Rampurva
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Rampurva (रामपुरवा) is an archaeological site located in the West Champaran district of the Indian state of Bihar, situated very close to the border with Nepal.
Origin
Variants
- Ramapurava रामपुरवा (1) = Rampurva रामपुरवा (बिहार) (AS, p.791)
- Ramapurava रामपुरवा (2) = Rampurwa Satna रामपुरवा (मध्य प्रदेश) (AS, p.791)
History
The Rampurva capitals are the capitals of a pair of Ashoka Pillars discovered in c. 1876 by A. C. L. Carlleyle.[1]The two capitals are in the Indian Museum in Kolkota.
1.Rampurava lion capital: The lion pillar is inscribed with the Major Pillar Edicts of the Edicts of Ashoka, Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI.[2]
2. Rampurva bull capital: The Rampurva bull capital is noted as one of the seven remaining animal capitals from the Pillars of Ashoka. It is composed of a lotiform base, with an abacus decorated with floral designs, and the realistic depiction of a zebu bull.
The abacus in particular displays a strong influence of Greek art: it is composed of honeysuckles alternated with stylized palmettes and small rosettes.[3] A similar kind of capital can be seen at the basis of the Sankassa elephant capital. A similar frieze is also visible on the Diamond throne built by Ashoka at Bodh Gaya. These design likely originated in Greek and Near-Eastern arts.[4]
The bull is without inscriptions, presumably because its twin pillar, the Rampurava lion pillar already had them and therefore there was no need to repeat. It is thought that the bull symbol is not related to the bull Nandi of Hinduism, as Ashoka was quite eclectic in his choice of animals for his pillars anyway: lions, elephants, camels, geese, and horses are known.[5]
रामपुरवा
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[6] ने लेख किया है .....1. रामपुरवा (AS, p.791): बिहार के ज़िला चम्पारन में एक ऐतिहासिक ग्राम है, जहाँ से मौर्य शासक अशोक के दो खण्डित स्तम्भ प्राप्त हुए हैं। यहाँ से प्राप्त स्तम्भों के शीर्षों पर सिंह और वृषभ की प्रतिमाएँ निर्मित हैं। इनमें से एक पर 'सप्त स्तम्भ आदेश' लेख प्राप्त हुए हैं। इन लेखों में अशोक की धार्मिक घोषणाएँ तथा उसके धार्मिक कार्यों का विवरण दिया गया है।
2. रामपुरवा (AS, p.791): रामपुरवा मध्य प्रदेश का एक ऐतिहासिक स्थान है। यह स्थान उत्तर मध्यकालीन इमारतों के अवशेषों के लिए विशेष रूप से उल्लेखनीय है।
External links
References
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Rampurva
- ↑ Buddhist architecture, Huu Phuoc Le, Grafikol, 2010 p.36-40
- ↑ "Buddhist Architecture" by Huu Phuoc Le, Grafikol, 2010, p.40 [1]
- ↑ "Buddhist Architecture" by Huu Phuoc Le, Grafikol, 2010, p.44 [2]
- ↑ Buddhist architecture, Huu Phuoc Le, Grafikol, 2010 p.36-40
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.791