Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 10th century Buddha statues found CHENNAI, Feb. 12. — In a significant find, the ASI experts have excavated two Buddha statues and ornamental pillars, dating back to 10th century, at a village here, providing evidence of a visit by a Sumatran (Indonesian) king. The two statues in meditation pose and pillars were excavated from near a Siva temple at Kolapakkam and have inscriptions in Tamil, Mr T Satyamurthy, superintending engineer, ASI, said today. According to the inscriptions, the statues were donated by Sumatran king Sri Vijaya Maharaja. — PTI http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php? clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=106309 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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