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long rows of Buddhist figures, seated under canopies in different positions with 
a moulding a little above and below. These latter are most graceful in 
design. I have several specimens perfectly unmutilated. The Buddhist creed 
is often engraved on the upper or lower moulding. It would be very uninter- 
esting to attempt a description of all the carvings found in the fort, so I 
propose to mention merely the most remarkable. 1st. A figure of Padma- 
pani or Surya, in a very peculiar kind of white stone or marble, which boars 
all the appearance of having been calcined by fire. It is three feet seven 
inches high. The feet rest on a throne divided into seven compartments, 
in each of which there is the figure of a galloping horse. The head is sur- 
mounted by a conical jewelled crown, from beneath which the hair falls pro- 
fusely on the shoulders in ringlets. Either hand grasps a lotus. The 
figure is ornamented with an elaborate girdle and necklace ; a sword is girded 
on the left side and the dhuti is twisted very closely around the legs, and 
finally disappears into a pair of boots. An attendant stands on either side, 
and a small figure at each corner is seen in the act of discharging an arrow 
from a how. — -[L1I], Alto-relievo figure of Buddha seated in the attitude of 
contemplation, two feet six inches high, covered by an elaborate canopy, sup- 
ported by pillars. The background within the arch consists of pilasters, 
dragons, and cliaityas. Above the arch, and surrounded by scroll work, is a 
row of five inches, each containing a Buddha. — [LIII], A very fine and 
unmutilated figure of Buddha, one foot eight inches high. An attendant is 
standing on either side and above their heads is a chaitya. The figure is 
surmounted by a pipal tree. — [LVI]. Upper portion of the canopy of a 
figure of Buddha, exquisitely carved. The niches in it are surrounded by the 
peculiar ribbed pattern which appears so prominently in the ornamental 
brick work of the great Nalanda temple. — [LVII], A semi-circular slab 
of basalt containing thirty -three figures of Buddha seated in three rows, and 
in different positions, and precisely similar to those found at Nalanda. They 
evidently once formed portions of a complete circle of similar figures, and still 
bear marks of the metal clamps which joined them together. They evident- 
ly formed portions of a dedicatory tope. — The next piece of carving I have 
chosen for illustration is a portion of the canopy of a figure. The design is 
singularly graceful, and I regret the portions of it are too small and 
broken to admit of being joined together. Another remarkable piece of 
sculpture is a figure of Buddha under a canopy two feet two inches high, 
resting on a pedestal of lotus flowers supported by scroll work. The pillars 
have less decoration than usual, and there are no niches above the canopy. 
On either side of the principal figure there is a Buddha, seated in European 
fashion on a stool or chair, and on either side of the head is a small Buddha, 
cross-legged in the attitude of contemplation. There is a similar figure at 
the top of each figure. The chief portions of cornice found contain small 
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