________________
84
BUDDHIST INDIA
as the dome of St. Paul's, measured from the roof. And it is that dome, as seen from Waterloo Bridge, where the intervening houses hide the view of the
FIG. 15.- A STŪPA AS CARVED ON THE BAS-RELIEFS.
[From Cunningham's Stupa of Bharhut. Pl. xxxi.]
church, and only the beautiful outline of the dome itself is seen against the sky, which gives to those who have never seen them the best idea of what these domes must have been. Unfortunately no one
1 See Mr. Peppe's measurements in the 7. R. A. S. for 1898. The present state of the ruins of this important monument is shown in Fig. 33
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
www.umaragyanbhandar.com
