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    • Timeline since 1898
  • Articles & Research/
    • Articles
    • Analysis
    • W. C. Peppé's Letters
    • Letters from public records office
    • What the letters tell us
  • Buddhism/
    • Worship of the Piprahwa Relics
    • Relics, relic offerings & sarira
    • The Dalai Lama visits Birdpur
    • Excerpt from Mahaparinirvana Sutra
  • Media & Events/
    • Kapilavastu Museum
    • The Rietberg Museum
    • Rubin Museum of Art
    • Asian Civilsations Museum
    • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    • Symposium for Tree & Serpent at The Met
    • Buddha Grace for Eternity conference
    • Bones of the Buddha
  • Gallery/
    • Piprahwa Gallery
    • The Piprahwa Jewels
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THE PIPRAHWA PROJECT

THE PIPRAHWA PROJECT

Piprahwa Gallery

Photographs relating to the Piprahwa stupa and the discovery of relics of the Buddha in 1898.

THE PIPRAHWA PROJECT

  • Home/
  • Background/
    • The Discovery
    • After The Discovery
    • Timeline since 1898
  • Articles & Research/
    • Articles
    • Analysis
    • W. C. Peppé's Letters
    • Letters from public records office
    • What the letters tell us
  • Buddhism/
    • Worship of the Piprahwa Relics
    • Relics, relic offerings & sarira
    • The Dalai Lama visits Birdpur
    • Excerpt from Mahaparinirvana Sutra
  • Media & Events/
    • Kapilavastu Museum
    • The Rietberg Museum
    • Rubin Museum of Art
    • Asian Civilsations Museum
    • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    • Symposium for Tree & Serpent at The Met
    • Buddha Grace for Eternity conference
    • Bones of the Buddha
  • Gallery/
    • Piprahwa Gallery
    • The Piprahwa Jewels

Piprahwa Gallery

Below are a series of pictures relating to the excavation of the Piprahwa stupa in 1898.

 

William Claxton Peppé
William Claxton Peppé
The Stone Coffer
The Stone Coffer

In situ at the bottom of the stupa.

The Stone Coffer
The Stone Coffer

The stone coffer on the trolley which W.C Peppé constructed to remove it from the stupa.

The reliquary urns
The reliquary urns

The five urns discovered inside the stone coffer. 

The reliquary urns
The reliquary urns

The Inscription reads; 'This shrine for relics of the Buddha, the August One, is that of the Sakya's, the brethren of the Distinguished One, in association with their sisters, and with their children and their wives'. 

Contents of the discovery
Contents of the discovery

Six of the original fourteen cases containing the jewels and relics before they were shared out. 

Contents of the discovery
Contents of the discovery

Six of the original fourteen cases containing the jewels and relics before they were shared out. 

The Piprahwa stupa
The Piprahwa stupa

View of the stupa looking from the south. 

The Piprahwa stupa
The Piprahwa stupa

The stupa viewed from a distance. 

The Piprahwa stupa
The Piprahwa stupa

In this picture you can clearly see the shaft that W.C Peppé cut into the centre of the stupa. 

The Prince Priest
The Prince Priest

The Prince Priest in 1896 before he ordained as a monk in Ceylon. 

The Prince Priest
The Prince Priest

Prince Prisdang, who became the Ven. Jinavaravansa, played an important part in the aftermath of the discovery.

The Prince Priest
The Prince Priest

The ven Jinavaravansa also known as 'The Prince Priest'. 

The Piprahwa Jewels
The Piprahwa Jewels

One of the original three cases made for W.C. Peppé in London in 1904. The third case was broken after being loaned out for an exhibition.

The Piprahwa Jewels
The Piprahwa Jewels

One of the original three cases made for W.C. Peppé in London in 1904. The third case was broken after being loaned out for an exhibition.

Bespoke gilt & silver salver
Bespoke gilt & silver salver

Given as a to gift W.C. Peppé by the King of Siam. 

 

 

The Piprahwa stupa
The Piprahwa stupa

The Piprahwa stupa as it is today.

by Anandajoti

http://www.photodharma.net/India/Stupas/Stupas.htm.

The Piprahwa stupa
The Piprahwa stupa

Photograph of the stupa from the southern monastery

by Anandajoti http://www.photodharma.net/India/Stupas/Stupas.htm.

William Claxton Peppé The Stone Coffer The Stone Coffer The reliquary urns The reliquary urns Contents of the discovery Contents of the discovery The Piprahwa stupa The Piprahwa stupa The Piprahwa stupa The Prince Priest The Prince Priest The Prince Priest The Piprahwa Jewels The Piprahwa Jewels Bespoke gilt & silver salver The Piprahwa stupa The Piprahwa stupa
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