DEar Yong Peng,
Op 28-okt-2009, om 13:40 heeft Ong Yong Peng het volgende geschreven:

> The Dhamekha Stupa, as it is known, had been vandalised and
> repaired over time, but it still retains many artistic carvings of
> Gupta origin, as well as inscriptions in Brahmi script. It is the
> only standing structure among the ruins of the plundered site.

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N: Anagarika Dharmapala from Sri Lanka (born 1864) has done a great
deal for the restoration of this holy site. When he first came here
the place was a wilderness with wild animals.
I visited this place many times and my husband and I are impressed
seeing that the Indian Authorities keep this place meticulously. Each
time there are new excavations of old buildings, the archeological
department is doing great work. We also saw the remnants of an Asoka
pillar with a gate around it. There is just the base in three pieces.
The top consisting of four lions is kept in the museum. The place
where the Buddha met the group of five is commemorated by a stupa
nearby.
The monks chant the Dhammacakkappavattanasutta around six in the
evening, in the Mulagandhakuty Vihara where relics of the Buddha are
being kept deep down in the cellar.

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Nina.

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