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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-075. The anthropomorphic nagas Nanda and Upananda sporting the pentacephalic cobra hoods with the cranial gemstones supporting the lotus pedestal with the nimbate Buddha Shakyamuni sitting atop in padmasana (vajraparyankasana?), holding his hands in dharmachakramudra, and surrounded by multiple sitting and standing clones of himself reaching up the Akanistha Heaven (Thousand Buddhas or Miracle of Multiplication motif, part of the Yamakapratihariya (Twin Miracle or Miracle at Shravasti) tradition); two small figures behind the nagas kneeling in the general attitude of submission, respect and veneration are possibly the defeated Brahmanical sage Purana Kasyapa and King Prasenajit (or, less likely, gods Brahma and Indra?). |
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| Flood basalt, polychrome paint (traces) | High relief (Garbhagriha, vestibule, left (north-west) wall, carved decoration, painted, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Vakataka Empire, Harishena (r. 475- 500 AD), 476-478 AD |
Ajanta Cave Com- plex, Maharashtra, Central India |
Cave 7 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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