Articles on Brahmi Script Analysis
THE INDIAN SCRIPTS
By Bharti Shelat · Sambodhi, 2007
The Indian Scripts traces the development of writing in South Asia. References in Panini’s Astadhyayi and Kautilya’s Arthashastra show that script study was integral to ancient education. Asoka’s inscriptions use terms like lipi and dipi, indicating that…
A Bodh-Gaya Image Inscription
By B. M. Barua · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933
This short paper examines an inscribed statue of the Bodhisattva found at Bodh‑Gaya and gives the first published transcription and translation of the four‑line inscription. The inscription is incised on the pedestal of a Buddha figure representing the stage…
Old Buddhist Shrines at Bodh-Gaya
By B. M. Barua · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930
The article examines Brahmi inscriptions on remnants of ancient Buddhist structures at Bodh-Gaya, including the Jewel-walk shrine, Diamond-throne, and Stone-railing. Focus is placed on pillar inscriptions marked with Brahmi letters to identify pillar-shaft…