The Mathura lion capital (British Museum).

Buddhist symbol of the triratana at the center of the capital, supported by a convoluted tree.

The Mathura lion capital is a Indo-Scythian sandstone capital from Mathura in Central India, dated to the 1st century CE. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (991x652, 305 KB) Mathura lion capital. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (991x652, 305 KB) Mathura lion capital. ... The main entrance to the British Museum Londons British Museum is the United Kingdoms - and one of the worlds - largest and most important museums of human history and culture. ... The Triratna or Three Jewels symbol, on a Buddha footprint. ... The Indo-Scythian King of Kings Azes II (c. ... Mathura (मथुरा) is a city in India, located approximately 50 km north of Agra, and south of Delhi. ... (Redirected from 1st century CE) (1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century - other centuries) The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 99. ...

The capital is covered with Prakrit inscriptions in the kharoshthi script of northwestern India. The capital was made on the occasion of the funeral of "the illustrious king Muki and his horse" (Muki has been conjectured to be Maues). Prakrit (Sanskrit prakrta: natural, usual, vulgar) refers to the broad family of the Indic languages and dialects spoken in ancient India. ... The Kharoṣṭhī script, also known as the Gāndhārī script, is an ancient alphabetic script used by the Gandhara culture of historic northwest India to write the Gandhari and Sanskrit languages (the Gandhara kingdom was located along the present-day border between Afghanistan and Pakistan between the Indus River and the... Silver tetradrachm of Maues. ...

The capital describes, among other donations, the gift of a stupa with a relic of the Buddha, by Queen Nadasi Kasa, the "wife of the Indo-Scythian ruler of Mathura, Rajuvula", and "daughter of Kharahostes". The capital also mentions the genealogy of several Indo-Scythian satraps of Mathura. It mentions Sodasa, son of Rajuvula, who succeeded him and also made Mathura his capital. A stupa in Tibet A stupa (from the Sanskrit) is a type of Buddhist structure found across the Indian subcontinent and Asia. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... The Indo-Scythian King of Kings Azes II (c. ... Coin of Rajuvula. ...

The capital also displays at its center a Buddhist triratana symbol, further confirming the involvement of Indo-Scythian rulers with Buddhism. The Triratna or Three Jewels symbol, on a Buddha footprint. ...

It is on display at the British Museum in the Joseph E. Hotung Gallery. The main entrance to the British Museum Londons British Museum is the United Kingdoms - and one of the worlds - largest and most important museums of human history and culture. ...