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Darêl (Tū-li-lo), see Ta-li-lo.
Darkôt Pass, called Mount T'an-chü by
the Chinese, 9 sq.
Darōgha, 'messenger, agent,' see Ibrāhīm
Akhūn, Islām Bēg.
dasht, 'waste plain, stony desert,' 89 n.,
94, 100, 103 sqq. passim.
dates, in Kharoṣṭhī documents (Niya
Site), 325; in Chinese document
(N. xv. 326), 370, 537.
dawāns (ridges of sand), 240, 242, 309,
418, 419, 420, 444. See also dunes.
'dead eye' (N. xviii. 01. 2), 376, 412.
Deasy, Captain H. H. P., and Islām
Akhūn, 102, 509.
debs, dōbe, Turkī for mound, 77 n.,
379 n.
deposits, subaerial and silt, in Khotan,
125.
Designs, acanthus leaf (J. 001), 503,
506; Amalaka ornament, 257; ani-
mals (Y. 002. 006), 210; (Y. 008. a),
211; (Ker. 003), 469; (A. 006. a),
476, 482; bird, flying (M. 001. d),
112, 113; (H.M. 1), 115; chrysan-
themum leaves (D. I. 012), 245, 291;
(D. I. 42), 289; (A. 030), 480;
classical designs, see s.v.; cloud-scroll
(R. ii. iv), 491; (R. ii. 2), 503; duck
(Y. 002. b), 210; (R. xi. 1), 492,
503; fire-altar (A. 006. a), 476, 482;
five-petalled flowers (Niya Site), 333;
fleur-de-lis (R. ii. 3. c), 491; (R.
lxxii), 498; (R. lxxix, &c.), 499;
(R. ii. 2), 503; four-petalled flower
(M. 001. b), 113; (T.M. 004. a),
114; (N. vii. 4), 334; (N. xx. 02),
378, 413; (N. xx. 03), 413; frog?
(Y. 002. b), 210; human figures and
heads (Y. 008. f), 211; (I. 001),
220; (Ker. 003), 469; (H. 002,
003), 473; Kingri pattern (N. 26),
380; (N. xx. 02), 413; leaf-like
ornament (M. 001. i), 113; lotus,
with snakes (G. 001), 109; lotus
leaves (D. I. 60, 74), 245, 289;
(D. II), 246; lotus-petals (D. I. 42),
245, 289; (D. II. 34), 245, 292;
(D.(T.) 011), 245; (D. II. 34), 250,
292; (D. xii), 263; (D. I. 72),
289; (D. I. 95), 290; (D. II.
13), 291; (A. 030, 031), 480; (A.
035-037, 057), 481; (R. ii. 3. c),
491; (R. lxxxiv. 2. a), 505; peacock
(Ker. 001), 469; scroll-ornament
(Niya Site), 333; Svastika (M. 001.
c), 113; (Y. 002. c), 210; (N. vii. 3),
334, 397; tongues of flame (D. I.
87), 245, 290; (D. II. 55), 245, 250,
292; (D. II. 89), 245, 250, 293;
(D. II. 24), 292; (A. 039, 040), 478,
481; tortoise (?) (Y. 002. b), 210;
vine, conventional (M. 001. c), 113;
(D. I. 53), 245, 289; vine scrolls and
grapes (D. I. 114), 245, 290. See also
terra-cotta, pottery (patterns on).

deva-putra, title, in Kharoṣṭhī docu-
ments, 366.
Dhāranī class, MS. of the, 425, 439.
dharmacakra-mudrā pose (Kh. 003. i),
221.
Dharmacandra, an Indian monk, visits
Kāshgar, 71.
Dharmagupta, Indian pilgrim, calls
Kāshgar Sha-lê, 48, 69.
dhyāna-mudrā attitude, stone relief (Y.
007. b), 211; Buddha figure (Y. 0029),
217; Bodhisattva (Kh. 003. h), 221;
at Dandān-Uiliq, 248; (D. x. 3), 261,
300; (D. iv), 273; (D. vi. 4), 274;
(R. xi), 492; (R. xxv. 3), 494.
dice, from Niya Site, 374, 411; from
Endere (E. 001), 374, 438, 442.
divira, 'clerk,' 366.
divorce, in Khotan, 140, 142.
Dizabul, see Istāmi.
dobe, see debe.
Documents sur les Tou-Kiue occidentaux,
published by M. Chavannes, x. 5.
dömbel (bank of earth in the centre of
a tank), 379.
Domoko, oasis and river, 454, 468;
spelling of the name, ib. n.
'Domoko, old,' deserted villages, 458 sq.
Dong-Ōghil, grazing ground, 444.
'double wedges', see tablets.
Douglas, Sir R. K., on Chinese docu-
ments from Niya Site, 370.
Doumakou, 454 n. See Domoko.
Dragon Lake, the great, mentioned by
Hsüan-tsang, identified with Lake
Victoria, 30.
drāṅga, 'frontier watch-station,' men-
tioned in Kharoṣṭhī documents, 367.
See also dvāra.
drift-'sand,' see 'sand.'
'Drum-lake Convent,' mentioned by
Hsüan-tsang, 228, 254.
'Drupa type' of Tibetans, in Khotan,
147, 149.
Dud-khut Pass, 2.
Dugdhaghāin, hill fort of, 2.
dunes, of Dandān-Uiliq, their origin,
242; at Niya Site, 340; near En-
dere river, 420; at Kara-dong, 446;
at Rawak, 483.
dūtya, 'messenger,' 366.
Dutreul de Rhins, M. J. L., find of
Kharoṣṭhī MS., v; on find-place of
MS., 188; visit to Ak-sipil, 474, 476.
dvāra, 'gate,' or drāṅga, terms for
fortified frontier watch-stations, 2.
Dvārapālas or 'Guardians of the Gate,'
at Rawak Vihāra, 494 sq.

Eastern Irānian 'unknown language',
see Irānian (Eastern).
Eastern Turkestān, see Turkestān.
elephant, terra-cotta (Mac. 001), 222.
Endere, general description of site, 421;
ruined fort, ib., 431 sqq.; temple
cella, 422 sqq.; plaster images in

corners, 247, 422 sq.; finds of MSS.
424 sqq., 438 sq., 546 sq.; MS.
leaves as votive offerings, 262, 425;
sgraffiti, 428, 432, 546; date of
abandonment, 420; fresco, 430 sq.;
painted panel, 431, 442; under-
ground rooms, 433; construction of
fort, 434 sq.; Stūpa, 437. See also
Chinese sgraffiti.
Endere river, march to, 417 sq.; shift-
ing of its course, 420.
Endere-Tārim, deserted colony, 384, 420.
envelopes of inscribed tablets, see
tablets.
Eros, in antiques from Khotan, see
classical designs.
erosion, by wind, at Tōpa-Tim, 105;
Kakshal Tāi, 107; Hāsa and Kepek-
gholuk Mazār, 112; Yurung-kāsh
Valley, 233; scoops out hollows,
239; at Dandān-Uiliq, 242 sq., 286;
at Niya Site, 242, 327 sq., 340, 379,
381 sq.; at Endere, 421, 433, 437;
at Kara-dong, 446; forms isolated
cones, 460; at Arka-kuduk-Tim
Stūpa, 471; at Rawak, 483.
ex-votos, see votive offerings.

Fa-chin, Buddhist monk, 277, 531.
Fā-hsien, see Fa-hsien.
Fa-hsien, Chinese Buddhist pilgrim,
notice of Sarikol, 28; calls Kāshgar
Chih-ch'a, 48, 67; his route to K.,
67; description of K., 68 sq.;
account of relics of Buddha, ib.;
account of Tzŭ-ho, 92; account of
the Khotanese, 139; account of
Khotan, 169; on use of leaf-gold,
194; description of 'the King's New
Monastery' near Khotan, 194 n., 224.
Fa-yeou, see Fa-yu.
Fa-yu, Buddhist monk, 277, 531.
Fa-yung, Chinese pilgrim, visits Kāsh-
gar, 48, 69.
fabrics, ancient woven, see carpet, cotton,
rug, silk fabrics, woollen fabrics.
'Fan, Great' (Ta Fan), i.e. the Tibe-
tans, 428, 546.
fang, 'territory, quarter,' 205.
fang, wooden boards used by the Chi-
nese for writing purposes, 361.
Fang-ch'ien, king of Khotan, 168.
Farghāna (Pahan-na, Ta-yuan), identi-
fied with Pan-han, 27; conquered
by Qutayba ibn Muslim, 62; its king
reinstated by the Chinese, ib.; sol-
diers from F. in the Chinese army,
63; pays tribute to the Emperor
Hsüan-tsung, 537; under the T'sin
dynasty, 545.
Farhād, said to have built a canal at
Tughān-shahr, 38.
felt (N. v. 17. b), found at Niya Site,
329, 396; (N. xv. 014, 015), 367,
374, 410; mentioned in Kharoṣṭhī
document, 367.