The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c16.s2.122

v2.c16.s2.122

But to pass from the inferential to innate evidence,—for if it can be shown that the architecture and sculptures of Orissa bear unmistakable marks of their Greek origin, all *a priori* arguments on the subject must be thrown away. The difficulties, however, which beset this branch of the enquiry are very great, and they have been multiplied by personal predilections, want of knowledge, fallacious logic and other causes to an extent which render attempts to overcome them almost hopeless. I nevertheless feel bound to note the salient points of the question in order that my readers may have it in a tangible form, and be enabled to draw their own inferences.