A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Besnagar Inscription
This page describes Besnagar Inscription which is located on page 252 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Parama Samhita (English translation) [by Krishnaswami Aiyangar]
The Besnagar Pillar inscription of the 2nd century before Christ bears evidence to the worship of Vasudeva in temples. The inscription records the erection of a Garuda Pillar in the temple of Vasudeva and indicates thereby that that worship had been accepted by a foreign Greek ambassador from Taxila. This definitely establishes the practice of the Bhagavata religion in the period of the Sungas. Another inscription at Ghasundi of the same Vaishnava character takes us back somewhat earlier....
Read full contents: The Bhagavata cult prevalant all over India at the beginning of the Christian era
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [by T. S. Syamkumar]
Gavin Flood, Hinduism, Blackwell Publishing, Malden USA, 2002, p. 234. (* 3) Ibid. , p. 232. (* 4) Historically, Besnagar Garuda pillar inscription of Heliodorous is a first known inscription of Vaishnavism in India. The date of this inscription is 113 BCE. Heliodorous was a Greek ambassador of the Indo-Greek king Antialcidas to the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra. The pillar surmounted by a sculpture of Garuda. And it was dedicated to lord Vasudeva....
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana [by Chaitali Kadia]
The Piprahwa vase inscription records the dedication of the relic casket of Lord Buddha. The Besnagar Garuda pillar inscription of Heliodors also belongs to this category. Many of the dedicative inscriptions deal with the installation of images and the construction of temples....
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