Early Inscriptions of Āndhradeśa: Results of fieldwork in January and February 2016

Baums, Stefan; Griffiths, Arlo; Strauch, Ingo

doi:10.3406/befeo.2016.6238

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“…Aparamahāvinaśaila, which probably played a crucial role in the Buddhist art of ancient Āndhradeśa, was not the only school involved in the creation of reliefs illustrating Buddhist narratives. This school, along with the Kaurukulla school, was also operative in Amaravati, where both were recognized for their contributions to this form of narrative expression of Buddha's life (Zin 2010;Baums et al 2016).…”

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“…Religions 2024, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 20 of 28 operative in Amaravati, where both were recognized for their contributions to this form of narrative expression of Buddha's life (Zin 2010;Baums et al 2016).…”

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“…Āyaka platforms, positioned at the four cardinal directions, featured five āyaka pillars representing the five Buddhas, and served as sites for prayers (Agrawala 2003). The Caityakas, responsible for erecting the mahāstūpa (mahācetiya), embraced the notion of the five Buddhas, regarding them operative in Amaravati, where both were recognized for their contributions to this form of narrative expression of Buddha's life (Zin 2010;Baums et al 2016).…”

Section: āYaka Platformsmentioning

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Constructing the Buddha’s Life in Early Buddhist Monastic Arrangements at Nagarjunakonda

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This study investigates the rationale behind the combination of Buddha mahāstūpas (mahācetiyas) and cetiyas (caityas) within a Buddhist monastery. In integrating a broader intellectual program, the universality of the concept is exemplified, wherein “mahācetiya and cetiya” are combined to symbolize the life of Buddha through architectural arrangements. Adopting a broader intellectual program grounded in the causality principle signifies an inclination toward universality. These combinations represent sacred places and events in Buddha’s life, from birth to Mahaparinirvana. They encompass significant moments, such as great departures, meditation, enlightenment, and preaching. The synthesis of mahācetiyas and apsidal shrines was a pivotal moment at the site, guided by the Mahāsaṅghika School, representing an innovative invention in the pursuit of narrative framing of Buddha’s biography.

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Phanigiri

Shimada

2021

The Encyclopedia of Ancient History

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Phanigiri is an early Buddhist site in the Nalgonda district of Telangana state, southeastern India. Recent excavations in 2001–7 and 2018 revealed extensive remains of a Buddhist monastic complex on the top of a granite hill with abundant sculptures and inscriptions and a hoard of lead coins issued by a local feudatory. The sculptural, epigraphic, and numismatic evidence suggests that the peak period of the monastery was the late Ikṣvāku period and even after (ca. the late third–fourth centuries ce ).

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The Copper Plates of Helagupta

Salomon

2020

Indo-Iran. J.

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The article presents a new edition, translation, and interpretation of the inscription, which was previously published by H. Falk in 2014, of the otherwise unknown Buddhist patron Helagupta (helaüta). The inscription, datable to the latter half of the first century CE, is recorded on five copper plates and is the second longest one known in Kharoṣṭhī script/Gāndhārī language. This edition proposes several new readings and interpretations as well as discussing its cultural implications for issues such as the performance of ancestral rituals by Buddhists, and Buddhological ramifications such as the concept of “brahma merit” (Gāndhārī bramo puṇyo) and the contemporary understanding of variant forms of titles of the Buddha.

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Early Inscriptions of Āndhradeśa: Results of fieldwork in January and February 2016

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Constructing the Buddha’s Life in Early Buddhist Monastic Arrangements at Nagarjunakonda

Constructing the Buddha’s Life in Early Buddhist Monastic Arrangements at Nagarjunakonda

Phanigiri

The Copper Plates of Helagupta

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