Precious treasures from the diamond throne : finds from the site of the Buddha's enlightenment
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Precious treasures from the diamond throne : finds from the site of the Buddha's enlightenment
（The British Museum research publication, 228）
British Museum, c2021
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-165) and index
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Description
The Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya in eastern India has long been recognised as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation and attained enlightenment. The site, soon identified as the 'Diamond Throne' or vajrasana, became a destination for pilgrims and a focus of religious attention for more than two thousand years.
This volume presents new research on Bodhgaya and assesses the important archaeological, artistic and literary evidence that bears witness to the Buddha's enlightenment and to the enduring significance of Bodhgaya in the history of Buddhism. The book brings together a team of international scholars to look at the history and perception of the site across the Buddhist world and its position in the networks of patronage and complex religious landscape of northern India. The volume assesses the site's decline in the thirteenth century, as well as its subsequent revival as a result of archaeological excavations in the nineteenth century. Using the British Museum's collections as a base, the authors discuss the rich material culture excavated from the site that highlights Bodhgaya's importance in the field of Buddhist studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction Michael Willis, Sam van Schaik, John Clarke 1. The Mahabodhi Temple Before its Restoration (J. P. Losty) 2. The Asana: Where the Buddha Sat (Daniela De Simone, Daniel Balogh, Sven Bretfield) 3. Pithipati Puzzles: Custodians of the Diamond Throne (Daniel Balogh) 4. Early Burmese Inscriptions from Bodhgaya (Tilman Frasch) 5. The Internalisation of the Vajrasana (Sam van Schaik) 6. Tibetan Inscriptions in the British Museum Archive (Tsering Gonkatsang, Michael Willis) 7. Buddhist Sealings and the ye dharma Stanza (Peter Skilling) 8. Dharan i Seals in the Cunningham Collection (Gergely Hidas) 9. A Terracotta Plaque with an Old Mon Inscription (Marc Miyake, Tilman Frasch, Michael Willis) 10. Five Terracotta Plaques with Figurative Imagery (Serena Biondo) 11. The Mahabodhi Plaque of the Goddess Marici (Jinah Kim, Kashinath Tamot, Sushma Jansari) 12. From Bodhgaya to Berlin (Claudine Bautze-Picron) 13. Numismatic Finds at Bodhgaya (Robert Bracey) 14. Deposits at Bodhgaya: Objects, Materials, Analysis (Michael Willis, Joanna Whalley, Beatriz Cifuentes, Robert Bracey) 15. Chinese Inscriptions from Bodhgaya (Michael Willis, Serena Biondo) 16. Materials of Plaques 1887,0717.146-147 (Marei Hacke)
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