# Ireland bronze Buddha statue, label

Emmanuel Francis

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00170

Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy)

File path: DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00170.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Grantha]

Commit: 2026-11-15 15:59 (9615181), last modified 2026-11-15 15:59
(9615181)

## Summary

Inscription recording the pious donation (dharma) of Buddhāditya.
Engraved on the pedestal of a bronze Buddha statue kept in a private
collection in Ireland.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ buddhā¿(dh)?⟨d⟩ityasya dha(r)maM (∥)

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ buddhā¿(dh)?⟨d⟩ityasya ⬦ buddhādityasya C. — ⟨1⟩ dha(r)maM (∥) ⬦
dharmma[ḥ] C.

## Translation

⟨1–2⟩ ⟨This is the⟩ pious donation of Buddhāditya.

## Bibliography

Edited and translated in Cox 2025 (p. 484), with photograph (fig. 6, p.
502).

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis based on Cox 2025.

### Primary

[C] Cox, Whitney. 2025. “Bricks from a Tamil Pagoda.” In: For the Love
of Tamil: Essays in Honor of E. Annamalai. Edited by Margherita Trento.
Napoli: UniorPress, pp. 479–504.