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Anaṅgavarma, son of the lord king Ādityavarman, pays homage to the inscription in stone (placed) before the entryway of the place (palace) of the Eminent Crown Prince who is accomplished in all virtues, has crossed to the other shore of greatness in courage and strength, who is a "lion-elephant", and
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The inscription is carved into a brown quartz sandstone and slightly yellowish color on both sides. The inscription shape is rectangular, measuring 110 cm high, 75 cm wide, and 17 cm thick. There is writing on both sides (side A and side B), which are basically the same content but in
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slightly different sentence structures. Some of the scripts have worn out but can be estimated by comparing the two sides. A special feature of this inscription is its unique ornaments; on the front side there are a snake ornament and ornament of a giant (
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through his truth and compassion towards his preceptors, his mother and father, ever practices the vow of the Hevajra(-tantra).
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The inscription begins with a salvation prayer as is customary in ancient inscriptions. The next line is a chronogram (
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area, in the courtyard of the old office of the Monuments Preservation Department (BPCB, the old Balai Adat hall), in
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Tentative translation of the inscription according to de Casparis, as follows:
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From Distant Tales: Archaeology and Ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra
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Leaves of the Same Tree: Trade and Ethnicity in the Straits of Melaka
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Violence and Serenity: Late Buddhist Sculpture from Indonesia
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Saruaso II inscription, photo taken between 1910 and 1930.
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A 14th Century Malay Code of Laws: The Nitisarasamuccaya
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dvārāgre śilalekha yat kṛta(2)guṇā Śrīyauvarājya=padam
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era (14th century CE). It is currently located at the
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nāmnaś=cāpi A(3)naṅgavamrma taṇaya Ādityavarmmaprabho
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inscriptions
Adityawarman
Fort van der Capellen
Batusangkar
West Sumatra
Indonesia
Old Javanese
Sanskrit language
yuwaraja
Ananggawarman
Hewajra nityasmrti
Tantric Buddhism
de Casparis
Adityawarman
Ananggawarman
Pagaruyung Kingdom
Miksic, John
From Distant Tales: Archaeology and Ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra
ISBN
9781443807845
ISBN
1443807842




A 14th Century Malay Code of Laws: The Nitisarasamuccaya
ISBN
9789814459747

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