Material: Stone / sandstone

Bodhgayā (बोधगया), Bihār. Inscription (INBG00016) on the inner side of a coping stone of the vedikā (OBBG00016) recording an endowment for offerings made in the gaṃdhakuṭī (“the perfumed chamber of the Buddha”, i.e. the sanctum of the Mahābodhi temple). Edition here that of Tsukamoto 1996 (based on Bloch 1912), see Concordance for bibliographic data.

Bodhgayā (बोधगया Bihār). Chinese inscription of Huaiwen dated in the second year of 明道 Míngdào (CE 1033) of the Song emperor 真宗 Zhēnzōng. Edition here that of Chavannes (1896), see Concordance for bibliographic data. Working edition (02/2021).

[top portion]:

1. 大宋皇帝
2. 皇太后為
3. 太宗皇帝
4. 建塔壹座

[main text: 1.] 大宋

[2.] 聖文睿武仁明孝德皇帝.

[3.] 應元宗德仁壽慈聖皇太后.謹遣僧懷問.詣摩伽陀

[4.] 國奉為資薦

[5.] 太宗至仁應道神功聖德文武睿烈大明廣孝皇帝.

[6.] 於金剛座側.建塔一座.

[7.] 太宗皇帝伏願.高步 天宮.親承

[8.] 佛記書證. 真仙之位常居.

[9.] 釋梵之尊誕錫. 威靈永隆

[10.] 基業時明道二年.歲次癸酉.正月十九日記. 丙 日予

Bodhgayā (बोधगया, often Bodh Gaya, Bihār).

Stone stele with Chinese inscription dated in the second year of 明道 Míngdào (CE 1033) of the Song emperor 真宗 Zhēnzōng.

Relief and inscription carved on a stone which is part of the platform of the Indaldevī/Tuṇdāldevī temple, Kathmandu.

Inscription at the bottom of a deity relief in the temple of Indaldevī (Tuṇdāldevī), Kathmandu. Saṃvat 397.

Liṅga established at Lazimpat, Kathmandu in saṃvat 388.

Lajampat Trivikrama Relief of Manadeva I Inscription, Kathmandu. Saṃvat 389.

Kathmandu. Cāṃgunārāyaṇa Temple. Base of Pillar Inscription.