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Ruinarāit-sūtra, Skr. MS, frs. of, 1433 (?),
1439.
Ratnasambhava, Buddha, in magic dia-
gram, 999.
Ratnōdākhōn, named in MS., 1451.
Ratnōttama, named in MS., 1451.
rats: Hsüan-tsang's site of sacred rats, 92.
RAVERTY, Major H. G., on route through
Bashgol Valley, 11 n. 39; refers to
ruins in Tālāsh, 21 n. 1; on adoption
of Islām by rulers of Gilgit, 28 n. 14; on
Chinese influence in Chitrāl, 33; on
chronology of Khushwakt family, 33 n.
14.
Ravigupta, his Siddhasāralāstra in Kho-
tanese MS., 1453.
Rawak, ruins near Chīra, 1264.
Rawak Stūpa: march to, 127; plan of,
verified, 128; comparison with other
Stūpas, 128 n. 4; date of, 130, 492;
contemporary with Ak-terek Buddhist
shrine, 137; changes of dunes at R.,
127 sq.; their suggested cause, 128;
abandoned cultivation near Stūpa,
130; mouldings from, 128; other
objects from, 132; remains S. of
Stūpa, 128 sq.; remains from other
sites compared with those from Rawak:
(Ak-terek) 134 n. 138; (Khādalik)
164; (Mīrān) 488 sq., 492; Stūpas
similar in plan, 1105, 1108, 1165,
1259. See also decorative motifs.
Rawak Vihāra, 82 n. 6, 131.
rayed glory, see designs.
rayed orns., see designs.
Rayin, rock-carving at, 39.
razor, in fresco, 168.
Rddhicakra (?), Bodhisattva, in painting,
1075.
READ, Sir Hercules, help given by, xx; on
bronze monster, 515.
reaping-hook, iron, 768.
rebirth of souls, in paintings, 859. See
also Amitābha, children, human
figures, paradise paintings.
reception-hall, near An-hsi, 1094.
reclamation of waste land: near Domoko,
203 sq., 1263; at Charchan, 295, 303;
near Tun-huang, 587 sq., 755; near
Chīra, 1264; attempted, near T'um-
shuk, 1309. See also cultivation.
rectangular patterns, see designs.
rectilinear design, see designs.
reed-beds, 360, 572, 639, 664.
reed-bundles: used for foundations, 373,
658 sq., 686 sq.; for matting (?), 775.
See also reed-fascines, wall-construction.
reed-fascines, used in Limes wall, 568,
571, 605 sq., 682, 736; re st wind-
erosion, 570; stacks of half-petrified
fascines at Limes stations, 650 sq.,
668, 677 sq., 699, 711, 754; arrange-
ment and size of, 677 sq.; size same
as in Limes wall, 651, 678; also made
of brushwood or Toghrak branches,
754; possible purposes, 678; for fire-
signals, 678 sq.; used as torches, 754;
calcined specimens, 678, 776. See
also Toghrak.
reed-matting, 595, 775 (?).
reed-straw, on Limes, 717 sq., 768,
784 sq.
reed-wattle, 379, 601. See also wall-con-
struction.
reeds: frs., &c., found, 351 sq., 354, 481,
617, 661, 678, 773, 776, 790; as
backing for wall plaster, 215; in wall-
construction (q.v.), 131, 159, 345,
379; calcined frs., 678, 775 sq.; twisted,
ropes of, in watch-tower construction,
571, 661. See also arrow-shafts,
arrows, pens.
reel (?), turned wooden, 1315.
refuse heaps and layers, 460, 699, 1103,
1287 sq.; finds in: (Mazār-toghrak)
205; (Niya) 217; (Lou-lan) 375,
378 sq., 381 sqq., 399; (Mīrān) 459,
(Limes) 570, 593, 595, 597 sq.,
599 sq., 641, 645, 649 sq., 667-9,
680, 686, 698 sq., 704, 712, 714,
717, 719, 721; (Shui-i) 625; (Chong-
hassār) 1162; (Farhād-Bēg-yailak)
1249; (Chong-tim) 1307, 1315;
(Hāsha) 1321. See also erosion by
wind-driven sand.
Reis, see Ra'is.
relievos, see stucco.
'reppa', technique of, 897.
reservoirs: at Kiz-kurghān, 74; at Nan-
hu, 612. See also tanks.
Réshun, village, 40.
rhubarb, wild, near Su-chou, 1122 n. 6.
rice: in Udyāna, 20; in Chieh-shih, 31;
mentioned in Tibetan docs. (?), 1465;
in drawings and paintings, 967, 1068.
rice-cultivation, debilitating influence of,
14.
Richthofen, Baron F. von, on the T'ochari,
287 n. 3.
Richthofen Range, 724, 1115 sq.; valleys
of, 1128; winter grazing below N.
slopes of, 1131.
Rippino, Miss C. M., help given by,
xvii, 919.
ring ornament, see designs.
rings or frs.: agate, 125; bronze, (Kho-
tan) 124; (Kine-tokmak) 133; (Ak-
terek) 145; (Niya) 238, 247 sq., 257,
265, 268 sq.; (Endere) 290; (Tāsh-
shahri) 317; (N. of Lop-nor) 361,
365; (Lou-lan) 392 sq., 429-32, 441;
(Nan-hu) 630; (Tun-huang) 785,
789; (Chong-hassār) 1169; (Ulugh-
mazār) 1269; (Mazār-tāgh) 1294;
(Kelpin) 1314; (Chong-tim) 1315;
bronze binding-ring, 429; cornelian,
125; glass, 289; glass imitation of jade,
631; gold wire, 430; iron, 430; jade,
100, 125, 145, 290; lapis lazuli, 116;
lead, 124; pitch, 431; pottery, 1269;
silver, 441; stone, circular, 1272; stone,
heart-shaped, 16.; string, oval, 779.

rišpūri, mentioned in Khotanese MS.,
1451.
'River of the North' (rivers of Kāshgar
and Yārkand), 420; see Ho.
'River of the South' (Tārim united
with Charchan River), 328, 419.
river-beds: anc. bed traced at Niya Site,
240 sq.; foot-bridge over, ib.; marked
by dead trees, 355, 392, 400; shifting,
275, 1233, 1237, 1240-2.
rivets, in wooden bowl, 224. See also
bronze.
ROBERTSON, Sir George, on route across
Mandal Pass, 11.
ROBOROVSKY, Capt. V. I., surveys of, re-
ferred to, 454, 565, 567 nn. 4, 5,
706 sq., 791 b. 2.
rock-carvings, see inscribed rocks.
rock cisterns, see ' kāk '.
rock-cut tomb, opposite Faizābād, 96;
cellas of Och-merwān, 82. See also
Ch'ien-fo-tung, 'Ming-oi', Wan-fo-
hsia.
rock-crystal, fr. of, 1315. See also crystal.
roller-like implement, 217.
Roman 'fasces', on jade slab, 116.
Roman influence, shown in seal impres-
sion, 231, 262. See also Faustina.
Roman Limes lines, 718 n. 2, 725 n. 12,
729, 731, 736, 738 n. 21; military
colonies on, 743.
Roman type: of bust, on intaglio, 116;
of decoration on glass, 283, 291; in
fresco fr., 169; of rosette, 189; of
male head, in fresco, 527; Late Roman
style of decorative wood-carving, 403;
paste bead as found in Roman Egypt,
238, 265.
Roman waxed tablet, tablet resembling,
401, 445.
roofing: remains of, at Niya Site, 235;
at Limes tower, 659; prob. extent of,
at Trisūlak shrine, 1275.
rope: frs., 774 sq., 787; fibre, 157 n. 7;
hemp (?), 773; reeds, 571; flat ring of
string or rope, 773; twisted grass or
straw rope frs., 434; grass and leather
rope frs., 438; netting, 223, 226. See
also designs, goat's hair.
rose, four-petalled, in fresco, 179.
rosettes, see designs.
Ross, Sir Denison: help given by, xviii;
on Uigur booklet, 828, 923; on
Sogdian MSS., 925.
'route of the centre', Lou-lan route, q. v.
'route of the north, new': in Wei lio,
418 sq., 558, 705 sq., 708; extends
from Yü-men kuan to Kao-ch'ang
(Kara-khōja) and Ch'iu-tzŭ (Kuchā),
418 sq., 705 sq., 708; in Chien Han
shu (q.v.), extends from Yü-men kuan
(Guchen) to Yü-mên kuan, 419, 705 sq.,
708; date of opening, 705, 709, 1150;
q. vv. a. prob. starting-point of route,
708 sq.; physical changes on, 706 sqq.;
desiccation, 707 sq.; rock-troughs