Studies in Indian Art c12.s5.10

c12.s5.10

The first antiquity is of great importance for the purpose of Buddhist iconography. For the first time it introduces us to an actual image of one of the previous Buddhas, viz., Kāśyapa Buddha in Mathura art. The inscription is boldly carved in Brāhmī script of the Kuṣāṇa period in one and a half line on the front face of the pedestal, which I propose to read as follows:--