Tag: Buddha
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#91. Mahāprātihārya
Cave No. 16 Identification: Vogel (1948, p. 157). For the legend, vide Cave 1, No. 88. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Schlingloff 2013, I, 488-490 Related Images:
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#82. Mahāsamāja
Cave No. 16 Identification: Foucher (1921, narrative no. 61).— Near Kapilavastu, the Buddha delivered a sermon to the monks before the Mahāsamāja (Great Assembly) of gods. The four Brahmā gods too moved from heaven, each pronounced a verse and left. The Buddha recognised and disclosed the presence of the deities to the monks: the Four…
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#64. Bhagavān
Cave No. 16 Identification: episodes 1–5, 8–15, 19–20, 23, 25, 28–29, and 31 by Schlingloff (1983, p. 119–122, 127–131, 135–136, 140, 142–144, 146), episodes 6 and 7 by Yazdani (III, 1946, p. 67, 167), episodes 16, 18, and 24 by Burgess (1879, p. 60 f.), episode 17 by Griffiths (1896, p. 33), and episodes 21–22,…
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#85. Devāvatāra
Cave No. 16 (No photo.) Identification: Begley (1966, p. 141). For the story, vide Cave 16, No. 84. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Schlingloff 2013, I, 476 Related Images:
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#24. Siṃha
Cave No. 17 Identification: Foucher (1921, narrative no. 29).— A siṃha (lion), on hearing the loud wails of merchants caught by a giant snake in a jungle, came running with his elephant friend to help them. From atop the elephant’s head, he jumped on the snake and killed it. The elephant, however, died as the…
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#68. Śuddhodana
Cave No. 17 Identification: Schlingloff 2013. It is an episode from the life of the Buddha. Māra, the king of the world of desires, spread the rumour that in his quest for enlightenment, the Buddha had succumbed to his severe lifestyle. However, well-wishers quickly dispelled the rumours and asserted that the prince was now an…
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#69. Udāyin
Cave No. 17 Identification: Schlingloff 2013. It is an episode from the life of the Buddha. Udāyin, the son of the court priest at Kapilavastu that was the kingdom of King Śuddhodana, was called Kālodāyin as he was dark-complexioned. Śuddhodana had close ties with Prasenajit, the king of Śrāvastī. Udāyin would carry Śuddhodana’s messages to…
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#71. Rāhula
(No photo.) Identification: Yazdani (1955, IV, p. 70 f.). It is an episode from the life of the Buddha. Another depiction of the narrative is in the interior of the temple, which is much bigger and more elaborate, vide No. 70. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Schlingloff 2013, I, 402 Related Images:
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#72. Sumati
Cave No. 17 (No photo.) Identification: ? It is an episode from the life of the Buddha.— When the Buddha Dīpaṃkara was residing near King Dīpa’s palace, a brahmin student, Sumati, received gifts from the neighbouring king on account of his exceptional acumen in Vedic studies. The gifts were a walking staff, a water bottle, a…
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#83. Mahāsamāja
Cave No. 17 Identification: Foucher (1921, narrative no. 61). It is an episode from the life of the Buddha. For the legend, see Cave 16, No. 82. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Schlingloff 2013, I, 472 Related Images: