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LIST OF PLATES

Abbreviations.—I.O., India Office. A.S.I., Archæological Survey of India.

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Frontispiece
Illustration by Mr. Abanindro Nath Tagore, C.I.E., by kind permission of the Proprietors of "The Studio," owners of the Copyright.
PLATE   FACING PAGE
I. Early Buddhist Stūpas:
A. At Bedsa. B. At Bhaja
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II. A. Lomas Rishi Cave, Entrance (250 b.c.)
B. Sudāma or Nyagrodha Cave, Longitudinal Section
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III. A. Sānchī Stūpa, General View (Photo A.S.I.)
B. Sānchī Stūpa, Northern Gateway
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IV. A. Sānchī Stūpa, Procession Path (Photo A.S.I.)
B. Māyā, the Mother of the Buddha (Panels on the Back of the Northern Gateway)
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V. Reliefs from the Sānchī Gateways:
A. From Back of the Southern Gateway (Jātaka Story—the Six-tusked Elephant)
B. From Back of the Eastern Gateway (Middle Transom)
C. From Back of the Eastern Gateway (Lower Transom)
D. From Back of the Eastern Gateway (End of Middle Transom)
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VI. A. The Forest Spirit, Sculpture from Eastern Gateway, Sānchī
B. The Lotus and Lion Pillar of the Law (Asoka's Imperial Standard) from Railing of Stūpa No. II, Sānchī (Photo A.S.I.)
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VII. Carved Pillars from Railing of Stūpa No. II, Sānchī (Photo A.S.I.) 36

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