| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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KURKIHAR |
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| Some well
preserved sculptures had been removed by the local zamindar to his bungalow in the
village, the mostinteresting of which is a relievo representing a teaching Bodhisatwa
seated in the niche of rocks between two female attendants. In the frieze above are
worshippers approaching a stupa with offerings, and the top of the relieve shows five
Bodhisatwas each enshrined in a small niche. The moulding below the lotus seat contains
the usual Buddhist formula inscribed in characters of the Ninth or Tenth Century A. D. and
the composition of the whole relievo, shows a curious resemblance to many of the products
of Graeco-Buddhist art in Gandhara. The finds include fine figures of various deities,
both Hindu and Buddhistic.
There is another collection of ancient sculptures in the courtyard of the temple of
Bhagavati. One of them is a singularly beautifulfigure of the Buddha in meditation, which
probably dates back to the Tenth Century A.D. At Punawan, 3 miles to the south-west, there
are more Buddhist remains, but much has been destroyed by the villagers digging for
bricks, and the remains of an ancient temple of Triloknath, which once stood here, have
now been all carried away. |
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