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'''Aparanta''', or '''Aparantaka''' (meaning "Western border") was a geographical region of ancient [[India]]. It corresponded to the northern part of the [[Konkan]] region on the western coast of India. English civil servant-turned-historian [[John Faithfull Fleet|J. F. Fleet]] believed that the Aparanta region included [[Kathiawad]], [[Kutch]], and [[Sindh]], beside Konkan. However, historical records make it clear that the extent of Aparanta was much smaller.<ref>{{cite book |author=Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri |title=Ethnic Settlements in Ancient India |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12386 |year=1955 |publisher=General |page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12386/page/n78 56] }}</ref> |
'''Aparanta''', or '''Aparantaka''' (meaning "Western border") was a geographical region of ancient [[India]]. It corresponded to the northern part of the [[Konkan]] region on the western coast of India. English civil servant-turned-historian [[John Faithfull Fleet|J. F. Fleet]] believed that the Aparanta region included [[Kathiawad]], [[Kutch]], and [[Sindh]], beside Konkan. However, historical records make it clear that the extent of Aparanta was much smaller.<ref>{{cite book |author=Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri |title=Ethnic Settlements in Ancient India |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12386 |year=1955 |publisher=General |page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12386/page/n78 56] }}</ref> |
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The Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman mentions that during [[Ashoka]]'s reign, a ''Yonaraja'' (literally; Ionian, or Greek, King), Tushaspa was the governor of Aparanta.<ref>Thapar R. (2001), ''{{IAST|Aśoka}} and the Decline of the Mauryas'', Oxford University Press, New Delhi, {{ISBN|0-19-564445-X}}, p.128</ref> A Buddhist text, the [[Mahavamsa]] states (xii.5) that at the conclusion of the [[Third Buddhist Council]] (c.250 BCE), a ''Yona'' (Greek) ''Thera'' (monk) [[Dharmaraksita|Dhammarakkhita]] was sent here by the emperor Ashoka to preach [[Dhamma]]<ref>Thapar R. (2001), ''{{IAST|Aśoka}} and the Decline of the Mauryas'', Oxford University Press, New Delhi, {{ISBN|0-19-564445-X}}, p.47</ref> and 37,000 people embraced [[Buddhism]] due to his effort (''Mahavamsa'', xii.34-6). According to Buddhist scholar [[A.K. Warder]], the [[Dharmaguptaka]] sect originated here.<ref>Indian Buddhism by A.K. Warder Motilal Banarsidass: 2000. {{ISBN|81-208-1741-9}} pg 278<sup>[https://books.google.com/books?yrrtrtr545765iid=sE8MgUVGNHkC&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=sarvastivada+mulasarvastivada&source=bl&ots=OqjXjSsE_k&sig=NrYti6XKsDc0WM-4hfoE8MiCAEI&hl=en&ei=DugvSqKoBtCMtgfclJmIDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=29#PPA278,M1]</sup></ref> |
The Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman mentions that during [[Ashoka]]'s reign, a ''Yonaraja'' (literally; Ionian, or Greek, King), [[Tushaspa]] was the governor of Aparanta.<ref>Thapar R. (2001), ''{{IAST|Aśoka}} and the Decline of the Mauryas'', Oxford University Press, New Delhi, {{ISBN|0-19-564445-X}}, p.128</ref> A Buddhist text, the [[Mahavamsa]] states (xii.5) that at the conclusion of the [[Third Buddhist Council]] (c.250 BCE), a ''Yona'' (Greek) ''Thera'' (monk) [[Dharmaraksita|Dhammarakkhita]] was sent here by the emperor Ashoka to preach [[Dhamma]]<ref>Thapar R. (2001), ''{{IAST|Aśoka}} and the Decline of the Mauryas'', Oxford University Press, New Delhi, {{ISBN|0-19-564445-X}}, p.47</ref> and 37,000 people embraced [[Buddhism]] due to his effort (''Mahavamsa'', xii.34-6). According to Buddhist scholar [[A.K. Warder]], the [[Dharmaguptaka]] sect originated here.<ref>Indian Buddhism by A.K. Warder Motilal Banarsidass: 2000. {{ISBN|81-208-1741-9}} pg 278<sup>[https://books.google.com/books?yrrtrtr545765iid=sE8MgUVGNHkC&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=sarvastivada+mulasarvastivada&source=bl&ots=OqjXjSsE_k&sig=NrYti6XKsDc0WM-4hfoE8MiCAEI&hl=en&ei=DugvSqKoBtCMtgfclJmIDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=29#PPA278,M1]</sup></ref> |
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Aparanta is regarded as an umbrella term for ''[[Shurparaka]]desha'' for Konkan, to include in the North and [[Goa|Gomantaka]] in the south with the river ''Kundalika'' to serving as a dividing line in between the two.<ref name=goa>{{cite book|last1=Kamat Satoskar|first1=B.D.|title=Gomantak:Prakruti ani Sanskruti(Marathi)|date=1982|publisher=Shubhada publications|location=Pune|page=39}}</ref> |
Aparanta is regarded as an umbrella term for ''[[Shurparaka]]desha'' for Konkan, to include in the North and [[Goa|Gomantaka]] in the south with the river ''Kundalika'' to serving as a dividing line in between the two.<ref name=goa>{{cite book|last1=Kamat Satoskar|first1=B.D.|title=Gomantak:Prakruti ani Sanskruti(Marathi)|date=1982|publisher=Shubhada publications|location=Pune|page=39}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:14, 1 March 2021
Aparanta, or Aparantaka (meaning "Western border") was a geographical region of ancient India. It corresponded to the northern part of the Konkan region on the western coast of India. English civil servant-turned-historian J. F. Fleet believed that the Aparanta region included Kathiawad, Kutch, and Sindh, beside Konkan. However, historical records make it clear that the extent of Aparanta was much smaller.[1]
The Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman mentions that during Ashoka's reign, a Yonaraja (literally; Ionian, or Greek, King), Tushaspa was the governor of Aparanta.[2] A Buddhist text, the Mahavamsa states (xii.5) that at the conclusion of the Third Buddhist Council (c.250 BCE), a Yona (Greek) Thera (monk) Dhammarakkhita was sent here by the emperor Ashoka to preach Dhamma[3] and 37,000 people embraced Buddhism due to his effort (Mahavamsa, xii.34-6). According to Buddhist scholar A.K. Warder, the Dharmaguptaka sect originated here.[4]
Aparanta is regarded as an umbrella term for Shurparakadesha for Konkan, to include in the North and Gomantaka in the south with the river Kundalika to serving as a dividing line in between the two.[5]
Notes
- ^ Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri (1955). Ethnic Settlements in Ancient India. General. p. 56.
- ^ Thapar R. (2001), Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, p.128
- ^ Thapar R. (2001), Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, p.47
- ^ Indian Buddhism by A.K. Warder Motilal Banarsidass: 2000. ISBN 81-208-1741-9 pg 278[1]
- ^ Kamat Satoskar, B.D. (1982). Gomantak:Prakruti ani Sanskruti(Marathi). Pune: Shubhada publications. p. 39.
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