On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c18.43

v2.c18.43

The pilgrim next tells us of a tope which was two or three *li* to the south-west of the great Buddhist establishment of the Deer-Park. This tope was above 300 feet high with a broad high base which was ornamented with precious substances; the tope had no storeys of niches for images, but it was covered by a dome, and it had a spire but without the circular bells. Beside this peculiar tope, the pilgrim tells us, was one which marked the place where Ājñātakauṇḍinya and his four companions abandoned their decision to treat the Buddha with disrespect, and received him with the reverence due to a Master.