6 A. M: Markham— Archaeological Excavations in Bijnor. [No. 1, 
Cunningham (Arch. Report, I, 263) to be the usual accompaniments of 
the Ascetic Buddha. On either side of the body of the Chaitya stands 
a male figure as a supporter. 
These wear the dhoti , and one a necklace. Their hair is dressed 
high, each in a different style, and there is a halo or * glory * round the 
head of each. (Possibly the figure on the proper left, wearing the neck¬ 
lace, is a woman ?) Each would seem to carry a chaumri in the outer 
hand, and at least one, if not both, a bow or wand of office in the inner. 
(There is an indication that the line forming this implement near the 
figure on the proper left is part of an oval ornamental ring round the 
Chaitya.) It is impossible to say clearly what this figure has in his 
right hand. There are also some matters unintelligibly depicted along¬ 
side of each figure, especially to the left of the left hand supporter. 
There are two marks on either side of the Chaitya which look like 
conventional palm trees. 
It will be noted that on the tablets Buddha is large, while the sup¬ 
porters are diminutive. Here Buddha is small and the supporters 
gigantic. Underneath the base of the Chaitya is the Buddhist 
creed, of the usual formula “ Ye Dharmmd hetuprabhava fyc” Under 
the inscription is a strange figure, apparently a woman, kneeling, with 
uplifted adoring hands, before what looks like a pan with handles set 
upon a chula. This figure may be that of the Bhikshuni Utpald or 
Utpalavarna, who was the first person to see Buddha after his return to 
earth at Sankisa from his visit to his mother in the Trayastrimsa 
heavens; (Cunningham, Archaeological Report, XI, p. 26) or it may 
represent something of the nature of the Burmese shiko. (See Cun¬ 
ningham, regarding some kneeling figures, somewhat analogous; 
Arch. Report, Vol. I, p. 9.) On the reverse of that one of these two 
large medals which was photographed is a rude delineation of the Bo 
tree, cut after the stamping of the medal. This is not on the duplicate 
medal. The least broken of the two large medals, and six copies of 
the photograph of both sizes of medal by Col. Waterhouse were sub¬ 
mitted to the Government N.-W. P. # The finest but most broken medal 
is in the Lucknow Museum. 
Thirdly. About two dozen smaller terra-cotta medals. Several of 
these were broken to pieces. The clearest one has been photographed. 
They contain a panel with a seated ascetic Buddha, having two atten¬ 
dants on each side. The panel is surmounted by a miniature stupa in 
the centre, with a still smaller one on either side of it. The panel and 
stupas are surrounded by a wreath of bells. Underneath the panel is 
* [This photograph, together with a description of the medals, was published in 
the Proceedings of the Society, for April 1887. Ed.] 
