Parihaspore Quotes

“Wikipedia: Parihaspore”

“[The Parihāsapura monuments (near Śrīnagar) of the Cankuna stūpa (Kārkota dynasty, 8th century)] “served as a model all across Asia from the Pamir Mountains to Japan”.”

“[T]he glorious silver [image of Visnu] Parihasakesava [which] shone like the god [Visnu] ... the famous [image of] Visnu Muktakesava, made of gold; the [image of Visnu] Mahavaraha.”

“It was adorned with many fine temples and monuments; among others, with a pillar cut out of one stone, twenty four yards high, at the top of which stood the image of Garuda, half-man and half-eagle.”

“The Surij Bagh is probably on the site of the once famous city of Parihasapur, of the marvels of which the native legends speak so highly. This city was built by the great conqueror Lalitaditya, who reigned from A.D. 714 to 750, and was adorned with many fine temples and monuments; among others, with a pillar cut out of one stone, twenty-four yards high, at the top of which stood the image of Garuda, half-man, half-eagle. Sikandar Budh Shikan probably destroyed it, but several fragments were seen in 1727 by Mohammed Azim. Immense images of gold, silver, and other metals, also adorned the interior, but all traces of this splendour have disappeared.”