Bodhgayā (बोधगया), Bihār. Inscription of pīṭhīpati ācārya Jayasena (INBG00029) on the pedestal of the sanctum image of the Mahābodhi temple (OBBG00029). Edition here that of Balogh (2020), see Concordance for bibliographic data.
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| Inscription ID | INBG00029 |
| Title | Bodhaya pithipati inscription on the pedestal of the sanctum image of the Mahabodhi temple |
| Alternative titles | Bodhgayā (बोधगया), Bihār. Bodhgayā inscription of pīṭhīpati ācārya Jayasena on the pedestal of the sanctum image of the Mahābodhi temple |
| Parent Object | OBBG00029 |
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| Author | Dániel Balogh |
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| Metadata recorded by | Daniela De Simone |
| Authority for metadata | Balogh, D. (2020). ‘Pīṭhīpati puzzles: custodians of the Diamond Throne’, in Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne: Finds from the Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment, edited by S. van Schaik, G. Hidas, D. De Simone and M. Willis (London: British Museum Press, in press). |
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| Language | संस्कृतम् |
| Reigning monarch | pīṭhīpati ācārya Jayasena |
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| Min | 1255 |
| Max | 1280 |
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| Description | The inscription is arranged in four blocks on the pedestal of the sanctum image of the Mahābodhi temple. |
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| References | Sahai, B. (1983). The Inscriptions of Bihar (from Earliest Times to the Middle of 13th century A. D.). New Delhi: Ramanand Vidya Bhavan, pp. 104-105, n. 127. Tsukamoto, K. (1996). A Comprehensive Study of the Indian Buddhist Inscriptions, part I. Kyoto: Heirakuji-shoten, pp. 146-147, Bodh-Gayā 29. Balogh, D. (2020). ‘Pīṭhīpati puzzles: custodians of the Diamond Throne’, in Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne: Finds from the Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment, edited by S. van Schaik, G. Hidas, D. De Simone and M. Willis (London: British Museum Press, in press). |
| Add to bibliography | For a discussion on the stone image see: Huntington, S. (1984). The “Pāla-Sena” Schools of Sculpture. Leiden: Brill, pp. 99-100, pl. 106. Leoshko, J. (1988). 'The vajrasana Buddha', in Bodhgaya, the Site of Enlightenment, Bombay: Marg, p. 40, fig. 13. |
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