The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology c11.s1.50

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9. (L., 78). During his absence the latter dies. Among the marvels susceptible of representation which are adjuncts of his coronation the text signals the sudden appearance of the « seven jewels » of the *cakravartin*. This is why we see depicted here among the surroundings of the prince, who has become king, a disc, a jewel, a horse, an elephant, a woman, a general, and a minister.