Udayagiri and Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh
On the way from Bhopal to Sanchi, we visit the famous Udaigiri caves. Udayagiri Caves is one of the Hindu shrines near Vidisha in the state of Madhya Pradesh. They were carved and carefully crafted in the late 4th and 5th centuries. c. Emperor of the Gupta Empire under Chandragupta II.
The most famous sculpture is that of Vishnu in the incarnation of Varaha with a boar's head in Cave 5.
Cave 4 has a unique Shiva Lingam. Hair is gathered in a bun, long curls fall in all directions. The hairstyle is the story of how Shiva overcame the fall of the Ganges while descending from heaven.
Of particular interest is the seated Ganesha statue, one of the oldest Ganeshas in India, to the left of the entrance to Cave 6.
Cave 12 has a standing image of Narasimha, personifying his divinity as Vishnu as the "lion man". At the bottom of each page are two small accompanying images.
Cave 13 has a large Narayana rope image of Vishnu at rest. Next to the image of Narayana is a kneeling devotee, and this figure is believed to be that of Chandragupta II, symbolizing his devotion to Vishnu.
We drove to Sanchi, just 14 km away and checked into the MPTDC Gateway Retreat.
It was an amazing atmosphere.
After lunch we will go to Sanchi Stupa. Sanchi is home to several Buddhist monuments.
It dates from the 3rd to the 12th century BC and is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites. A non-research site visit takes about an hour and a half. Photography is permitted and audio guides are available.
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The "Great Stupa" at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in India and was first built in the 3rd century BC. It was appointed by the great emperor Ashoka. The main room was simple half-brick.
A building built over the remains of Buddha. He is crowned with an umbrella-like chhatra, denoting high ground and intended to honor and preserve relics. He has many fours
Carved decorative doors and stained glass around the entire structure. Although it is made of stone, it is carved and made of wood, and its doors are covered with carvings. They showed the audience scenes from the Buddha's life involving familiar everyday events and made it easy for them to relate the Buddha's beliefs to their own lives. In Sanchi and most stupas, local people donate money to decorate the stupa to receive spiritual blessings. There was no direct royal patronage. Male and female devotees who donated money for the painting often chose a favorite scene from the Buddha's life and engraved their name on it. This explains the occasional repetition of some parts in the stupa (Dehejia 1992). Buddha is never depicted as a person in these stone carvings. Instead, artists have chosen to depict him during his enlightenment with features such as a horse emerging from his ancestral home, footprints, or a canopy under a Bodhi tree. The human body was considered too limited for the Buddha.
It was an amazing visit. There were many devotees there, but they silenced him.
Awesome. Only the leader of his group would gather them under a tree or at the top of one of the gates and talk about the importance of the statue, while the magicians whispered respectfully. I wish all our religious centers had the same discipline and respectful silence.
The most famous sculpture is that of Vishnu in the incarnation of Varaha with a boar's head in Cave 5.
Cave 4 has a unique Shiva Lingam. Hair is gathered in a bun, long curls fall in all directions. The hairstyle is the story of how Shiva overcame the fall of the Ganges while descending from heaven.
Of particular interest is the seated Ganesha statue, one of the oldest Ganeshas in India, to the left of the entrance to Cave 6.
Cave 12 has a standing image of Narasimha, personifying his divinity as Vishnu as the "lion man". At the bottom of each page are two small accompanying images.
Cave 13 has a large Narayana rope image of Vishnu at rest. Next to the image of Narayana is a kneeling devotee, and this figure is believed to be that of Chandragupta II, symbolizing his devotion to Vishnu.
We drove to Sanchi, just 14 km away and checked into the MPTDC Gateway Retreat.
It was an amazing atmosphere.
After lunch we will go to Sanchi Stupa. Sanchi is home to several Buddhist monuments.
It dates from the 3rd to the 12th century BC and is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites. A non-research site visit takes about an hour and a half. Photography is permitted and audio guides are available.
Wiki link:
The "Great Stupa" at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in India and was first built in the 3rd century BC. It was appointed by the great emperor Ashoka. The main room was simple half-brick.
A building built over the remains of Buddha. He is crowned with an umbrella-like chhatra, denoting high ground and intended to honor and preserve relics. He has many fours
Carved decorative doors and stained glass around the entire structure. Although it is made of stone, it is carved and made of wood, and its doors are covered with carvings. They showed the audience scenes from the Buddha's life involving familiar everyday events and made it easy for them to relate the Buddha's beliefs to their own lives. In Sanchi and most stupas, local people donate money to decorate the stupa to receive spiritual blessings. There was no direct royal patronage. Male and female devotees who donated money for the painting often chose a favorite scene from the Buddha's life and engraved their name on it. This explains the occasional repetition of some parts in the stupa (Dehejia 1992). Buddha is never depicted as a person in these stone carvings. Instead, artists have chosen to depict him during his enlightenment with features such as a horse emerging from his ancestral home, footprints, or a canopy under a Bodhi tree. The human body was considered too limited for the Buddha.
It was an amazing visit. There were many devotees there, but they silenced him.
Awesome. Only the leader of his group would gather them under a tree or at the top of one of the gates and talk about the importance of the statue, while the magicians whispered respectfully. I wish all our religious centers had the same discipline and respectful silence.
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