[340] = Chinese Mei shan, beautiful mountain. For an account of the temples and their history see the articles by Parmentier and Finot, B.E.F.E.O. 1904, pp. 805-977.
[341] But contemporary inscriptions have been discovered. B.E.F.E.O. 1902, pp. 185 ff.
[342] Doubtless because the capital was transferred to the south where the shrine of Po-nagar had rival claims.
[343] See especially the article by Parmentier, B.E.F.E.O. 1902, pp. 17-54.
[344] XXVI Corpus, II. pp. 244, 256; date 918 A.D.
[345] Śivamukham: probably a mukhalinga.
[346] Also Yäpunagara even in Sanskrit inscriptions.
[347] Parmentier, l.c. p. 49.
[348] This is only a very rough description of a rather complicated structure. For details see Parmentier, Monuments C̆ams, planche XCVIII.
[349] Inscrip. at Mi-son of 658 A.D. See B.E.F.E.O. 1904, p. 921.