Dear List-ists
Are you aware of any mentions of digs for hidden treasures - in ancient Indian literature (Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrits)? One of such explorations is described in Buddhaghosa's Sumangalavilasini, another one - in the Mahabharata (I, 017-030).
Artur Karp (ret.)
Chair of South Asian Studies
University of Warsaw
Polska