Ahmedabad: Excavation by the Indian Archaeological Survey (ASI) in Vadnagar, Kampung PM Narendra Modi, since 2015 has explored ancient cities and, overall, the Buddha’s past in the region.
These findings include several nazar stupas, relics, artifacts, and structures.
Experts say that together with Bukit Taranga nearby, the region gave a snapshot of around 1,400 years of Buddhism.
The main findings of the excavation by the State Archaeological Department on Excavation of 2000 and then by ASI in Vadnagar and Taranga were on display at the three-day international Buddhist symposium in Kushinagar at Uttar Pradesh.
This symposium will be inaugurated by PM Modi on Wednesday, Buddha Purnima.
“This exhibition has a special part in Vadnagar and Taranga,” said an expert related to the project.
“This new finding provides the sequence of events of Buddhism courses in the region.” Experts said that the earliest findings in the structure and artifacts were built by Vadnagar – the date returned to the 1st century CE.
The presence of Buddhist artifacts was found until the 7th century CE after that outside.
“But we must see Taranga as a possibility of a continuation of the Buddhist tradition,” said the expert.
“Because in a period of almost the same (7th century), the hills made the residence of the Buddhist monks, which continued until the 14th century.” Apart from the Bodhisattva idol and Terracotta Lord Buddha’s head, several artifacts including Sealing connecting sites with other important buddhism places in India, experts said.
For example, the elliptical structure near grain storage resonates with the structure of Rajgir and Shraverti.
In Taranga, the ASI experts have found a multilevel system together with holding walls to create religious structures.
Stupa with a mobile line found on the Dhagolia hill.
Also found is a rectangular structure, maybe a prayer hall, with two stupas near the Taran Dharan eye temple.
Overall, around 40 Nazar stupas have been found from the hill.
Millenia Buddhist heritage in Gujarat
