This small, about 10cm in size, clay disk (probably dating 600-700 AD) found at Kumrahar (कुमराहार), Patna in 1914. Kumrahar is the area where remains of the ancient city of Pataliputra were excavated. This historic, partly damaged, disk was found at a depth of only 1 ft. 6 inches (45.7cm). It depicts a five-storyed rectilinear… Read More
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Magnificent Yakshi : Reflection of Truly Incredible India
The Didarganj Yakshi (दीदारगंज यक्षिणी) or Didarganj Chauri Bearer (दीदारगंज चामरधारिणी यक्षिणी) is probably the star attraction at the Patna Museum. This famous sculpture is considered as one of the finest examples of Mauryan art. This life-sized (5’4″ tall) beautiful sculpture is carved out of a single piece of Chunar sandstone. A well polished surface… Read More
Buddha’s Holy Relics at Patna Museum
“The Heart-mantra of Dependent Origination (rten-‘brel snying-po [རྟེན་འབྲེལ་སྙིང་པོ]), which liberates the enduring continuum of phenomena and induces the appearance of multiplying relics (‘phel-gdung [འཕེལ་གདུང་] and rainbow lights’’, is: [OṂ] YE DHARMĀ HETUPRABHAVĀ HETUN TEṢĀṂ TATHĀGATO HY AVADAT TEṢĀṂ CA YO NIRODHO EVAṂ VĀDI MAHĀŚRAMAṆAḤ [YE SVĀHĀ] (‘Whatever events arise from a cause, the Tathagāta [Buddha,… Read More