Bodhgayā (बोधगया), Bihār. Donative inscription of the noble lady Kuraṃgī (INBG0003c) on a railing pillar of vedikā (OBBG0003c). Edition here that of Tsukamoto (1996), see Concordance for bibliographic data.

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Inscription ID INBG0003c
Title Bodhgaya donative inscription of Kurangi on railing pillar
Alternative titles Bodhgayā donative inscription of Kuraṃgī on railing pillar of vedikā
Parent Object OBBG0003c
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Author Alexander Cunningham
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Language Prakrit
Reigning monarch
Commissioner Kuraṃgī
Topic Donation of railing pillar
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Comment The inscription is replicated on fifteen railing pillars (Barua 1934).
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Description Single line.
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Bibliography
References Prinsep, J. (1836). 'Facsimiles of ancient inscriptions'. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal V, p. 638, n. 5, pl. XXXIII. Prinsep, J. (1837). 'Application of the Sanchi alphabet'. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal VI, part I, p. 468. Kittoe, M. (1847). 'Notes on the sculptures of Bôdh Gyah'. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal XVI, part I, p. 339. Cunningham, A. (1871). ASIR 1862-63-64-65 (vol. I). Simla: Government Central Press, p. 10, pl. VII. Cunningham, A. (1873). ASIR 1871-72 (vol. III). Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, pp. 88-89, pl. XXVI 1. Mitra, R. (1878). Buddha Gaya, the Hermitage of Śakya Muni. Calcutta: Bengal Secretary Press, pp. 182-183. Indraji, B. (1880). Indian Antiquary IX, p. 142. Cunningham, A. (1892). Mahâbodhi or the Great Buddhist Temple under the Bodhi Tree at Buddha-Gaya. London: W.H. Allen & Co., p. 15, pl. X 4-7. Lüders, H. (1912). A List of Brāhmi Inscriptions from the Earliest Times to about A.D. 400 with exceptions of those of Asoka. Epigraphia Indica 1909-10, vol. X, pp. 95-96, n. 939-942. Barua, B. (1934). Gayā and Buddha-Gayā, vol. II. Calcutta: Indian Research Institute, pp. 66-67. Tsukamoto, K. (1996). A Comprehensive Study of the Indian Buddhist Inscriptions, part I. Kyoto: Heirakuji-shoten, p. 137, Bodh-Gayā 3-6.
Add to bibliography For a discussion on the reliefs of the railing pillar see: Coomaraswamy, A.K. (1935). La Sculpture de Bodhgayā. Paris: Les Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire. Chakravarty, K.K. (1997). Early Buddhist Art of Bodh-gayā. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal.
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