[35]Occasionally called Gopa. Some people say these are the names of two women, and as the 45th sculpture (107 W. L.) represents him enjoying his domestic happiness the schemer should then have thought of two women. Ceylon writers know to tell us that 1000 men could not bend this bow, and that the blow of its string was heard at a distance of 7000 miles. This bowshot which enabled him to gain his bride’s hand has been also mentioned in other legends—it _was once_ awarded to Râma in the _Ramâyâna_, and to _Arjuna_ in the _Mahâbhârata_. In _Homeros’ Odyssea_ Penelope’s lovers vainly try to do the same with _Odysseus’_ bow upon which all were convinced by his mastershot, and killed. [36]The evil spirit had no authority over the fifth part of the world, the _zenith_. [37]According to other people _muni_ means an anchoret or ascetic. [38]Leemans calls him Arala Kalama. [39]In Leeman’s work Rudra. [40]The Javanese would now say _griyå råjå_, that is, _royal house_. [41]Who these 5 apostles were in former lives another series of sculptures on the front wall of this gallery will teach us. [42]On one of the sculptures at Parambanan we see the death of king Dasyaratha, Rama’s father, represented in almost the same manner. [43]In “de Indische Gids” of 1887. [44]The writings of the Mahâyânists have been written in _sanscrit_, those of the Hînayânists generally in the _pâli_ language. [45]Speyer and other sanscrit scholars write: _Jâtaka_ according to an acknowledged manner of writing which replaces the Dutch _dj_ by the _j_, the _j_, by the _y_, the _tj_ by _c_. Because I also write for laymen who don’t know this writing I try to do my best to replace these consonants by our own, and therefore write _tyakra_ and _tyaitya_ instead of _cakra_ and _caitya_ what would seduce many a one to say _kakra_ and _kaitya_. In English of course, we write _j_ instead of the Dutch _dj_. [46]Engraving CXXXVIII and following ones. [47]By the Dutch called: “the little man in the moon.” About such another jâtaka, explained by Van Erp, look at the bottom of this page. [48]See above, the sculptures 73, 77, 78 and 117. [49]This happens more amongst the _jâtakas_. [50]Like anywhere we also see here the red _Nelumbium speciosum_ hewn as a lotus plant with its leaves and flower rising above the water; but not the white _Nymphaea Lotus_ the leaves and flowers of which are driving on the surface of the water. [51]The _eternal_ hell of the Christians as a punishment for _temporary_ sin the Buddhists don’t know. [52]See W. L., 121, 123 and 125 of the upper series of the back-wall.