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l فارسی 한국어 සිංහල தமிழ் edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 34 24 43 n 70 27 08 e 34 412045 n 70 452130 e 34 412045 70 452130 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia buddhist stupa and monastery complex in afghanistan ahin posh ahin posh stupa reconstitution by william simpson in 1878 location within afghanistan show map of afghanistan location within gandhara show map of gandhara location within south asia show map of south asia religion affiliation buddhism region gandhara ecclesiastical or organisational status stupa ruins year consecrated 2nd century ce status artifacts removed location location afghanistan coordinates 34 24 43 n 70 27 08 e 34 412045 n 70 452130 e 34 412045 70 452130 ahan posh or ahan posh tape persian آهن پوش romanized âhan puš lit iron covered place is an ancient buddhist stupa and monastery complex in the vicinity of jalalabad afghanistan dated to circa 150 160 ce at the time of the kushan empire the stupa was first excavated by william simpson in february 1879 he cleared the base of the stupa and dug a tunnel to the center the excavation found the remains of a colossal buddha statue in clay covered with stucco at the entrance of the principal gateway with feet measuring 58 cm 23 in in length 1 the stupa was decorated with indo corinthian capitals indo persian capitals and capitals of the ionic order typical of the roman period 1 2 some of the indo corinthian capitals had buddhas seated among the foliage 2 a relic deposit compartment was found at the center of the stupa ahin posh which was reached by a tunnel dug by simpson the deposit included a gandharan golden amulet inset with garnets in which two coins were found one of wima kadphises and one of kanishka 3 overall numerous coins of kushan kings were found in the central deposit compartment ten coins of wima kadphises c 113 127 ce six coins of kanishka i including one with an image of the standing buddha and one coin of huvishka circa 150 190 ce 3 roman coins were also found in the deposit a gold aureus of roman emperor domitian 81 96 ce a gold coin of the roman emperor trajan 98 117 ce and a gold aureus of sabina wife of hadrian 117 138 ce 3 in the coin of sabina she is entitled agusta a title she received in 117 ce at the time hadrian was proclaimed emperor therefore the final dedication of the ahin posh stupa necessarily occurred after this date probably during the few decades after 120 ce 4 this deposit now forms part of the collections of the british museum 5 6 the three roman coins found in the central deposit at ahin posh a coin of the roman emperor trajan found together with coins of kanishka at ahin posh coin of kanishka found at ahin posh this one has goddess selene ϲαληνη on the reverse 3 7 the golden amulet which contained coins of wima kadphises and kanishka now in the british museum 1 gold coin of kanishka with depiction of the buddha found in ahin posh 8 3 ahin posh stupa buddha simpson 1878 view of the ruins of ahin posh stupa illustrated london news august 16 1879 plan of ahin posh stupa by william simpson in 1878 ahin posh stupa and vihara next to it simpson 1878 all the coins found in the central chamber at ahin posh 9 three kushan and three roman coins excavated in ahin posh british museum see also edit gandharan buddhism greco buddhism indo roman trade and relations mankiala references edit 1 2 3 errington elizabeth 2017 charles masson and the buddhist sites of afghanistan explorations excavations collections 1832 1835 british museum pp 156 159 1 2 cunningham alexander 1879 proceedings of the asiatic society of bengal asiatic society of bengal p 209 1 2 3 4 5 errington elizabeth 2017 charles masson and the buddhist sites of afghanistan explorations excavations collections 1832 1835 british museum p 159 cunningham alexander proceedings of the asiatic society of bengal asiatic society of bengal p 209 documents epigraphiques kushans g fussman p 48 british museum collection see listing of coins and obverse and reverse of the coin coin british museum the british museum errington elizabeth 2017 charles masson and the buddhist sites of afghanistan pdf london british museum research publications p 59 fig 242 gold coins from the ahinposh relic deposit sources edit wikimedia commons has media related to ahin posh stupa errington elizabeth 2017 charles masson and the buddhist sites of afghanistan explorations excavations collections 1832 1835 british museum pp 156 159 documents epigraphiques kushans g fussman v t e gandhara history gandhara kingdom achaemenid invasion of the indus valley greek conquests in india mauryan empire greco bactrian kingdom indo greek kingdom indo scythians indo parthians kushan empire alchon huns turk shahis hindu shahis ghaznavid empire culture greco buddhist art greco buddhism hellenistic influence on indian art silk road transmission of buddhism art of gandhara by museum archaeology peshawar basin takht i bahi sahr i bahlol baho dheri aziz dheri shaji ki dheri kanishka stupa loriyan tangai jamal garhi yusufzai sikri yusufzai butkara stupa bhamala aziz dheri shingardara ali masjid sphola ahin posh swat saidu sharif chakpat barikot charsadda pushkalavati ranigat hashtnagar sikri stupa taxila sirkap dharmarajika jaulian kalawan mohra muradu jandial kunala stupa lalchak monastery badalpur bhallar mankiala bhir mound eastern afghanistan hadda tapa shotor chakhil i ghoundi tapa i kafariha shotorak paitava bimaran mes aynak fondukistan khair khaneh sphola stupa tapa sardar tepe narenj tepe maranjan artifacts aramaic inscription of taxila bimaran casket kanishka reliquary stone palettes buddhas of bamiyan buner reliefs saptarishi tila statue post mauryan coinage of gandhara kabul hoard shinkot casket rukhuna reliquary treasure of begram wardak vase standing buddha brussels buddha bajaur casket silver reliquary of indravarman hephthalite silver bowl gardez ganesha portals religion afghanistan v t e buddhism outline glossary index people beliefs foundations four noble truths three jewels buddha dharma sangha noble eightfold path nirvana middle way key concepts avidyā ignorance bardo bodhicitta buddha nature dhamma theory dharma enlightenment bodhisattva buddhahood pratyekabuddhayāna four stages of awakening sotāpanna sakadagami anāgāmi arhat five hindrances indriya karma kleshas mental factors mindstream parinirvana pratītyasamutpāda rebirth saṃsāra saṅkhāra skandha śūnyatā taṇhā craving tathātā ten fetters three marks of existence anicca dukkha anattā two truths doctrine philosophy abhidharma atomism buddhology buddhism and democracy economics eight consciousnesses engaged buddhism eschatology ethics humanism logic reality secular buddhism socialism the unanswerable questions views on creator evolution sexuality cosmology ten spiritual realms six paths deva realm human realm asura realm hungry ghost realm animal realm naraka nirvana three planes of existence other abhijñā amitābha brahmā dharma talk hinayana iddhi kalpa koliya lineage māra siddhi sacred languages pāḷi sanskrit practices bhavana bodhipakkhiyādhammā brahmavihara mettā karuṇā mudita upekkha buddhābhiṣeka dāna devotion deity yoga dhyāna faith five strengths iddhipada meditation mantras kammaṭṭhāna recollection smarana anapanasati samatha vipassanā vipassana movement shikantaza zazen tukdam koan ganana mandala tonglen tantra tertön terma merit mindfulness mindful yoga satipatthana nekkhamma nianfo pāramitā paritta puja offerings prostration music refuge sādhu satya sacca seven factors of enlightenment sati dhamma vicaya pīti passaddhi śīla five precepts eight precepts bodhisattva vow pratimokṣa threefold training śīla samadhi prajñā vīrya four right exertions twenty two vows of ambedkar yujia yankou shuilu fahui dabei chan yaoshi bao chan monasticism bhikkhu bhikkhunī śrāmaṇera śrāmaṇerī anagārika ajahn sayadaw zen master rōshi lama rinpoche geshe tulku western tulku kappiya donchee householder upāsaka and upāsikā achar śrāvaka ten principal disciples shaolin monastery texts early buddhist texts tripiṭaka mahayana sutras pali canon chinese buddhist canon tibetan buddhist canon dhammapada sutra vinaya madhyamakālaṃkāra abhidharmadīpa branches mahayana zen chinese chan japanese zen korean seon vietnamese thiền pure land tiantai huayan risshū nichiren madhyamaka yogachara vajrayana tibetan buddhism chinese esoteric buddhism shingon dzogchen theravada southern esoteric buddhism navayana early buddhist schools pre sectarian buddhism basic points unifying theravāda and mahāyāna southern eastern and northern buddhism major figures the buddha tathāgata birthday four sights eight great events great renunciation physical characteristics life of buddha in art footprint relics iconography in laos and thailand films miracles family suddhodāna father māyā mother mahapajapati gotamī aunt adoptive mother yaśodharā wife rāhula son ānanda cousin devadatta cousin bodhi tree places where the buddha stayed buddha in world religions disciples kaundinya assaji sāriputta mahamoggallāna ānanda mahākassapa aṅgulimāla anuruddha mahākaccana nanda subhūti puṇṇa mantānīputta upāli mahapajapati gotamī khema uppalavanna asita channa yasa bodhisattvas avalokiteśvara guanyin mañjuśrī mahāsthāmaprāpta ākāśagarbha kṣitigarbha samantabhadra vajrapāṇi skanda tārā metteyya maitreya other kātyāyana anuruddha upāli rāhula ānanda nagasena aśvaghoṣa nagarjuna asanga vasubandhu kumārajīva buddhaghosa buddhapālita dignāga bodhidharma faxian lushan huiyuan sengyou emperor wu of liang tanluan dazu huike sengcan zhiyi daochuo guanding emperor wen of sui songtsen gampo xuanzang shandao huineng fazang śubhakarasiṃha 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