The inscription is on the pedestal, one line along the top edge, another along the bottom edge. The height given here is for the two lines combined; the top line is about 2 cm tall, the bottom is 2.5 cm tall.

Manukuwar Buddha Image Inscription
Records the dedication of the image by the monk Buddhamitra in the time of Kumāragupta I.

1) Om. Reverence to the Buddhas! This image of the Lord who thoroughly attained perfect knowledge (and) whose tenets are consistent, has been installed by the bhikṣu Buddhamitra

2) Year 100 (and) 09 in the reign of mahārāja śrī Kumāragupta; the month Jyeṣṭha, day 108, with the object of averting all unhappiness.

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