| On the lower | wall | 4 × 26 = | 104 |
| on the second | ” | 4 × 26 = | 104 |
| on the third | ” | 4 × 22 = | 88 |
| on the fourth | ” | 4 × 18 = | 72 |
| and on the fifth | ” | 4 × 16 = | 64 |
| together | 432 |
[26]The first effort to interpret this series we owe to the Austrian draughtsman in Netherlands-Indian civil service F. C. Wilsen.
[27]We shall afterwards speak about these former lives or jâtakas. It was Mr. Foucher who afterwards expounded many representations, and after him, van Erp also explained another few ones.
[28]If we don’t count those on the front sides of the more than 400 small dagobs, we see there:
| On the outer-wall, | above | 408 |
| ”””” | below | 160 |
| on the front-wall of the first gallery | 568 | |
| on the back-wall | 240 | |
| on the second gallery | in front | 192 |
| ”””” | behind | 108 |
| third gallery, | in front | 165 |
| ”” | behind | 88 |
| fourth gallery, | in front | 142 |
| ”” | behind | 70 |
| altogether | 2141 | |
[29]The relation of this fact with the apparent course of the sun to the inhabitants of the northern hemisphere in which Farther India, and Hindostan are situated, was, thus far, shown by nobody before me (in 1887). Still it is an important fact to those who believe the Buddha a sun-god.
[30]Of North-India where Buddhism first arose.
[31]Pratyeka-Buddhas are believers raised by their own consummating to the dignity of a Buddha; they have, however, no right to teach or redeem other people.
[32]One of these servants massages her like the Javanese still do (pidjĕt); another fans her or chases away annoying flies and gnats.