Image of a seated Buddha, Kanaganahalli stūpa

Image of a seated Buddha, Kanaganahalli stūpa author of digital edition Vincent Tournier DHARMA Munich DHARMA_INSKnI00109

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bhagavā budho vivasi Upāsakena vāgāḍhicānaṁ visāghena kārapito saputakena selavaḍhakisaĀsadevasa panatukena samināgasa nātukena māḍhasa putena rayāmacena bodhigutena kato

selavaḍhakisa selaḍhakisa rightly commenting … the word selaḍhikasa is a mistake for selavaḍhakisa.

The Bhagavant, Buddha Vivassi (Skt. Vipaśyin), commissioned by the upāsaka Visāgha (Skt. Viśākha) of the Vāgāḍhica family, together with his sons. Made by Bodigutta the royal officer, the son of Māḍha, grandson of Sāmināga, and great-grandson of Āsadeva, the sculptor.

On the meaning of amacca (attested in KnI 86) and rājāmacca in early epigraphy, see the preliminary considerations of . That an artist is here provided with this distinguished status is not unheard of. Sanchi 384, records the donation of the personal foreman (āvesani) of King Siri-Sātakaṇṇi. On the title āvesani, see also 870.

This edition, based on photographs, by Vincent Tournier. Encoded in XML by Fu Fan in May 2025.

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