Shotorak monastery
Coordinates | 34°55′51″N 69°25′59″E / 34.930701°N 69.432950°E |
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Type | Monastery |
Shotorak monastery, at Kuh-i Pahlawan,
Kapisa, 40 km north of Kabul, which was the northern capital of the Kushan Empire. Beautiful sculptures of Buddhist donors in Kushan dress are known from this site.[1]
Paitava, with Shorotak, have an artistic usage of representing the Buddha with fire emanating from the shoulders in the miracle of
Sravasti, a feature also found on the effigies of Kushan kings on their coinage.[2]
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Shakyamuni and devotees.[3]
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Maitreya's paradise, Shotorak, 2-3rd century CE.
References
- ISBN 9780774841283.
- ^ Rosenfield, John M. (1967). The dynastic arts of the Kushans. University of California Press. p. 200.
- ^ Rosenfield, John M. (1967). The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans. University of California Press. p. 451, Figure 105.
Figure 105: Image pedestal with Sakyamuni flanked by Bodhisattvas and devotees. Shotorak.