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chaste in their design, than the productions of modern
Hindu art: indeed, their superiority in this respect
is exceedingly noticeahle. To what epoch they ought
to be ascribed, it is not easy to say. I question if they
are Hindu sculptures at all, and should be disposed
to assign a Buddhist origin to most, if not all, of them.
I was much struck with one stone, which seemed
to represent, at least, two undeniable emblems of
Buddha. The apex of the stone was ornamented with
a circle, with radii diverging from the centre, in other
words, with the Buddhist wheel. Various stones built
into the wall, in this quarter of the city, are, likewise,
elaborately carved. These, it is possible, are connected
with the same era as the figures just referred to.
chaste in their design, than the productions of modern
Hindu art: indeed, their superiority in this respect
is exceedingly noticeahle. To what epoch they ought
to be ascribed, it is not easy to say. I question if they
are Hindu sculptures at all, and should be disposed
to assign a Buddhist origin to most, if not all, of them.
I was much struck with one stone, which seemed
to represent, at least, two undeniable emblems of
Buddha. The apex of the stone was ornamented with
a circle, with radii diverging from the centre, in other
words, with the Buddhist wheel. Various stones built
into the wall, in this quarter of the city, are, likewise,
elaborately carved. These, it is possible, are connected
with the same era as the figures just referred to.