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Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 27 June 2001, concerning a recent phone call with Dr Coringham about his recent excavations at Tilaurakat. Phelps writes of his assessment of the conversation and an article that he has subsequently read. With the letter are copies of extracts from:

• Beal's 'Yuan Chweng';
• Fuhrer's 'Birthplace of Buddha Sokyamuni';
• Watters, 1898 JRAS article;
• B.C. Law's 'India as described in Early Texts of Buddhism and Jainism';
• An extract from 'Dictionary of Proper names' by G.P. Malalasekera;
• Smith's JRAS article on Sravasti in 1900 with supplementary note by Phelps.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 28 November 2002, to send copies of extracts from 'Kabir and the Bhagti Movement' by Maher Singh and a picture of the 'Real Piprahwa Casket'. These are with the letter as is a further copy of p.303 from Buchanan's 'History and Antiquities of Ancient India'.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 3 February 2000, to inform of his further research concerning Fuhrer and Khadga Shamsher. With the letters are copies of:

• An extract from a report for the Department of Reserve and Agriculture (Archaeology and Epigraphy), file No 24 of 1898;
• An extract from V.A. Smith's preface to P.C. Mukkherji's report, 1899;
• Some extracts from Fuhrer's monograph;
• A letter from K.P. Poonacha, Archaeological Survey of India, 1 October 1999.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 3 November 1999, to ask whether any copies of the Cunningham reliquary from Stupa No. 7 at Satdhara were despatched from the British Museum to India before 1899. With the letter is a photocopy of the reliquary.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 3 October 2001, to enclose a copy of Phelps' paper on the 'Lumbini/Kapilavastu position'. He asks for Willis' comments. The paper, 'Lumbini and Kapilavastu: Are They Both in India?' is with the letter.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 31 July 1998, to send further information regarding Lumbini. With the letter are some handwritten notes explaining the context of the articles sent. The articles are:

• 'Aśokan Pillars: A Re-assessment of the Evidence - III: Capitals' by John Irwin, The Burlington Magazine, October 1975;
• 'Report on a Tour of Exploration of the Antiquities in the Tarai, Nepal' by Makherji, 1901;
• An extract from 'Archaeological Activities in Lumbini 1978-83' by Krishna Rijal, Lumbini Development Committee, 1983;
• An image from 'Archaeological Remains of Kapilavastu, Lumbini and Devedala' by Krishna Rijal, Kathmandu, 1979;
• A section on Lumbini from 'Buddhist Monuments' by Debala Mitra;
• Press release, forwarded by the Buddhist Association concerning discoveries at Lumbini of the 'birth chamber of the Buddha;
• 'Disputed turf' from Japan Times Weekly;
• 'The Life of Buddha' by E.J. Thomas, 1924 with supplementary note by Phelps;
• 'Recent Buddhist Discoveries' by V.A. Smith, Journal of the Maha Bodhi Society, April 1898;
• Annotated sketch map of Part-tarai, Nepal;
• Part of Smith's preface to Mukherji's report and part of the report, 1901;
• Printed letter from Dr A Fuhrer, 1899, with supplementary note by Phelps;
• Further supplementary notes concerning Fuhrer;
• An extract from 'Sacred Grove of Lumbini:
• Historical and Archaeological Significance' by Mukunda Aryal, 1989, Kathmandu, with supplementary note by Phelps;
• An extract from an article by John Irwin in the Burlington Magazine.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 5 April 1995, to send a revised copy of his paper (not present). He remarks upon the Piprahwa's 'casket' and its correspondence with a reliquary from Bhajpur.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 5 May 1999, to send more information concerning the Lumbini inscription. With the letter are photocopies. These are:

• An extract from 'On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India' by Thomas Watters, 1905;
• Letter from Graham Hutt, Curator, Chinese Section, British Library, to Terence Phelps, 19 March 1999;
• Part of 'A catalogue of the Chinese Translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka' by Bunyiu Nanjio;
• A letter from T.H. Barrett, Professor of East Asian History, to Terence Phelps, 22 April 1999.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 6 March 1997, to send previously overlooked sources which disclose more information concerning Piprahwa. He comments upon these sources. With the letter are photocopies from:

• 'The Buddha's Relics from Kapilavastu' by K.M. Srivasteva, Delhi 1986;
• 'Discovery of Kapilavastu' by K.M. Srivasteva, Delhi 1986;
• 'The Piprawha Stupa containing relics of Buddha' by William Claxton Peppé, Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, July 1898;
• 'Discovery of Kapilavastu' concerning Watters 1898 article on the location;
• Letter from V.A. Smith to Professor Rhys Davids, published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1898;
• 'The Distribution of Buddhist Relics' from the Journal of the Mahi-Bodhi Society, May 1900;
• 'Buddha's Relics from Kapilavastu'.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 8 October 1998, concerning further information about the pillar inscription at Lumbini. With the letter are several photocopies. These are:

• 'Grandfather Khadga' Chapter one from 'Princess' by Manshar Malgonker, Century, 1985;
• A leaflet produced for the Lumbini Festival Ashokan Pillar Centenary, 1996;
• Part of an article by V.A. Smith from Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1897;
• Smith's 'Prefectory Note' to Mukherji's 1901 Report;
• An extract from 'Excavation at Tilaurakot and Kadan and Exploration in the Tarai' by Debala Mitra, 1971.