“The king” they replied upon which the creezy one tried to dethrone Indra in order to rule himself. Scarcely did he entertain this, when he saw himself flung down from heaven to earth, and dying he bewails his blind impertinence. 20 may bear upon his cremation, and upon the entombing of his ashes into a _stûpa_. Out of the 10 _relievoes_ in front (south) of the western staircase, the _sixth_ explains itself. A pigeon was caught by a falcon, and the _Bodhisattva_ buys the poor animal’s liberty by offering the bird of prey a proportional part of his own flesh. This is the so-called _Syébi-jataka_. Out of the 30 _relievoes_ belonging to the lower series of the _north-west_ corner, some 22 or 25 may refer to the _Rudrâyanavadana_. Passing the first 3 sculptures north of the western staircase we shall see on: 4. Rudrâyana, king of _Roruka_, consulting _Râyagriha_ merchants about the merits of their prince, Bimbisâra. 5. A king receives from a courtier a square sheet of paper or gives him this. It is Rudrâyana’s letter addressed to _Magadha_’s king. So the principal personage should be one of these two, but who knows which? It doesn’t appear after all. 6. A reception at the court of one of them in order to lend an ear to the bearers of the letter or to take their leaves. All round about a large dish, likely full of rice, we see some 20 smaller plates full of other eatables. 7. Bimbisâra receives the jewel-case Rudrâyana sent him with the letter. 8. In the midst we see the box containing the presents made in return all which _Magadha_’s king destined for his cousin of _Roruka_. The principal personage is Bimbisâra again, who gives, or Rudrâyana, who receives. 9. Bimbisâra gets a precious armour from Rudrâyana. 10. _Roruka_’s inhabitants on the occasion of the present’s arrival made in return by Bimbisâra; a drawing with a silhouette of the _Buddha_. The bearer is riding an elephant. 11. Almost on a part with 4, but now _Râjagriha_’s messengers are sounding the praise of the _Buddha_. 12. Rudrâyana requested the _Buddha_ for being instructed by a monk, and the Lord sent him Mahâkâtyâyana who now takes a higher seat next to the king. A declining gesture of the monk may refer to a refusal to preach the doctrine in the woman’s quarter. This ought to be done by a nun. 13. The nun Syailâ preaches before the king and his wives. 14. Such another representation but with a second nun standing behind Syailâ. In all likelihood an ordinator. In the king’s place we see a _third_ BHIKSYUNÎ who may be queen Tyandraprabhâ. Acquainted as she is with the circumstance that she won’t live much longer she got the king’s permission for being admitted into the order. 15. The queen, after death born again in heaven, descends to show the king the way for a reunion in the Great Beyond.