2 Mrs. H. lx. M. Murray- Aynsley — Remains in Kashmir. [Jan. 
have no tradition as to their history. Sabour is 2 miles south of the 
present bed of the Ganges, and \ mile from the old bed (one in use 
•within living memory.) 
The following papers were read :— 
1. Buddhism in Bengal , after the Muhammadan Conquest .— By 
Pandit Haraprasad (JastrI, M.A. 
The paper will be published in the Journal , Part I. 
2. Note on some remarkable remains in Kashmir.—By Mrs. H. G. M. 
Murray-Aynsley. Communicated by the Philological Secretary. 
Early in November 1894, shortly before quitting Kashmir after this 
our fourth visit, I was attracted to the remains of certain old buildings 
about a mile distant from the European quarter of Sirinagar. On closer 
examination, one of these proved to have formerly been a Muhammadan 
Ziarat. * Its walls, up to the height of 10 feet, consisted of very large 
carefully hewn stones apparently laid without mortar. The roof is 
entirely fallen in. Judging from the dimensions of the beams of wood 
lying about in the interior, the whole of the upper part of this building 
must have been of that material. Amongst this debris are one or two 
tombstones in situ , and fragments of others are scattered about. Three 
or four yards distant from, and parallel with the Ziarat, are the remains of 
another building of the same character. In this case, the existing stone 
walls are not more than 4 or 5 feet in height. The whole enclosure is 
however, much larger than the first named. It contains more than one 
native dwelling place, the occupants of which appeared to belong to 
a class superior to that of the ordinary cultivator. These people, on 
being questioned said, that once upon a time a Mosque stood on this 
latter site. 
Directly in front of the Ziarat, and placed in a sloping position 
against a rough wall which possibly originally formed its outer 
enclosure, is a singular stone which one may venture to say could never 
have belonged to either of the above-named buildings. At first sight, 
this stone appeared to be circular, but on accurate measurement, it 
proved to be (allowing for a portion which has been broken off) four 
feet in diameter one way, and four feet four inches the other. The 
thickness of this slab is about 10 inches, the under or back side is very 
roughly hewn, but its upper surface has been very carefully smoothed. 
All round it, at a distance of one inch and a half from the edge, is a 
* A walled enclosure, in which is the tomb of some saint, is thus styled. 
