Intombi le iqunga isibindi imtshela uThemba ukuthi angadlali ngayo ngoba isiyilokho eyikho khona ngenxa yakhe uThemba. Kwakukuhle uThemba eyilanda leyontombi ngoba ithi wayilanda wayitshumayela okutsho ukuthi uThemba wayilanda intombi le wayitshela amazwi amnandi yona ingadlanga lankotshana zakhe. “Wangiland’ungitshumayeza/Wangisukela ngingadlanga nkotshana zakho.” 5. Yonke imikhiqizo izobe ibe yikhwalithi eqondile ehlolwe efrijini ngaphambi kokupakisha several interesting episodes from the buddhas life story are narrated in chapter 4. quite thought provoking is the story of a brahmin who came before the buddha to display his skill in divulging the nature of a dead persons re--birth by knocking at such a skull. when the buddha gave him a skull (which happened to be one of an arahat who had passed away) the brahmin found his extraordinary skill a failure. the last chapter deals with notes on places of interest to pilgrims visiting buddhist india. all the important places are dealt with in detail according to the chronological order of events of the life of the buddha. i.e. lumbini, kapilavastu, buddhagaya, sarnath, rajagaha, vesali, sravasti, sankassa, nalanda, kusinara, sanchi. the plates are also quite interesting. they have been chosen from archaeological material to be found in the museums. some of the noteworthy ones are; birth of the bodhisattva at lumbini; bodhisattva being taken to school; the great renuciation; encounter with mara; first sermon in the deer park; the great passing away. the back cover contains a picture of buddha--gaya temple, which was originally built by emperor asoka and later enlarged by devout buddhists. this publication which has been attractively bound, is certainly a valuable addition to a library."