Cellūr, bronze of Buddha meditating in vīrāsana
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⟨1⟩ Ak(k)occhi maṁ A(va)dh(i m)aṁ
⟨2⟩ A(ji)ni ma[ṁ] Ahāsi me ye ta
⟨3⟩ Upana(y/v)ahati vera te-
⟨4⟩ sa na (samma)ti
Apparatus
⟨1⟩ Ak(k)occhi ⬦ Akkoccha K.
Bibliography
Edited by Kannan 2015.
Edited here by Emmanuel Francis & Vincent Tournier (2020), based on photos (Emmanuel Francis, 2012). Thanks to R. Balasubramanian, Curator of Archaeology, Government Museum, Chennai, for providing access to the bronze and allowing photography.
Primary
[K] Kannan, R. 2015. Manual on the bronzes in the Government Museum, Chennai. 2nd revised edition. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, New series, General section 17.2. Chennai: Government Museum. Pages 263–265, 299, item 20.
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