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1872.] A. M. Broadley — The Buddhistic Remains of Bihar. 
right and is seated on a lotus throne supported by the richest scroll work. The 
right hand rests on the right knee, and the right foot depends from the 
throne, and is supported by a cluster of lotus blossoms. Its sole is turn- 
ed outwards and bears the royal mark. The left loot is coiled up on the 
throne and shows the same mark as the hand. The richest possible carving 
is displayed on the ornaments. The dhuti is bound up at the waist by an 
elaborate girdle, and a scarf passes across the body from left to right. The 
hair is dressed in a conical chignon, five inches high, composed of innumera- 
ble twists. In the centre of it a Buddha is seated. There are ornaments be- 
hind the ears, from which ribbons or tassels depend. The throne (which is 
nearly concealed by ornaments) is a square of scroll work, at each corner ol 
which a large bird is seated. At each side of the figure is an elaborately dressed 
attendant. Between these and the main figure are lotus blossoms, springing 
from a delicately carved stem. The halo which surrounds the head is oval 
in shape and most elaborately carved, and in the centre is a diamond-shaped 
jewel on a line with the face. Right and left of the figure are groups of 
grotesque attendants, from whose hands springs a flowing scroll of rich 
geometrical pattern, which forms the background of the figure, and in the 
midst of which live Buddhas are seated, in different attitudes and on sepa- 
rate thrones. It bears the following inscription, thus rendered by Professor 
R. G. Bhandarkar : — 
[figure indistinct 8 or «,] TfPJl 0 
“ Year of the reign of Srimad Vigrahapala four [2] Maggasirslia, 19th 
day. This is a religious gift of the son of Deliabu, a goldsmith.” 
There are two Vigrahapalas in the Dxnajpur copper plate. The date 
of the latter is given as 1027, A. D. (See Prinsep’s works, Mr. Thomas’s 
Edition, vol. II. p. 271). 
I also give a reading by Babu Rajendralala Mitra — 
TTStJ *?*nr W 
* * * Jtf ^ # 
“ On the 15th of the month of Marga (November-December), in 
the Samvat year 12 of the reign of S 'rimat Vigrahapala Deva, (the rest 
illegible).” 
Figure of Kabir, seated on a chair, with one foot resting on a stool. 
The figure is three feet high. The hair is dressed in a profusion of ringlets, 
and the body is very corpulent. One haftd rests on the knee grasping a well 
filled money bag, and the other holds apparently a pouch or gourd. (5) 
Small figure of Mayadevi quite perfect — standing on a lotus-leaf pedestal, and 
holding a lotus-liower in either hand. A Buddha is seated on either side of 
the head. 
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