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The Nanaghat inscription has been a major finding. According to Georg Bühler, it "belongs to the oldest historical documents of Western India, are in some respects more interesting and important than all other cave inscriptions taken together". [16] [24]
English: The Naneghat Sanskrit inscriptions were eye-copied by Sykes in 1833 and published in 1837. These Brahmi script inscriptions are found in a cave the Western Ghats, Maharashtra. Sykes guessed in 1837 these were Buddhist inscriptions. The first translation was published by Georg Buhler which showed that these were Hindu inscriptions.
The Hathibada Ghosundi Inscriptions, ... Others such as the Ayodhya Inscription and Nanaghat Cave Inscription are generally accepted older or as old. [2] [11]
On top of Naneghat pass are caves, ancient ones. One of them is large and has panels of ancient Sanskrit inscriptions in Brahmi script. Generally dated to about the 2nd century BCE (3rd or 1st according to some). These were sponsored by a Satvahana Queen. Her inscriptions are considered as among the oldest surviving Hindu inscriptions.
The name of Samkarsana first appears in epigraphy in the Nanaghat cave inscriptions and the Hathibada Ghosundi Inscriptions, both dated to the 1st century BCE. In these inscriptions, Samkarsana appears before Vasudeva, suggesting seniority and precedence. [citation needed]
Of the Mathura inscriptions, the most significant is the Mora Well Inscription. [8] In a manner similar to the Hathibada inscription, the Mora well inscription is a dedicatory inscription and is linked to the cult of the Vrishni heroes: it mentions a stone shrine (temple), pratima (murti, images) and calls the five Vrishnis as bhagavatam.
The inscription was determined to be a statement of faith in Jesus Christ, written in Latin. The statement shows that the wearer "was clearly a devout Christian, which is absolutely unusual for ...
These inscriptions proclaim Ashoka's adherence to the Buddhist philosophy. The inscriptions show his efforts to develop the Buddhist dhamma throughout his empire. Although Buddhism as well as Gautama Buddha are mentioned, the edicts focus on social and moral precepts rather than specific religious practices or the philosophical dimension of ...