▁places ▁in ▁Central ▁Province , ▁Sri ▁L anka <0x0A> </s> ▁Bh ag wan ▁L al ▁Ind ra ji ▁or ▁Bh ag wan l al ▁Ind ra ji ▁( 1 8 3 9 - 1 8 8 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Indian ▁arch ae ologist ▁and ▁scholar . ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁A si atic ▁Society ' s ▁Bomb ay ▁branch , ▁he ▁made ▁trans cript s ▁of ▁several ▁ancient ▁Indian ▁ins cri ptions , ▁including ▁the ▁H ath ig um pha ▁ins cription . ▁He ▁discovered ▁many ▁arch ae ological ▁re lic s , ▁including ▁the ▁Math ura ▁l ion ▁capital , ▁the ▁B air at ▁and ▁S op ara ▁Ash ok an ▁ins cription , ▁the ▁Nan ag hat ▁relief s , ▁the ▁Math ura ▁V ish nu ▁image , ▁drum ▁mini ature ▁stup a ▁with ▁a ▁fr ie ze ▁of ▁eight ▁met op es ▁representing ▁the ▁four ▁principal ▁and ▁four ▁secondary ▁scenes ▁from ▁Bud d ha ' s ▁life , ▁J ain ▁A ay ag p ata , ▁various ▁Math ura ▁ra iling ▁pill ars , ▁M ank u war ▁Bud d ha , ▁ ▁Bes n agar ▁cop ing ▁stone ▁dep ict ing ▁Bod hi ▁Tree , ▁and ▁G ad ava ▁sur ya ▁fr ie ze . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁a ▁foreign ▁University ▁( Le iden ▁University ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Bh ag wan ▁L al ▁Ind ra ji ▁was ▁born ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9