Dating controversy: inscriptions don't mention manufacturing

July 07, 2024

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Source: Barabar - The Archeological Site of the Future - Narrated by Jahannah James by Funny Olde World

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Inscriptions only record donations, not how chambers were built. Harry Falk suggests they likely existed before being gifted to the Ajivika. All seven would need completion within Ashoka's 28-year reign - and inscriptions may have been added much later. 29:42-31:41

Key facts

Inscriptions only mention donations, not how chambers were made
No function specified for Barabar chambers in inscriptions
Nagajuni inscriptions mention 'shelter during rainy season' but chambers predate this
All seven chambers would need to be completed in Ashoka's 28-year reign
Inscriptions may have been engraved long after chambers were built
Harry Falk: chambers likely existed before being gifted to Ajivika

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by HA FAlk · Cited by 20 — This excavation took place thirteen months af- ter the birthplace of the Buddha had been found, just inside the Nepal border a few km away from the Peppé estate ...

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Commentary on the Scribal Aspects of Seal Inscriptions. Profile image of Harry Falk Harry Falk. 2011, Aman ur Rahman and Harry Falk, Seals, Sealings and Tokens ...

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records are concise or abbreviated, he says, while others are elaborate; not ... Inscriptions where he says that he donated the caves to the Ajivikas. As.

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