EIAD 261. Drum slab fragment from the Amaravati stūpa

Authors of digital edition: Arlo Griffiths (argr), Vincent Tournier (vito).

Language: Middle Indo-Aryan (pra) [Southern Brāhmī (other) (brāhmī_southern_other)].

Repository: Early Andhra (tfb-eiad-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSEIAD00261.

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Version: 2026-06-25 21:51 (6b33b5d), last modified 2026-06-25 21:51 (6b33b5d).

Edition

⟨1⟩ yakho cadamukho va(ṁ)kunivāsi

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ yakho cadamukho va(ṁ)kunivāsi ⬦ yakho cadamukho vakunivāsi S; yagocada mugovakunivāsi C.

Translation

The yakkha Candamukha, resident of Vaṁku.

Bibliography

This edition by Arlo Griffith and Vincent Tournier. Encoded in XML by Fu Fan in March 2025.

Primary

[C] Chanda, Rama Prasad. 1919–1920. “Some unpublished Amaravati inscriptions.” EI 15, pp. 258–275. Pages 269–270, item 36.

[S] Sivaramamurti, C. 1942. Amaravati sculptures in the Madras Government Museum. Reprints 1956, 1977, etc. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum New Series, General Section, 4. Madras: Government Museum. [URL]. Page 273, item 3, items I B, 1, plate LXV, item 9, plate XVI, item 1.

Secondary

Tsukamoto Keishō 塚本啓祥. 1996. インド仏教碑銘の研究 I, Text, Note, 和訳 Indo Bukkyō himei no kenkyū I: Text, Note, Wayaku [A comprehensive study of the Indian Buddhist inscriptions, Part I: Text, Notes and Japanese Translation]. Kyōto-shi 京都市: Heirakuji Shoten 平楽寺書店. Page 223, item Amar 9.

[ARIE] ARIE 1906–07. G.O. No. 503, 27th June 1907. Epigraphy. Reviewing the annual progress report of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent for -, Southern Circle, for the year 1906-1907. Edited by V. Venkayya. No place, 1907. Item B.542.

Francis, N. J. 2016. A source book of the early Buddhist inscriptions of Amarāvatī. Golden jubilee series. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study. Page 66, item 22.

Srinivasan, P. R. 1961. “Recently discovered early inscriptions from Amaravati and their significance.” Lalit Kala 10, pp. 59–60. Page 60, figure 3.

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