ala ▁being ▁interpreted ▁as ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century ▁Pala ▁dynast y ▁king , ▁hence ▁meaning ▁" Su j ata ▁House , ▁of ▁King ▁Dev ap ala ". ▁This ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁last ▁phase ▁of ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁stup a ▁dates ▁to ▁Dev ap ala ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century ▁CE , ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁house ▁where ▁Su j ata ▁lived . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁this ▁ins cription , ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁this ▁stup a ▁had ▁been ▁dedicated ▁to ▁" G and ha - h ast i ", ▁the ▁" Per f umed ▁ele ph ant ", ▁and ▁was ▁therefore ▁named ▁" G and ha - h ast i ▁stup a ". ▁This ▁interpretation ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁description ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ▁Chinese ▁pil gr im ▁Hi uen ▁T si ang ▁( in ▁ 大 唐 西 <0xE5> <0x9F> <0x9F> 記 : ▁Buddh ist ▁Records ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁World ) ▁who ▁rec ount ed ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁crossed ▁the ▁river ▁( N ir an j ana ) ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Bak ra ur , ▁he ▁encountered ▁a ▁stup a ▁and ▁a ▁stone ▁column ▁at ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁Gand ha - h ast i ▁used ▁to ▁dwell ▁( refer ring ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁Bud d ha , ▁in ▁a ▁previous ▁life , ▁was ▁re born ▁as ▁the ▁off spring ▁of ▁a ▁Per f umed ▁ele ph ant ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Arch ae ological ▁sites ▁in ▁India ▁Category : St