the Stúpa of the three quadrupeds. In the age when Jou-lai (the Tathagata) was leading the life of a Pou-8a (Bodhisattwa), it was at this place that he burnt his body. In the beginning of the kalpas (ages) there were, in this forest, a fox, a hare, and a monkey, who, although of different species, were united by a close friendship. At that time, Chi (Sakra), the master of the gods, wished to make proof of those who were leading the life of a Bodhisattwa. He descended upon the earth, and, assuming the appearance of an old man, spoke thus to these three animals : “My children, do you take pleasure in this peaceful and retired spot? Do you feel no fear ?" “We tread upon the tufted herbage,” they replied ; "we roam in a thick forest; and, although we are of different species, we take pleasure together; we are tranquil and happy." “Having learned,” rejoined the old man, “ that you were bound in a close friendship, forgetting the burthen of age, I have come from a great distance expressly to find you out. To-day I am oppressed with hunger. What will you give me to eat?” . “Be so good,” said they, “as to remain here a little, while we run and make search.” On this, forgetting their own interests, and animated with a common spirit, they went away, each apart from the rest, in quest of food. The fox, having skirted a river, brought between his teeth a fresh carp; the monkey gathered fruits and flowers, of great rarity, from the depth of the forest. Then they reassembled at the place where the old man had halted, and presented them to him. But the hare returned empty-handed, and began to gambol from right to left. “From what I see,” remarked the old man to him, "you have not shared in the sentiments of the monkey and the fox. Each of them has given me proof of his devotion ; but the hare has returned empty, and he alone has not given me food. These words suffice for making him understood.” The hare, on hearing these severe reproaches, spoke thus to the fox and the monkey: “Gather together a quantity of wood and grass; and I will then do something." At these words, the fox and monkey ran, emulously, and brought grass and branches. When they had made a high heap of them, ALAN and a strong fire was about to be kindled, the hare said : “O man, full of humanity, I am small and feeble; and, as I was unable to find what I sought after, I venture to offer my humble body to furnish a repast for you." Scarcely had he ceased speaking, when he cast himself into the fire, and there died immediately. At that instant, the old man resumed his form of king of the gods (Sakra), collected the bones of the hare, and, having for a long time heaved sorrowful sighs, said to the fox and the monkey: “How is it that he was the only one able to make such a sacrifice? I am powerfully affected by his devotion; and, not to let the memory of it perish, I will place him in the disk of the moon, so that his name may go down to posterity." . Hence, all the natives of India say, that it is since this event occurred that a hare has been seen in the moon. In after times, a Stúpa was erected at this spot. APPENDIX C. Respecting Divodás, Professor Wilson says :—"Some rather curious legends are connected with this prince, in the Váyu and Brahma Puráņas, and Hari Vamśa, and, especially, in the Káší Khaņņa of the Skanda Puráņa. According to these authorities, Siva and Párvatí, desirous of occupying Kási, which Divodása possessed, sent Nikumbha, one of the Gaņas of the former, to lead the prince to the adoption of Buddhist doctrines ; in consequence of which, he was expelled from the sacred city, and, according to the Váyu, founded another on the banks of the Gomatí. “Some further illustration is derivable from the Mahabhárata, Santi-Parvan, Dána-dharma. Haryaswa, the king of the Káśis, reigning between the Ganges and the Yamuná (or in the Doab), was invaded and slain by the Haihayas, a race descended, according to this authority, from Saryáti, the son of Manu. Sudeva, the son of Haryaswa, was also attacked and defeated by the same enemies. Divodása, his son, built and fortified Benares, as a defence against the Haihayas; but in vain; for they took it, and compelled him to iy. He sought refuge with Bharadwája, by whose favour he had a son born to him, Pratardana, who destroyed the Haihayas, under their king Vítahavya, and re-established the kingdom of Kási.” Professor Wilson's Translation of the Vishnu Purana (Hall's edition), vol. iv., pp. 33, 40. INDEX. . Adampura Maballa, 299 Annpúpna, 43, 57, 150, 214 Apsarases, 162 Arada Kálama, 375 Archæological Report, Major - General Cunningham's, 236-243, 250-254, 258– 260, 261, 262 Arhái Kangura Mosque, 310-312 Arjuna, 178 Aryan race, 1, 24 Ashtang-Bhairo, 128 tary of the Benares Institute, 339 Ashțbhuji, 163 Así, 34, 326 Asiatic Researches, 219, 250 Asiatic Society of Bengal, 236, 242, 245, 248, 251, 252, 257, 260, 264, 269, 270, 273, 286 Asi Sangam and Ghat, 139, 177, 178, 184, 217, 218, 221 Asnan Jatrá Méla, 217 As'oka, 19, 21, 86, 233, 234, 244, 265, 266, 296, 306, 367, 368 Assyrian Architecture, 22 Asuf-ud-Daulah, Mawab, 198 Aurangzeb's Mosque, 316,318, 323 Sahib, 302-306 Baber, Emperor, 255 Bakariyá Kund, Ancient Remains at, 293, 208, 309, 310, 323 Baldeo, 170 Bishes war Temple, 316-318, 320 Ballantyne, Dr., late Principal of the neighbouring Mosque, 318-321 Balwant Singh, 198, 202, 212 | Banár, Raja, 35, 100, 292 Baptist Mission, Benares, 333, 334, 337 | Bodhi, Fruit of 369, 373, 375 Astronomy, Government College, Be Bodhisattwa, 368-372, 374, 379 Brahma, 69, 99 Brahmadatta, King of Benares, 11 Brahma-is' war, 18 Brahmes'war, 142 Bráhman, 14, 40, 48, 69, 84, 102, 126, 346, 354, 378 Brahma Purana, 381 Brahmávarta, 266 Brahmaloka, 143, Brahmo Samaj, 336, 344, 345, 364 234, 238, 248, 251, 259, 261, 301, 364, 369, 370, 372; The Tathagata, 242, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 376, 8'ri Dharmarás'i, 251 ; his Life, 264, 265 Buddhas, four last, 369 Buddha Gaya, 269 Buddha, Law of, 5, 256, 266, 364-366, 368, 369, 374, 375 Buddhism, Decline and Fall of, 267, 268-270 Buddhist Confession of Faith, 242, 262, 263 Buddhist Missionaries, 12, 301 Buddhist Supremacy in India, 12, 30, 265, 266 Buddhist Triad, 259 Burnouf, M. 242 372 Carnac, Lieutenant-Colonel, 200 Chakravartin, King, 374 Chakrayantra, 137 Chakr-pushkarni, 69 Cha men (S'ramaņa), 365 Chandan Ekadasi Mela, 217 Caandra, 144 Chandra Gupta, 265 Chandrakanta, 107 Chandra-kúp, 143, 144 Chandrama, 170 Charana-páduke, 70 Chaukha Ghat, 218, 223, 225, 226 Chaukhambhe, 223, 224 Chauki Ghát, 164 |