Sujata Stupa
Sujata Stupa | ||
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Year consecrated 2nd century BCE[1] | | |
Location | ||
Location | Bakraur, Bodh Gaya, India | |
State | Bihar | |
Sector | Gaya | |
Geographic coordinates | 24°41′52″N 85°00′16″E / 24.6976432°N 85.0044857°E |
Sujata Stupa, also Sujata Kuti stupa or Sujata Garh, is a Buddhist
The stupa was dedicated to the
The stupa was originally adorned with a
The stupa was an integral part of the original landscape at Bodh Gaya, and it was reinforced and enlarged several times over the centuries.[1]
The Archaeological Survey of India made excavations in 1973-74 and 2001-06.[7] A plaque found in the excavation has an inscription from the 8th-9th century CE that reads "Devapala Rajasya Sujata Griha", Devapala being interpreted as the 9th century Pala dynasty king, hence meaning "Sujata House, of King Devapala".[8][7] This suggests that the last phase of construction of the stupa dates to Devapala in the 9th century CE, to commemorate the house where Sujata lived.[8]
Before the discovery of this inscription, it was thought that this stupa had been dedicated to "Gandha-hasti", the "Perfumed elephant", and was therefore named "Gandha-hasti stupa". This interpretation was based on a description made by the 7th-century Chinese pilgrim
References
- ^ ISBN 9781136320675.
- ISBN 9788122309638.
- ISBN 9781787011991.
- ISBN 8129107384.
- ^ ISBN 9780295742380.
- ISBN 9788172681371.
- ^ a b ASI notice
- ^ a b Parishad, Bihar Purāvid (1977). The Journal of the Bihar Purävid Parishad. Bihar Puravid Parishad. p. 136.
- ISBN 9788120811072.
- ISBN 9788172681371.
- ^ Pāṇḍeya, Jagadīśvara (1996). On the Footprints of the Buddha. p. 43.
External links
- Sujata Stupa: Buddhist Stupa in Bodhgaya at Lonely Planet