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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, 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.

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, 19 February 2000, to send photocopies which help illuminate the problems concerning both Watter's and Fuhrer's interpretations and discoveries. With the letter are photocopies of:

• An extract from Watters' 'Kapilavastu in the Buddhist Books', Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1898;
• An extract on the She Kia Fang Che by Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya;
• An extract from Fuhrer's Annual Progress report, Archaeological Survey, 1896-7;
• An extract from Fuhrer's monograph;
• An extract from NWP report, August 1899;
• An extract from V.A. Smith's article in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1897:
• An image of the Aśokan pillar at Rummindei near Bhagvanpur.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 24 February 2001, to send the remainder of the copies of Fuhrer's letter to U Ma, the Burmese monk, Phelps had received from the National Archives of India. These copies are with the letter.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 18 July 2001, concerning the dating of items from the excavations at Tilaurakot and Kapilavastu.

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 Dr J.R. Knox to Terence Phelps, 23 November 2001, to thank him for his letter and monograph and assure him that Dr Willis will see it on his return.

Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 21 April 2003, to inform of his locating of the Rampurwa site. He also writes of the reception of his paper. With the letter are copies of:

• An annotated map of Pachimchamparan, Bihar;
• An extract from 'Kusinārā or Kuśinagara' by V.A. Smith, Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, 1901;
• An extract from L.A. Waddell's 'The Buddha's Birth and Death', Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1896;
• An extract from J.H. Marshall's 'Archaeological Exploration of India, 1907-8', JRAS 1908;
• An extract from 'She Kia Fang Che'.

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