RT Article
T1 The Adhālaka-Mahācetiya at Kanaganahalli as a Political Monument
JF Indo-Iranian journal
VO 66
IS 2
SP 127
OP 147
A1 Hinüber, Oskar von 1939-
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1851150773
AB The discovery of the Adhālaka-Mahācetiya, whose name survives in various inscriptions from the site, is among the major archaeological finds in India during the 20th century. Numerous excellently preserved images and inscriptions have substantially broadened the knowledge of Buddhist art, and, perhaps more important, allow certain conclusions on the relationship of the Buddhist Saṃgha and the ruling Śātavāhana dynasty. When comparing the corpora of inscriptions within the world of images found at other previously known Buddhist sites such as Sāñcī or Nāgārjunakoṇḍa, Kanaganahalli emerges as a unique place where politics of both the Saṃgha and the Śātavāhanas are documented. The interpretation of some royal images with their inscriptions seems to allow a rare glimpse into Śātavāhana foreign policy, particularly into their relationship with their rivals, the Kṣatrapa rulers of western India. Lastly, some images such as those of Aśoka show that Mauryan rule was not forgotten at Kanaganahalli, which is very close to the site of nearby Sannati (a find spot of Aśokan edicts). At the same time these images and their very prominent position on the Adhālaka-Mahāceitya prove keen awareness and interest in events of the past by those who designed the program for decorating the monument.
K1 politics in western and south India during the 1st / 2nd centuries
K1 historical memory
K1 relation between the Buddhist Saṃgha and the ruling dynasty
K1 list of kings in the Purāṇas
K1 Śātavāhana (and Kṣatrapa) rule and rulers
K1 Buddhist epigraphy
K1 Kanaganahalli
DO 10.1163/15728536-06602004