Mrigashikhavana
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Mrigashikhavana (मृगशिखावन) was the site of a Buddhist establishment in eastern India. It is mentioned in the writings of the Chinese traveler Itsing.
Variants
- Mrigashikhavana मृगशिखावन (AS, p.756)
- Mriga-shikha-vana
- Mṛgaśikhāvana
- Mi-li-kia-si-kia-po-no (by Itsing)
History
Mi-li-kia-si-kia-po-no, believed to be a Chinese transcription of Mṛgaśikhāvana (Mriga-shikha-vana), was the site of a Buddhist establishment in eastern India. It is mentioned in the writings of the Chinese traveler Yijing, who states that king Che-li-ki-to (identified with the 3rd century king Gupta) had constructed a temple for Chinese Buddhist pilgrims near it.
Yijing's description: Yijing mentions Mṛgaśikhāvana (as "Mi-li-kia-si-kia-po-no") while describing the itinerary of the earlier Korean traveler Hwui-lun alias Prajnavarma, stating that in ancient times, king Che-li-ki-to built a temple for Chinese pilgrims near it. The king is said to have endowed the temple with the revenue of 24 villages for its maintenance.[1] Only the brick foundation of this temple survived in Yijing's time.[2]
मृगशिखावन
मृगशिखावन (AS, p.756): चीनी यात्री इत्सिंग ने इस स्थान पर महाराज श्रीगुप्त द्वारा एक मंदिर बनवाए जाने का उल्लेख किया है. उसके वृतांत से जान पड़ता है कि यह मंदिर लगभग 175 ई. में बना होगा. ऐलन (Allen) के मत में यह श्रीगुप्त समुद्रगुप्त का प्रपितामह महाराज गुप्त ही है जिसका गुप्तकालीन अभिलेखों में नामोल्लेख है. किंतु यह मत भ्रामक है क्योंकि महाराज गुप्त की तिथि इत्सिंग के श्रीगुप्त से प्राय: सौ वर्ष पीछे होनी चाहिए. मृगशिखावन का अभिज्ञान अनिश्चित है. संभवत यह स्थान और मृगदाव या सारनाथ एक ही हों. [3]
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References
- ↑ Dilip Kumar Ganguly (1987). The Imperial Guptas and Their Times. Abhinav. ISBN 978-81-7017-222-2. p. 7.
- ↑ Ashvini Agrawal (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 315. ISBN 978-81-208-0592-7. p. 80
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.756