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The popularity of the 蝉迟奴辫补 complex is understood as the donors converged on the 蝉迟奴辫补 site of 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 from various towns of India as well as from far off lands.

Some of the epigraphs may be cited in this context.

Text:-

tasa Likhitasa thambo
bhi(khu) 诲腻苍补 辫补峁璦濒颈迟补迟别^[1]

Translation:-

Pillar of Likhita a monk from Pa峁璦liputra

Text:-

i) Damila Kanhasa bh膩tunam ca Culakanhasa Nakhaya ca Dhanamahace
ii) tiyap膩dam奴le Udha峁僷a峁璷^[2]

Translation:-

An upright slab at the foot of the great caitya of Dana, gift of Damila Kanha, his brother Culakanha and his sister Nakh膩.

Note:-

The 蝉迟奴辫补 of 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 received donations from the people of Damila which probably refers to the Tamil country.

Text:-

B膩lik膩hi sahinatihisa nitya
sa nigama khatana gena
Sahadama deya dhamma
Dhanakakata mahachetiya chetiya 辫补峁��� be 2, bataka 3,
datisa pupha gatiya pa峁璦sa鈥�.
cha鈥� ha cha nebatasa tha鈥� tha
Raja giriyanan nata 惫补诲腻谤别
paditha pita sanasa 诲腻苍补m
chahitasa pathati^[3]

Translation:-

Gift of two caitya slabs (肠补颈迟测补辫补峁璦), three foot prints (辫腻峁璾办补) a coping stone (耻峁ａ箛墨峁�a) a slab with a flower vase (pupha-ganiya pata)? and other objects to the great caitya (尘补丑腻肠补颈迟测补) at Dha峁僴aka峁璦 (顿丑腻苍测补办补峁璦办补) and erection of some object at (?) the great caitya (尘补丑腻肠补颈迟测补) at 搁腻箩补驳颈谤颈 at the northern door (dara) by some person together with his relative.

Text:-

Sidham 碍耻诲奴谤补 niv膩sikasa bhayata 狈腻驳补sa atev膩sikasa dahara bhikhusa Vidhikasa ate v膩si峁噄ya ca Budharakhitaya natiya ca 颁奴迟补 Vubharakhitaya ca Utar膩yake pa峁璷诲腻苍补^[4]

Translation:-

Success. Gift of a slab at the northern gate by the young monk (daharabhikhu). Vidhika, disciple of revered (bhayata bhadanta) 狈腻驳补 who resides at Kudura and his female Buddhirak峁�ita and by her grand daughter Cula 叠耻诲丑补谤补办峁�i迟补.

Note:-

This is an important inscription as it refers to Kudura/Koddura which is mentioned by Ptolemy as an important port town in the Maisolia region. It is generally identified with Kodura in the Divi Taluk of 碍峁涐梗峁嚹� district.

Text:-

(R) ayasela v膩sino vasibh奴tasa
(ma) hatherana ayira Bh奴tarakhitasa (a)
(te) v膩sikasa chula-ay ay(i)rasa ara (ha)
(ta) sa ayira Budhara khitasa atev(a)
(si) niya bhikhuniy膩 Nad膩ya thambo 诲腻苍补峁�.^[5]

Translation:-

The pillar, the gift of the worthy Cula, disciple of the great sthavira of self controlled mind. The worthy Bh奴taraksita, resident at Raja艣aila (R膩yasela) and nun Nad膩 a disciple of the arhat, the worthy Budharaksita.

Note:-

Raja艣aila may be identical with 搁腻箩补驳颈谤颈 which has been identified as Gu岣峣v膩da.

Text:-

Sidham kan峁璦kasolakasa up膩sakasa Utarasa samat(惫办补)鈥�
sa sabhaginikasa Saputuat Kasa saduhutukasa [诲腻苍补峁僝^[6]

Translation:-

Success (gift) of the lay worshipper Utara of Kan峁璦kasila with the mother, sisters brothers and daughters. (Pl 33c)

Note:-

Here Kan峁璦kasila is Gha峁囜弓a艣膩l膩, that is, the pilgrims came from Gha峁囜弓a艣膩l膩.

Text:-

厂颈诲丑补峁� namo bhagavato Vijayapuravathavasa Cada鈥�.惫补苍颈测颈苍颈测补
Sidhiya鈥�.sa patithavita^[7]

Translation:-

Success! Adoration to the Lord! (This coping stone) was erected by the merchant鈥檚 wife (惫腻苍颈测颈苍墨) Sidhi鈥︹�� of Cada residing at Vijayapura.

Note:-

Here Vijayapura may be identified as Vijayapur墨, the ancient N膩g膩rjunako峁囜笉a.

Text:-

(?sa) tutamasa naravasabha Sa峁僲sambudh膩dicasa ||
up膩skasa N膩rasala sa v膩niyasa Nagatisasa ghara峁噄ya N膩kh膩ya saha apano putchi
hera峁噄kena Budhin膩 M奴lena鈥�.^[8] (Pl 33d)

Translation:-

Adoration to the best, the truely Enlightened, the Sun.

(The gift) of N膩kh膩, the wife of the merchant 狈腻驳补tisa inhabitant of Narasala with her sons, the treasurer (贬别谤补峁噄办补) Budhi, Mula

Note:-

Narasala was a significant market town of Andhra.

Text:-

(Sidham)鈥�. Sab膩l (i) (ka) ya Nakabudha (苍颈办腻测补)^[9]

Translation:-

Success! (Gift) of Nakabudha(nika) with her daughter

Note:-

It is Nakabudha, probably the Nakabudha nika of the Jaggayyape峁璦 inscription, daughter of avesani (artisan) Sidh膩ta.

Text:-

Hara膩navar (u) no vamakhu 腻谤补峁嘺 arayadhama thar膩na Dhamasaraya (na?) Apara^[10]

Translation:-

鈥�? The elder (罢丑腻谤补苍补-迟丑别谤补苍补) the noble wife of the forest dweller (膩rana arayadhama), Dhamasurayana (顿丑补谤尘补艣谤补测补峁嘺).

Note:-

This inscription mentions donation by forest dweller.

Text:-

i) Sidham samyutakabhanakanan Pusakavamavasika mah膩th(e) ranam Parivinutanam caranagata at (e) v (a) sikasa
ii) Pe峁僤apatikasa Mahavana鈥攕elavathavasa pasamasa Hamghasa ca deyadhammaima Udha pa峁璷^[11]

Translation:-

Success! This upright slab is the pious gift of Pesama the mendicant monk (辫别峁僤补辫腻峁璱办补) residing at the Mah膩vanasela (great forest) the pupil at the feet of the great elder (尘补丑腻迟丑别谤补) Parivinuta living at Pusakavana and the scholar in Sa峁儁utabhana (厂补峁儁耻办迟补 Nikaya) and Ha峁僩ha.

In addition to the above mentioned epigraph another inscription mentioning the name of 骋补耻迟补尘墨辫耻迟谤补 艢谤墨 Yajna S膩takar峁噄 makes reference of 耻辫补蝉颈办腻 Jayila from Ujjaini who made donations to the 尘补丑腻肠补颈迟测补 of 顿丑腻苍测补办补峁璦办补.

The Ga岣峚l膩deniya inscription of Dharmmak墨rtti from Ceylon was credited for restoration of the image house at Dh膩nayakataka. This inscription not only proves the survival of the 惭补丑腻肠补颈迟测补 but also indicates the popularity of the Great St奴pa to the pilgrims of far off lands as late as 14^th century C.E.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Chanda Ramprasad, Op.cit, No. 3, p 262 Sivaramamurti C, Ibid, No. 19, p 276.

[2]:

L眉ders H, Op.cit, No. 1243, p 147 Sivaramamurti C, Ibid, No. 40, p 281.

[3]:

L眉ders H, Op.cit, No. 1225, p 144. Rana Jyoti Rohilla, Op.cit, no. 46, p 153

[4]:

Sivaramamurti C, Op.cit, No. 99, p 297 L眉ders H, Ibid, No. 1295, p 154.

[5]:

Burgess Jas, 1970 (Reprint) Op.cit,, No. 39, p 104.

[6]:

Ibid, No 54, p 106.

[7]:

Sivaramamurti C, Ibid, No. 111, p 300. L眉ders H, Ibid, No. 1285, p 153.

[8]:

Sivaramamurti C, Ibid, No 97, p 296. L眉ders H, Ibid, No. 1239, p 146.

[9]:

Sivaramamurti C, Ibid, No. 117, p 301. Chanda Ramprasad, Op.cit, No. 49, p 272.

[10]:

Sivaramamurti C, Ibid, No. 98, p 297.

[11]:

Sivaramamurti C, Ibid, No. 34, p 279. L眉ders H, Op.cit, No. 1272, p 151.