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	Indo-Scythians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Indo-Scythian Mathura lion capital, 1st century CE (British Museum).
		The Mathura lion capital, an Indo-Scythian sandstone capital in crude style, from Mathura in Central India, and dated to the 1st century CE, describes in kharoshthi the gift of a stupa with a relic of the Buddha, by Queen Nadasi Kasa, the wife of the Indo-Scythian ruler of Mathura, Rajuvula.
		The Mathura lion capital, which associates many the Indo-Scythian rulers from Maues to Rajuvula, mentions a dedication of a relic of the Buddha in a stupa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indo-Scythians (1934 words)

	Buddhist Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The pillars were surmounted by animal capitals and decorated with Buddhist symbols (such as the wheel), which invoked respect for all creatures and the acceptance of the Dharma.
		The art of Mathura tends to be based on a strong Indian tradition, such the anthropomorphic representation of divinities such as the Yaksas, although in a style rather archaic compared to the later representations of the Buddha.
		The capital of the kingdom of Champa was annexed by Vietnam in 1471, and it totally collapsed in the 1720s.
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	INDIANA GROUP OF COMPANIES, Indiana Travels, Destination Management Company, Agra, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Allahabad, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The capital of Manipur, lies in the centre of the valley.
		The rose-pink capital of Rajasthan is surrounded on all sides by rugged hills, crowned with forts and enclosed by embattled walls.
		Tanjore or Thanjavur as it was earlier called, was the capital of the Chola Empire from the 10th century to the 14th century A.D. Later, it became part of the Vijaynagar Kingdom, then passed into the hands of the Marathas and later still went to the British.
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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Maues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Princess Aiyasi Kamuia, the chief queen of Kshatrapa Rajuvula, was the daughter of Yuvaraja Kharaosta Kamuio (See: Mathura Lion Capital).
		Maues had his capital in Sirkap and minted most of his coins in Taxila.
		It has been suggested that this might also be one of the first representations of the Buddha on a coin, in an area where Buddhism was flourishing at the time.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Maues (617 words)

	TraveliteIndia.com: Welcome to Uttar Pradesh, Taj Mahal and Holy Ganges
		Identified today with ancient Kapilavastu, modern Piprahwa was the ancient capital of the Sakya clan whose ruler was the father of Lord Buddha.
		Today, Mathura is a city of temples and shrines bustling with the thousands of devotees who come to visit the city of Lord Krishna.
		Mathura is also the nucleus of Braj Bhoomi, the land where Lord Krishna was born and spent his childhood and youth before establishing his kingdom at Dwarka in Gujarat.
	www.traveliteindia.com /guide/state/uttarpradesh.asp (7189 words)

	Coins, Art, and Chronology: Cribb page 3
		The Mathura Lion Capital's reference to 'great Moga and his horse' also suggests that the group of satraps including Rajavula and Patika owed a particular allegiance to the memory of Maues.
		Found in the vicinity of Mathura and written in the Brahmi current at that city, the new inscription records the dedication of a tank by members of a Brahman family (Fussman 1991 and 1993, Mukherjee 1992).
		The Mathura Lion Capital, also of the reign of Rajavula, is probably earlier because it implies that the ruler Kharahostes, Rajavula's son-in-law or father-in-law, is still alive and that Taxila still has a Shaka satrap.
	www.grifterrec.com /y/cribb/ekk_cribb_03.html (4469 words)

	Indo-Greek - Encyclopedia online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		During the two centuries of their rule, the Indo-Greek kings combined the Greek and Indian languages and symbols, as seen on their coins, and blended ancient Greek, Hindu and Buddhist religious practices, as seen in the archaeological remains of their cities and in the indications of their support of Buddhism.
		The Anushasanaparava of the Mahabharata affirms that the country of Mathura, the heartland of India, was under the joint control of the Yavanas and the Kambojas.
		The Indo-Greek territory was divided into two realms: the house of Menander retreated to their territories east of the Jhelum River as far as Mathura, whereas the Western kings ruled a larger kingdom of Paropamisadae, western Punjab and Arachosia to the south.
	en.lorefans.com /article_Indo-Greek (3341 words)

	Sarnath
		The Lion Capital, which originally surmounted an Asokan pillar and today is the symbol of the Indian nation, now occupies a place of honour in the Saranath Museum.
		The four lions that surmount the Capital represent the roar of the Buddha in the four directions.
		The Lion Capital is the crest of India and the Dhammacakka Wheel is the emblem of its national flag.
	www.buddhistpilgrimage.info /sarnath.htm (2489 words)

	ABOUT PLACES IN INDIA
		The capital of Goa, Daman and Diu, Panjim is a small, but charming city on the banks of the river Mandovi, with an individuality and architectural grandeur of its own.
		The rose-pink capital of Rajasthan, is surrounded on all sides by rugged hills, crowned with forts.
		The gateway to the sunny south, the capital of Tamil Madu is also the seat of an ancient civilization, with a rich heritage of fine arts, sculpture and architecture.
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	Hsuan Tsang
		There, he was summoned to Turfan, the capital of the Uighur country, by its pious Buddhist ruler to become the country’s chief priest, which Hsüan Tsang declined.
		Mathura, a stronghold of Buddhism during the time of King Asoka and centre of the Sarvastavadin school under the famous monk Upagupta, was now a shadow of its past, with only twenty monasteries and two thousand monks.
		Harsha Vardhana invited Hsüan Tsang to his capital at Kanauj where he convoked a religious assembly on the banks of the Ganges, attended by the kings of twenty vassal states, together with monks and Brahmans.
	www.buddhistpilgrimage.info /hsuan_tsang.htm (3428 words)

	The Minor Indo-Scythian and Indo-Parthian Eras of Maues, Gondophares, and Odi
		The Satrap Patika is known from the Mathura Lion Capital (insc.
		This not plausible, as it would posit a combined rule of nearly a century for father and son, Rajavula and Sodasa, and again would put Sodasa in Mathura when it is believed he had been deposed by the Kushans.
		And with the exception of Mathura and Bandogarh, where multiple inscriptions in the same year are not shown, all inscriptions are marked.
	www.kushan.org /essays/chronology/minorindoparthian.htm (1918 words)

	Himalayan travel directory, Himalayan travel, temple guide of india, Kaasi pilgrimage site in india, Bharat Mata Temple
		Description Mathura and Brindavan in Uttar Pradesh are intimately connected with the life of Krishna and are considered to be amongst the holiest of pilgrimage sites of the Hindus.
		Govardhan hill is located 26 km from Mathura while Brindavan is at a distance of 10 km from Mathura.
		The Lion Capital is the national emblem of India.
	www.startadventure.net /temples-of-the-gangetic-plains.htm (1511 words)

	Uttar Pradesh Encyclopedia @ GreatArtworks.com (Great Artworks) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The administrative and legislative capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow; its high court is based at Allahabad.
		Also famous is a 16th century capital city built by the Mughal emperor Akbar known as Fatehpur Sikri near Agra.
		Also at Sarnath are the Ashoka Pillar and the Lion Capital, both important archeological artifacts which have national significance.
	www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/Uttar_Pradesh (1768 words)

	Tourism of India - Holiday Ideas
		The pillars were adorned with animal capitals like the lion capital at Sarnath.
		During the reign of the great Kushan emperor, Kanishka (about 78 AD), the Mathura school of art started the tradition of transforming Buddha's symbols into human form to facilitate worship.
		In the Mathura region during the Kushan period, the traditional figure of the Buddha as the meditative yogin was viewed for the first time, keeping the yaksha prototype in mind.
	www.tourismofindia.com /hibuddh/buddh_art.htm (1022 words)

	Tourism of India - Buddha - Sarnath
		In Sarnath Museum one can see the magnificent Lion Capital, which once crowned the Ashoka pillar at Sarnath and which today is the official symbol of the Indian State.
		A fine example of the Mathura School of Art from the Kushan period (1st century AD) is the standing image of the Buddha in red sandstone, with exquisitely carved details.
		Kaushambi was the capital of the famous Vatsa Mahajanapada, during the time of the Lord.
	www.tourismofindia.com /hibuddh/buddh_sarnath.htm (1334 words)

	ONSNUMIS.ORG - Kshaharata Questions
		On the Mathura Lion Capital reference is made to the Mahakshatrap Kusuluka Patika and this may be the same person as above or his son.
		The inscription chiefly concerns the daughter of Kharahostes and queen of the Mahakshatrap Rajula (Rajuvula), and mentions the solemnities paid to the illustrious King Muki (thought to be Maues).
		The one inscription being in Taxila and the other in Mathura shows that at this time there was a strong link between the Punjab and sites as far south as Mathura with all being encompassed by the term ‘Sakastan’.
	www.onsnumis.org /articles/kshaharata.shtml (1971 words)

	Jaipur city of Rajasthan - India
		Capital city of Rajasthan also known as "Pink City" is about 250 km from Delhi, and your starting point for Rajasthan.
		Through Singh Pol (Lion Gate), visitors can approach the Diwan-i-Khas and Diwan-i-Am, where the maharaja's private and public courts would be held.
		The architecture seems to consist of a number of arched, pillared halls, while the courtyards with painted doorways are a prominent feature.
	www.bharatheritage.in /rajasthan/jaipur.htm (1291 words)

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		New Delhi is the country’s capital and one of its largest cities.
		Several species of the cat family—including the tiger, panther, Asiatic lion, Asiatic cheetah, snow leopard, jungle cat, and clouded leopard—live in some areas of India.
		Beginning in the late 19th century a modern industrial sector and an extensive infrastructure of railways and irrigation works were slowly built with British and Indian capital.
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	Sculptures of the Indus Valley - Archaeological Artifacts
		The lion capital of the pillar is now the official emblem of the Indian Republic and the sacred wheel of law or the dharmachakra is symbolic of the first sermon that Buddha delivered at Sarnath.
		The Mathura and the Gandhara schools of sculpture imparted human form to Buddha's image.
		To emphasise his divinity, this human form was depicted with features like a halo around the head, the dharmachakra engraved upon his palms and soles of his feet, and the lion throne representing his royal ancestry.
	www.archaeologyonline.net /artifacts/indus-sculpture.html (1377 words)

	The Hindu : Nirvana in Buddha's land
		The lion capital is remarkably well preserved, the upper half of the stupa is covered with graffiti that belongs to the early 1800s and is the handiwork of itinerant petty officers of British regiments.
		Rajgir was the capital of Magadha and has been associated, from the earliest times, with mighty empires.
		Rajagriha is mentioned in the Mahabhrata as the capital city of King Jarasandha then the most powerful ruler.
	www.thehindu.com /thehindu/2001/10/21/stories/1321106j.htm (1450 words)

	Indo-Greek Kingdom Biography,info
		Although the spread of Buddhism to Central Asia and Northern Asia is usually associated with the Kushans, a century or two later, there is a possibility that it may have been introduced in those areas from Gandhara "even earlier, during the time of Demetrius and Menander" (Puri, "Buddhism in Central Asia").
		The Arjunayanas (area of Mathura) and Yaudheyas mention military victories on their coins ("Victory of the Arjunayanas", "Victory of the Yaudheyas").
		The Mathura lion capital inscription attests that they adopted the Buddhist faith, as do the depictions of deities forming the vitarka mudra on their coins.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Indo-Greek (7202 words)

	Sarnath,Sarnath India,Sarnath India Tour,Sarnath Travel,Sarnath Pilgrimage Tours in India
		Asoka's lion capital and the beautiful Teaching Buddha are amongst the most beautiful sculptures ever made.
		It was originally adorned by a capital of four lions, now housed in the Sarnath museum.
		The Digambara Jain temple, southwest of the Dhamekh Stupa, built in 1824, is said to be where Shreyanshnath, the 11th Jain tirthankara was born.
	www.pilgrimage-india.com /buddhist-pilgrimage/sarnath.html (913 words)

	Sightseeing places of Varanasi. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Lion Capital, carved from one single block of rock, has been adopted as the national emblem by free India.
		The Capital stands on an inverted Lotus flower which is symbolic to the seven lotus flowers which bloomed after Buddha's death.
		The bridge has fifteen stone arches and at the end of the bridge is a sculpture of a lion tussling with an elephant.
	www.t2uttarpradesh.com /sightseeing.php?var1=Varanasi&var=425&state=Uttar (1807 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : British Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The British Museum, and especially the Reading Room, is a recurring setting in David Lodge's 1965 novel The British Museum Is Falling Down.
		The Indo-Scythian Mathura lion capital, 1st century CE.
		Fragment of the 6th Pillar Edict of Ashoka (238 BCE), in Brahmi, sandstone.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /British_Museum (1812 words)

	indian sculpture, indian architecture, ancient architecture india, indian monuments, ancient architecture art india, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Lion Capital in the Sarnath Museum which is the state seal of India is an example of Mauryan stone sculpture.
		Mythical animals, in various combinations of elephant, lion and bird, are popular motifs.
		The Agra Fort and the deserted capital city of Fatehpur Sikri and Sikandra near Agra are all fine examples of Muslim architecture.
	www.primetravels.com /indiansculp.shtml (1222 words)

	Uttar Pradesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The ancient Hindu kingdom of Kosala in Ayodhya, where Lord Rama of the Ramayana reigned is believed to have been located in the modern day state.
		Lord Krishna, revered as the eighth Avatara of Vishnu, is believed to have been born in the city of Mathura.
		Agra and Fatehpur Sikri were also important as the capital city of Akbar, the great Mughal Emperor of India.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Uttar_Pradesh.htm (2462 words)

	museum, museum in india, museum in uttar pradesh, museum uttarpradesh
		Among the stone sculptures are red sandstone reliefs from the 2nd century B.C, Buddhist stupa at Bharhut and rare image and statues from well known schools like Gandhara, which saw the synthesis of Greek and Indian styles and Mathura, a powerful art centre during the Kushana period.
		Sarnath, where the Buddha delivered his first sermon more than 2500 years ago, has a site museum whose prize exhibit is the enormous lion capitals(2.31m).
		Regional in character its scope was limited primarily to the archeological finds from the Mathura region.
	www.india-travel.com /uttar-pradesh/museum.htm (427 words)

	The Hindu : Metro Plus Bangalore / Travel : On the trail of the Buddha
		The Asoka pillar, which was erected right outside the stupa, is now in ruins and the pillar head showing the four lions is housed in the Sanchi museum.
		The other exhibit definitely worth a dekko is a marvellous image of a serene Buddha, the smiling lips and half-shut eyelids radiating an aura of compassion and meditative calm.
		This is one of the finest examples of the Mathura School of Art.
	www.hindu.com /mp/2006/05/22/stories/2006052200230400.htm (1082 words)

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		The Anushasanaparava of Mahabharata affirms that the country of Mathura, the heartland of India, was under the joint military control of the Yavanas and the Kambojas (12/101/5).
		The Greek Yavavas were apparently a minority foreigners in India and naturally may have obtained, in this invasion, the military support of their good neighbors, the warlike Kambojas.
		The evidence from the Mathura Lion Capital inscriptions of Saka great Satrap (Mahakshatrapa) Rajuvula also lends strong credibility to this view.
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