History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.s2.6
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c15.s2.6
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The famous Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang has left a description of a colossal copper statue of Buddha, 80 ft. in height, which he found standing upright near about the famous Nalanda convent in Bihar. According to the Chinese traveller this gigantic copper image, which would approach the bronze colossus of Rhodes island in dimensions, requires a pavillion of six stages to cover it. It is believed to have been constructed during the reign of Raja Purnavarman, the last descendant of king Asoka, a king of the 7th century A.D. This remarkable figure of metallurgical skill must have disappeared very shortly afterwards due to some destructive operation as no further mention of it is found in later chronicles.