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Four articles written by Phelps concerning his research. There is also a further article by Vicki Mackenzie from the Times Online.

Further correspondence concerned with Phelps' and others research into Buddhist relics.

Items separated from their original letters. These are:

• Copies of 2 letters sent between Terence Phelps to Dr. W. Zwalf, British Museum, concerning the site of Kapilavastu. These are dated 15 and 19 October 1993;
  *Photocopy of an extract from 'The Maha-Bodhi and the United Buddhist World', 1901-2, concerning a German Buddhist priest;
• An extract from 'The Piprahwa Stupa in the Birdpore Estate containing the relics of Buddha' from the Peppé Papers, Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge;
• A file from the Department of Revenue and Agriculture, 24 March 1899.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Dr J.R. Knox, 1 December 2001, to thank for his letter and send him a copy of an email from Michael Lee Walter. The copy is with the letter.

Copy of a letter from Terence Phelps to Dr J.R. Knox, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum, 20 November 2001, to send a copy of his paper as Phelps is aware that Michael Willis, at that time, was in India. He also informs of other recipients of his paper.

Letter from Terence Phelps to J.R. Knox, 12 September 2003, to acknowledge his previous reply and ask his opinion on forwarding the material he is sending.

Letter from Terence Phelps to J.R. Knox, 19 August 2003, to ask, in light of Michael Willis' sabbatical from the British Museum, whether he should still send updates concerning his research to the British Museum.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 1 September 1999, to enclose photocopies of Yuan Chwang's description of the Lumbini Garden and comments upon their significance. With the letter are photocopies of:

• A plan of the archaeological remains at Lumbini;
• An extract from the 'Records of Western Countries' by Beal, 1884;
• 'Nepal: The Lumbini Grove' from Fuhrer's Monograph;
• Extracts from 'The Antiquities in the Tarai, Nepal' by P.C. Mukherji, 1901;
• An image of the Aśokan pillar at Rummindei near Bhagvanpur.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 11 September 1995, to send further information concerning his research regarding Fuhrer. With the letter is a typed report concerning the deceptions of Alois Fuhrer as gleaned from the National Archives of India.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 12 February 2001, to send further articles relating to Lumbini/Kapilavastu. These are:

• A map of the proposed site of Kapilavastu;
• Some notes on 'The Mayadevi Temple at Rummindei';
• Extracts from P.C. Mukherji's Tour, 1899;
• Extracts from Debela Mitra's Report, 1962, his 'Excavation at Tilaurakot and Kaden, 1971, and 'Buddhist Monuments', 1971;
• Copy of the Will of Laurence Austine Waddell with supplementary note by Phelps;
• 'A tiny mountain town may reveal secrets about Buddha' by David Keys, the Independent, 18 November 2000 with supplementary note by Phelps.