Ye Thamma Bon Phra Phuttharup Sila Inscription

Script

Post-Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Pali

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 2 lines of writing

Material

green stone

Form

standing Buddha image base

Size

the Buddha image : 196 cm. height

Found at

Wat Phleng (Abandoned Temple), Lum Din Locality, Mueang District, Ratchaburi Province

Exhibited

Wat Mahathat Worawihan, Na Mueang Locality, Mueang District, Ratchaburi Province

Publish

-

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 Brah 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) Saeng Monwithun, “ <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Ye Thamma Phra Phuttharup Sila Inscription,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 1 : Pallava and Post-Pallava Script, 12th-14th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 72-74 (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)