He supposes this to be the pillar seen by Fa-Hsien, who mistook the top of it for a lion.

It is possible such a mistake may have been made, as in the account of one of the pillars at Sravasti, Fa-Hsien says an ox formed the capital, whilst Hsuan-chwang calls it an elephant (P.19, Arch.

Survey)." (13) That is, in niches on the sides.

The pillar or column must have been square.
(14) Equivalent to "all through." (15) Has always been translated "heretical teachers;" but I eschew the terms _heresy_ and _heretical_.

The parties would not be Buddhists of any creed or school, but Brahmans or of some other false doctrine, as Fa-Hsien deemed it.