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Gaur Das Bysack — Notes on a Buddhist Monastery [No. 1 
Translation of Sanad I. 
Know ye, the Mutasadd is of affairs, for the present and future times, 
Chaudharis, Qanuugos, Ta’nluqdars, tenants and cultivators of Dari 
Barbakpur, etc., in parganah Boro etc., sarkar Satgaon, appertaining to 
chaklah Hughli, in the subah of Bengal, the Paradise of countries, '[that 
100 bigahs and 8 bis walls of cultivated land, out of which 66 bigahs are 
situated in mauza’ Dari Barbakpur, parganah Boro, and 34 bigahs and 
8 biswahs in nmuza’ Ghusari, parganah Paikan,] and all collectively 
situated on the bank of the Ganges, are rent-free granted to *[Pdrangir 
Gosain], the store of wisdom and prudence, the head of the unpretending 
seekers of truth, and the source of perfect righteousness, in consideration 
of his righteousness and devotion to truth, for the purpose of erecting a 
temple and planting a gai'don, from the beginning of the Bengali year 
3 [1185]. It is desired that in erecting a temple and planting a garden 
on the laud, he should possess and enjoy the same. You must know the 
said land to be free of rent ; you shall not receive the rent thereof, shall 
not in any way interfere, and shall not demand any new sanad. You are 
to know that in this matter strict observance is required. 
8 [ Dated the 12th June 1778 English, corresponding to the 1st 
Asarh 1185 Bangali and 16th of the lunar month Jamadi-l-Awal of the 
20th year of the reign]. 
Sanad II is identical with Sanad I in every respect, excepting the 
two portions, marked 1 and 3 in brackets, which run as follows : 
![that 50 bigahs of cultivated laud in the said mauza’ Barbakpiir, 
out of which 9 bigahs and 7 biswahs are on the property of Maharajah 
Nabkish, 29 bigahs in that of Rajah Rai Chand Rai, and 11 bigahs and 
13 biswahs in that of Rajah Ram Lochan]. 
3 [Dated the 11th 17 ... English, corresponding to the 2nd 
of Falgun 1189 Bangali] . 
Sanad III is identical with Sanad I in every respect, excepting the 
portion marked 3 in brackets, which runs as follows : 
3 [to Tesla Lamah Panchau Ardani Bakdeo Panclian], 
Sanad IV is identical with Sanad II, but contains the portion, 
marked 3 in brackets, as given in Sanad III. The date, which is muti- 
lated in Sanad II, is perfect in this Sanad, and runs as follows : 
*[ Dated the 11th February 1783 English, corresponding to the 2nd 
of Falgun 1189 Bangali]. 
