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Ramvan Satna

Ramavana (रामवन) is ancient village in Satna tahsil in Satna district in the Madhya Pradesh.

Variants

Location

District map of Satna

Ramvan is located at a distance of about 15 km on Rewa-Satna Road.

History

The Bharhut stupa (now dismantled and reassembled at Kolkata Museum) contains numerous birth stories of the Buddha's previous lives, or Jataka tales. Many of them are in the shape of large, round medallions. In conformity with the early aniconic phase of Buddhist art, the Buddha is only represented through symbols, such as the Dharmachakra, the Bodhi tree, an empty seat, footprints, or the triratana symbol. The style is generally flat (no sculptures in the round), and all characters are depicted wearing the Indian dhoti, except for one foreigner, thought to be an Indo-Greek soldier, with Buddhist symbolism.

An unusual feature of Bharhut panels is inclusion of text in the narrative panels, often identifying the individuals.

All the archaeological objects from the stupa have been moved to the Calcutta's Indian Museum.[1] No antiquities exist at Bharhut now. Some antiquities were sent to Allahabad museum and some are preserved at Ramavana museum in Satna district.

General Cunningham had visited this area in 1873 on way to Nagpur. He was fascinated to find such a heritage site but at the same time pained at its ignorance by the people and the government. He left some guards behind to look after the site and came back in February 1874. He collected the scattered pieces of sculptures and records and tried to understand its design and lay out. He came third time in November 1874 with some legal rights. He carried some of the sculptures to Kolkata and started a Bharhut gallery in the National Museum. After a detailed study of Buddhist literature and the sculptures from the site, he published in 1876 a book titled "The Stupa of Bharhut", which is still an authentic book about the Bharhut stupa.

रामवन

रामवन (AS, 791): सतना ज़िला, मध्य प्रदेश का ऐतिहासिक स्थान है। यह सतना-रीवा मार्ग पर सतना से 10 मील की दूरी पर स्थित है। वाकाटक तथा गुप्त नरेशों के समय के अनेक अवशेष रामवन में पाए गए हैं।[2]

Notable persons

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References

  1. http://www.inc-icom.org/newgal_bharut.html
  2. ऐतिहासिक स्थानावली, लेखक: विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर, प्रकाशक: राजस्थान हिन्दी ग्रंथ अकादमी, जयपुर, पृष्ठ संख्या: 791