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of the small vihara built originally for the Master. A description of 
the Jetavana as it was in its prime is to be found in the Thibetan 
authorities which state that it contained sixty large halls and sixty 
small ones. Buddha himself—say these authorities, attributing every¬ 
thing to Buddha, as they always do,—gave instructions for the decoration. 
“ On the outside door you must have figured a yaksha holding a club in 
his hand: in the vestibule you must have represented a great miracle, 
the five divisions (of beings) of the circle of transmigration : in the 
courtyard, the series of births (Jatakas) : on the door of Buddha’s 
special apartment (lit. hall of perfumes, Gandhakuti), a yaksha holding 
a wreath in his hand ; in the house of the attendants (or of honour), 
bhikshus and stliaviras arranging the dliarmma ; on the kitchen must be 
represented a yaksha holding food in his hand ; on the door of the store¬ 
house, a 3 7 aksha with an iron hook in his hands; on the water-house (well- 
liouse ? ), nagas with variously ornamented vases in their hands ; on the 
wash-house (or the steaming house), foul sprites, or the different hells; 
on the medicine house, the Tathagata attending the sick; on the privy, 
all that is dreadful in a cemetery ; on the door of the lodging house ( ? text 
effaced), a skeleton, bones, and a skull.’ # What is mentioned as the 
wash-house may be the Baitara Tal, a washing tank, and the Baitara be 
the evil-sprite. 
IV.— Mahet. 
The general map shows Mahet as a large walled enclosure with the 
gates W, X, Y, Z, but it would be impossible to indicate on it more than 
the eastern outline of the city. I have therefore prepared three sheets 
on a larger scale marked Mahet South, Mahet East, and Mahet West. 
These show the position of the parts of the city in which I made ex¬ 
cavations. I refer to them in illustration of w T hat follows. 
Mahet South and East. 
The sheets of Mahet South and Mahet East show the thoroughfare 
from the gate Y, which I have named “ Broad Street.” It leads up 
to the Kachcha Kuti, Pakka Kuti, and other buildings which I have 
wholly or partially exposed. While walking up this street we reach 
* This quotation is directly taken from a note in Rockhill’s Life of the 
Buddha (p. 49), to which I am much indebted. I have merely to remark that the 
mention of * arranging the dharma,’ as it probably refers to conferring over the 
sacred writings, and there were none until long after Buddha’s death, seems to indi¬ 
cate that the description of the monastery has been furnished by a visitor or resident 
who saw it in its complete state in later days. It is therefore all the more valuable 
as a guide in archaeological exploration. 
