Metadata

Support
Buddhapāda; h. unavailable ×  w. unavailable ×  d. unavailable cm. According to Ramachandra Murthy, “[t]his slab is represented with a prominent wheel in the sole. Behind this, in the heel portion is a Tri-ratna motif, flanked by ornamented Swastika symbols, while on the front is a Nandipada flanked by Taurine symbols (hour-glass shaped). On the sides are seen a goad and Purnaghata symbols. The five toes in front bear a Tri-ratna on the 1st finger and the remaining four fingers bear Swastika symbols at the tip. The border has beautifully carved foliage motifs. In the corner is carved a mythical crocodile with the tail in the shape of that of a fish.” ( Ramachandra Murthy 2006: 11 ).
Text
Middle Indo-Aryan, Southern Brāhmī script. h. unavailable ×  w. unavailable cm.
Date
Undated. Attributable to the period between the 1st and the 2nd century CE on palaeographic grounds.
Origin
Nandalur, Rajampet taluk, Kadapa district, on the hill Lanjakanumagutta.
Provenance
Discovered near the Mahāstūpa of the site. The precise date of discovery is unknown. Not identified during fieldwork from February 2016 onward.
Visual Documentation
Photo(s):
  • Ramachandra Murthy 2006: 39
    • Editors
    Stefan Baums, Arlo Griffiths, Ingo Strauch and Vincent Tournier.
    Publication history
    First published by Hanumantha Rao et al. 1998: 125 . Re-edited here from published documentation.

    Edition

    (1) … /// n[e]yasa vinayadharasa budhino deyadhama

    (1) … /// n[e]yasa vinayadharasa budhino deyadhama 
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               <gap reason="lost" extent="unknown"/>
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               <w xml:id="tok6876">n<unclear>e</unclear>yasa</w>
					          <w xml:id="tok6877">vinayadharasa</w>
					          <w xml:id="tok6878">budhino</w>
					          <w xml:id="tok6879">deyadhama</w>
				        </ab>

    Secondary bibliography