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his life occurred in its neighbourhood, and the place was conse¬ 
quently held in very great veneration by all Buddhists. Every hill 
and every stream had been made holy by Buddha’s presence, and the 
whole country around Raj agriha was covered with buildings to com¬ 
memorate the principal events of his life. Numerous ruined Topes, 
sculptured friezes, and inscribed pillars still remain scattered over the 
country, as lasting proofs of the high veneration in which this reli¬ 
gious capital of Buddhism was held by the people. 
G. In this rapid sketch of the places that seem worthy of exami¬ 
nation, I have confined myself entirely to the N. W. Provinces and 
Behar, as containing most of the cities celebrated in the ancient his¬ 
tory of India. But to make this account of Indian archaeological 
remains more complete, it would be necessary to examine the ancient 
cities of the Punjab, such as Taxila, Sakala, and Jalandher on the 
west, the caves and inscribed rocks of Cuttack and Orissa on the 
east, and the Topes and other remains of Ujain and Bhilsa, with the 
caves of Dhumnar and Ivliolvee in Central India. 
7. I believe that it would be possible to make a careful examina¬ 
tion of all the places which I have noted during two cold seasons. 
The first season might be devoted to a survey of Gaya and Raja- 
eriha, and of all the remains in Tirhoot to the eastward of Benares 
and Goruckpoor ; while the survey of all to the westward of Benares 
would occupy the second season. 
8. I would attach to the description of each place a general 
survey of the site, showing clearly the positions of all the existing 
remains, with a ground plan of every building or ruin of special 
note, accompanied by drawings and sections of all objects of interest. 
It would be desirable also to have photographic views of many of the 
remains, both of architecture and of sculpture ; but to obtain these 
it would be necessary to have the services of a photographer. Care¬ 
ful fac-similes of all inscriptions would of course be made ; ancient 
coins would also be collected on each site, and all the local traditions 
would be noted down and compared. The description of eacli place, 
with all its accompanying drawings and illustrations, would be com¬ 
plete in itself, and the whole, when finished, would furnish a detailed 
and accurate account of the archieological remains of Upper India. 
