Ye Thamma Inscription 5 (Phra Ong Chao Phanu 2)

Name other

N.Th. 6

Script

Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Pali

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 5 lines of writing

Material

stone

Form

grinding stone

Size

17 cm. width ; 27 cm. height ; 6 cm. thick

Found at

Nakhon Pathom Province

Exhibited

National Library of Thailand, Wasukri Pier, Sam Sen Road, Wachiraphayaban Subdistrict, Dusit District, Bangkok

Description

The Ye Dhammā gatha is considered to be at the heart of Buddhism, extracted from the Mahāvagga in the Mahākhandhaka which forms part of the Vinaya Piṭaka, at the moment when Sāriputta and Mahāmoggallāna ordained.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2552 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Georges Coedes, “Note sur les Inscriptions de Phra Pathamacetiya,” in Recueil des inscriptions du Siam : deuxieme partie : inscriptions de Dvaravati, de Crivijaya et de Lavo ([Phra Nakhon] : The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2504), 3 (in Thai).
2) Mahamakut Buddhist University, MBU, “Phra Sāriputta and Phra Mahāmoggallāna ordained,” in Vinaya Piṭaka volume 4, Mahāvagga Part 1, and Atthakathā, 3rd edition (Bangkok : Mahamakut Buddhist University, MBU, 2536), 122-128 (in Thai).
3) Prasan Bunprakhong and Saeng Monwithun, “ <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Ye Thamma Inscription 5 (Phra Ong Chao Phanu 2),” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 1 : Pallava and Post-Pallava Script, 12th-14th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 89-91 (in Thai).
4) Suchip Punyanuphap, Tripitaka for public, 16th edition (Bangkok : Mahamakut Buddhist University, MBU, 2529), 217 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Photograph from : The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 1 : Pallava and Post-Pallava Script, 12th-14th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529)