1892.] 
W. Hoey —Set Mahet. 
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pot, and the female who falsely charged Buddha with incontinence made 
up the semblance of pregnancy by tying a pot round her waist. It is 
also possible that Baitara may be one of the tanks in question, because 
the very name may obviously be a corruption of baitdl , a demon, the con¬ 
nection of which with the story of Devadatta is easily seen. 
Of other places worth note I must mention Puraina Tal. We may 
easily take this to be a corruption in Hindi of the Sanscrit Purna, and, 
if we do, it can be fairly inferred that this tank is the spot associated 
with the suicide of Purna Kasyapa mentioned at pages 8 and 9. On 
its south bank is a long mound which seems to contain briok-work, 
probably the remains of a memorial building. 
To the north of this is Ambalia Tal, a large and deep tank, with a 
mound on three sides, and a thick clump of trees on the south. Near 
this I found in 1876 a portion of a stone pillar, cut in a he mi-hexagonal 
form, probably one of those stones referred to by Hi wen Thsang as 
marking particular places where various holy persons had been engaged 
in meditation. This then is the place where was the ivood of the recover¬ 
ed eyes , and the very story still survives enshrined in the word ambalia. 
This is the Sanscrit amba , an eye, which is seen in the word tryambaka, 
triocular. I conclude that General Cunningham was wrong in look¬ 
ing to Gulariha as the site of this grove. 
The mound of Barmdeo is not to be overlooked. Tradition says, it 
is the oldest spot round Sahet and Mahet. It will be worth opening, as 
we know that Brahmadatta was Prasenajit’s father, and the people round 
about say that this mound was a shine of Brahma. 
Nor must I omit to notice Husen Jot with reference to which General 
Cunningham has made the following observations. # 
“ To the north-west of the monastery Hiuen Tsiang places a well 
“ and a small stupa, which marked the spot where Maudgala-putra 
“ tried in vain to uuloose the girdle of Sariputra. As the distance is 
“ not mentioned, it may be inferred that the stupa was close by, and 
“ therefore, I would identify the site with that of the shrine of Pir- 
“ Parana in the small village of Husen Jot, which is within 700 feet of 
“ the north-west corner of the monastery. Near the same place there 
“ was also a stupa of Asoka and a stone pillar, which the king had 
“ raised to note the spot where Buddha and his right-hand disciple 
u Sariputra had taken exercise and explained the Law. I could find no 
“ trace of any of these monuments, and I conclude that the stupas, as 
“ usual, must have furnished materials for the erection of Pir-Barana’s 
“ shrine.” 
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* Archaeological Survey of India, vol. I, p. 313. 
