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The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Western Satraps ruler Rudradaman I. It is located near Girnar hill near Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The inscription is dated to shortly after 150 CE. [1]
G] There are about thirty inscriptions mentioning additions to the temples and his family members. [31] The Prabandhas state that the Luniga-vasahi cost twelve crores and fifty-three lakhs while the Girnar temples cost eighteen crores and ninety-six lakhs, although these figures may be an exaggerated.
Girnar was an important mountain that has been a sacred place for both Hindu Nāth Siddha traditions and Jains for centuries. In the 7th century, the Chinese traveler Hsuan-tsang mentioned Girnar as a place of “supernatural rishis,” likely referring to Saivite Pashupata ascetics, as described by his contemporary Bāṇabhaṭṭa.
Location of Girnar in India. Tushaspa is mentioned in Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman (150 CE). Tushaspa ( Brahmi : Tuṣāspha ) was a " Yavana raja " (Greek King or Governor) for Emperor Ashoka , in the area of Girnar , near Junagadh , in Gujarat , India . [ 1 ]
The inscription reads: "In the year fifty-two, 50, 2; on the second day of the dark half of Phaguna, of (the reign of) the king Rudradāman, son of Jayadaman, (who was the grandson) of the king Caṣṭana, son of Ysamotika, (this) staff was raised in memory of Rishabhadeva, son of Sihila, of the Opasati gotra, by (his) brother, Madana, son of ...
An inscription dated Vikram Samvat 1249 (1192 CE) mentions Vaghela minister Vastupala's pilgrimage to Ambika temple on Raivataka (Girnar) hill. Narendraprabhsuri mentions that Vastupala had installed idols of himself and his brother Tejapala in the temple.
Toggle the table of contents. ... Replica of Ashoka Stone Inscription On the way to Girnar Hill: Junagadh Junagadh ... Stone Inscription at Jumma Masjid (H.S.732) (AD ...
Of the Mathura inscriptions, the most significant is the Mora Well Inscription. [8] In a manner similar to the Hathibada inscription, the Mora well inscription is a dedicatory inscription and is linked to the cult of the Vrishni heroes: it mentions a stone shrine (temple), pratima (murti, images) and calls the five Vrishnis as bhagavatam.