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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MAY, 1907.
Dharti upar manja dyd, néon néon kari salamdi Then Dana bowed, his pride was broken; and Dånd sûrd půrd kalmdd, ditthô, san nazránd, Asúrd' said he, giving gifts. He said, Sai süré mdin aggi ditthé, karké gaye saldman 'I many holy men have seen, who me Guru Nanak núi phar andar dittd, chakki Much honoured; Baba Nanak made I grind pakur shamhána.
My corn ; Shah Daulâ fled; the boys I made Shah Dauld chhap lang hdd main thin, munda Eject him ; thee alone has God made great. magar bhajdnd.
Oh spare my life. The Shah accepted all Taindi súrma Rabb bandyd, bakhahê mári jandis His gifts, and homewards went ; his followers
thanked Rdzi no Shah nagrań leidn, dyd, vich makánd Great God, who saved him from dishonour. Samidi Shah di shukar bajdyd, sharm rakhi Raised Rahmana,
He his fair flag, and made his grave where all Vich nishani jhanda layd, ndlé gór zanánd, The people go to pray for help in pain. Randé vdi pakaru pird, mushkil karn asuna. Such wonders BAIA did - the whole world Aid akhdré Bale kita, dittha jumul jabdia. saw. Main auganhard nam ju panda, khair Jandbón A sinner I repeat the Name. From heaven pdnd.
Give gifts. There is one Name, Eternal, Oh ih ik sach N&m dhani.
True.
ARCHÆOLOGY IN WESTERN TIBET.
BY THE REV. A. H. FRANCKE.
Supplementary Note.
In the Plates attached I exhibit three photographs by Dr. E. Neve of Srinagar, Kashmir, which are of special interest, as the objects represented have never before been depicted for the information of scholars. Two are from Alchi Monastery near Saspola (ante, Vol. XXXV. p. 325 ) and the third from Khalatse.
Alchi Monastery.
Plate I. shows a portion of the gallery with its trefoiled arch and wood-carvings, Plate IL, fig. 1, shows a portion of the interior. The fresco of the monk behind the statue of Buddha is said to be a portrait of Lotsava Rinchen bZangpo.
Dogra Fort near Khalatse.
Plate II., fig. 2, represents the most ancient inscription on stone (whitened before photographing for clearness) in Ladakh according to Dr. J. P. Vogel. It is situated a few yards below the Dogra Fort at Khalatse. The characters are Indian Brahmi of the Maurya period. Dr. Vogel reads them to represent the word Bharad[v]ayasa. (See Annual Progress Report, Archæological Survey, pp. 31-32.)
