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बोधगया, बिहार. Photograph of an inked impression of a Chinese inscription.

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OBCH0006 बोधगया, बिहार. Photograph of an inked impression of a Chinese inscription collected by Alexander Cunningham in the course of the clearance, excavation and restoration of the Mahābodhi temple. British Museum 1897,0528,0. series. © ब्रिटिश म्यूजियम

ब्रिटिश म्यूजियम फोटोग्राफी सेवा

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Original in the Department of Asia, British Museum (registration series no. 1897,0528,0.). See Cunningham, Mahabodhi, p. 74 no.6, plate XXX, no.6. No attempt has been made to read the main body of the inscription but the vajrāsana (金剛座) is named on the right side.

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ASIA - Beyond Boundaries: Religion, Region, Language and the State 609823