Person: Michael WILLIS

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).

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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.

Rakhterā (रखतेरा Guna). Rock-cut inscription carved near a large image of Ādinātha (at a site known as Bhiyāṃdāṃt, located at 24°46’14″N 78°1’55″E).

A large rock-cut image of Ādinātha with a pilgrim inscription engraved on the leg, part of the cave complex at Bhiyāṃdāṃt, with other images of Śiva, Varāha, and Brahma. Located at 24°46’14″N 78°1’55″E.

Rakhterā (रखतेरा Guna). Inscription carved on a large rock-cut image of Ādinātha (at a site known as Bhiyāṃdāṃt, located at 24°46’14″N 78°1’55″E).

A rock-cut niche with sacred feet and inscription above, part of the cave complex at Bhiyāṃdāṃt, with a large image of Ādinātha, and other images of Śiva, Varāha, and Brahmā.

INIG1555 Rakhterā (रखतेरा or Rakhetrā, Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh). Rock-cut inscription of VS 1555 above foot prints near a large rock-cut image of Ādinātha at the site known as Bhiyāṃdāṃt. Working transcription (01/2019)

[line 1] saṃvat 1555 varṣe phāguṇa-sudi 2 śukra-vāsare revatī-nakṣatre mālavaka-deśe kṣa-
[line 2] laj[ī]-vaṃśe suritrāṇa gyāsu[d]īna-vijaya-rāj[ye]…
[line 3] śrī vinaya [?śeraṣā-pratāpe śrī rājamaṇe śrī malayacaṃdasūri ś[iṣya]° u[pādhyāya]° [ke]śarva-
[line 4] (ddha) śi[ṣya]° u[pādhyāya]° śrī mānikasuṃdara śi[ṣya]° u[pādhyāya]° śrī viśālarājasya pādukā kā-
[line 5] (rāvitā) śi[ṣya]° munirājena śreyas tu[leṇa] ra(ṇaśvata) 1111 ii ra | (sākṣāt) ||

Khurā (کھوڑہ, Khushab District ضلع خوشاب, near Khatwai), Salt Range, Pakistan (Wikimapia)

Khurā (کھوڑہ, Khushab District ضلع خوشاب, near Khatwai), Salt Range, Pakistan

Khurā stone inscription.

Karamdaṇḍ (करमदण्ड Faizabad district) liṅga engraved with an inscription of the time of Kumāragupta I (Kern Institute).