inscription. I extract a description of the figure from my 
catalogue, No. CCXVIII. Buddha is represented seated on a lotus pedestal 
in the attitude of instruction, the five compartments of the throne which 
support the figure are filled by the representations of six devotees and two 
Nagas who appear to be listening to his discourse. On either side of the 
principal figure, two other Buddhas are seated in European fashion. Close 
to the head of the main figure are small Buddhas, and on either side 
of the two seated Buddhas, two other Buddhas standing. To the right and 
left are groups of Buddhas similar to the main one, and above this, supported 
by four attendants, is a Buddha in the state of ‘ nirvana,’ and above this, 
there is a fourth group of three Buddhas seated in the same attitude as in the 
main group. The figure is two feet nine inches high, and bears an inscription 
on the plinth of which the following is Babti Rajendralala’s transcript. 
1st line. *rerT5lT * * rtHfvJiervf * * 
2nd line. 
3rd line. * * * * (ij) 
4th line, || 
“ On the 24th of Vaisakha in the samvat (?) of the Jaina king, 
the great king, the worshipful S'ri Madana (Pala) Deva reigning. This deed 
of religious gift of Samayika.” 
This inscription is doubtless of considerable historical importance, and 
may well give occasion to various surmises to the religion of king Madana 
Pala Deva, who is here spoken of as Jaina. May not he and his ances- 
tors have been Buddhists ? 
The view from the solitary rock is most striking, especially during the 
rainy season, when the streams once more begin to flow in their deserted beds. 
During this time of the year, a series of melas, or gatherings, take place, 
which are very greatly resorted to both by Muhammadans and Hindus. The 
view is bounded on the south by the rugged hills of the fhijgir chain, which 
stretch far away to the west, further than the eye can reach, and which, still 
covered with trees and flowering shrubs as of old, seem in the evening light 
to possess a purple hue as rich as that of the Apennines at home. To the 
east one catches, amidst luxuriant groves of trees, occasional glimpses of the 
ancient mosques and the still more ancient fort of Bihar, and beyond it 
stretches an even plain of rice and poppy lands till the gaze is arrested by the 
bold outline of the Shaikhpura hills in Munger. The prospect to the north is 
