. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. ges of Vagi^vari and Gane^ appear to be very ancient. Their workman-ship has been Avorn out, and are nowneglected and withont worshippers. But there issufficient evidence to show that in ancient timesthe above-named goddess was woishippedboth by the Buddhist and Hindu image of Vagi^vari is also found lying atthe foot of a tree in village Tundara near Bhima-pur in the district of Balasore. It is said thatthis image previously existed in a temple on thesea-side. But no trace of that temple is to befound now. This image al
. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. ges of Vagi^vari and Gane^ appear to be very ancient. Their workman-ship has been Avorn out, and are nowneglected and withont worshippers. But there issufficient evidence to show that in ancient timesthe above-named goddess was woishippedboth by the Buddhist and Hindu image of Vagi^vari is also found lying atthe foot of a tree in village Tundara near Bhima-pur in the district of Balasore. It is said thatthis image previously existed in a temple on thesea-side. But no trace of that temple is to befound now. This image also aj^pears to be sevenor eiglit centuries old. Images of the goddess areenshrined at the temples at Gaya and Benares,wliile her glory and powers are described intlie Svayambhii Burana and Ka^i-Khanda. She ff^^jni -s^^ ^^li r\^h^ ^ ii Dr. oldliclIs Nipfil, V,.l. II. p i:t;i. * Jliiliainiihopadliyfiya H. 1. Nutico uf Sanskrit ;-iii-- to llie Durbar Jiilmirv. Nfpal, Intro, p. Ivii. Maturabhanja Arch^ological Rudia-bhairavi from Bai$a(. I.] CAKTA INILIENC E. IxXVJi is worshipped even in China, Japan and following directions for meditating on theimage are given in the Tantra :— ^r^WTft HUT ^ WZ fidi^ Tim^ I ??}jrJT ^m^^rwr Tri;T^T^w?:Tf»arTt i ( HVgwTTIJH ) There are traces of old cliadijas on both sidesof the two above-mentioned images. (Fig. oG).It appears from this that at one time thej wereworshipped by the BiKklhists. MAHAYANA OR BUDDHIST TANTRIKA INFLUENCE- Xumerons images of IJodliisattva and Caktil)elonging to the ]\lahayana Tantrika school ofBnddhism have been discovered at Baripnda,llariharpnr, Hndasai, Raniliandli, and Khiching-in the Afayurabhaiija State, and at Ayodhya antiDhupgila in tlie Xilgiri States, on the borders ofMayurabhniija and at several places in the Bala-sore district. So many relics of the BnddhistTantrika period have been found in these placesand witliin so a short period, that it is butnatnral to hope
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