Stela from Wat Maheyong (K. 407), 6th century Śaka

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[–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] [–––⏑] h. tāsv . v .. r . dh . y .. u [–⏑–] bhukt(a)yo(ḥ) [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] [–––⏑] ha caṅkramāśana-gr̥haṁ sopoṣadhāg¿a?rakam· bhaktaṁ sāṅghika-paudgalaṁ pratidinaṁ ... r . [⏑––⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]

⟨3⟩ [––] (p)āramitārccanaṁ sahamaṣīpatrārppaṇaṁ lekhanam· Ijyāgasti-mahātmano dvija-gaṇasyānnañ c. [––⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] (tyā)g(e) nārahitā saddharmma-kathanā dhūpa-pradīpānvitā mālādāma-vitāna-cāmara-vatī cīnadhv(aj.) [–⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] (p)uṇyañ cānyad api pradiṣṭam aniśaṁ dharmmaḥ prajāpālanam· Iṣṭāniṣṭa-samatvam indriya-jayaḥ khedas su . r̥ .. r̥ [⏑–] [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–] [––⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] [] ryāpta-bhogena y[⏑–⏑––] Arnnāyanāmā (g/ś) [⏑⏑–⏑––] [––⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]

Translation by Skilling 2017

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(Too damaged to be translated.)

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[…] a walkway, a refectory, along with an upoṣadha hall […] meals for the saṁgha and for individual monks, daily […]

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[…] worship of the [Prajñ -]p ramit, together with supplies of ink and palm leaves, the writing […] food for the group of twice-born, who worship the greatness of Agastya […]

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[…] preaching the Saddharma accompanied by incense and lamps […] ower garlands, festoons, baldaquins, yak-tail fans, and Chinese banners […]

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[…] other deeds of merit were indicated, incessantly, the dharma, the protection of the populace […] equal towards the liked and disliked, mastery of the senses, weariness well […]

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[…]

Bibliography

Edited by Peter Skilling (2017, pp. 61–62) with an English translation.

Primary

[LF] Skilling, Peter. 2017. “The Wat Maheyong Inscription (NS 10, K 407): The Thai-Malay Peninsula in the Wide World of Buddhist Material and Cultural Exchange.” In: Peninsular Siam and Its Neighborhoods: Essays in Memory of Dr. Preecha Noonsuk. Edited by Wannasarn Noonsuk. Nakhon Si Thammarat: Cultural Council of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, pp. 55–79. Pages 61–62.