Ye Thamma Mueang Si Thep Inscription

Name other

L.B. 23

Script

Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Pali

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 4 lines of writing

Material

stone

Form

rectangle

Size

23 cm. width ; 15.5 cm. height

Found at

Si Thep Ancient City, Si Thep District, Phetchabun Province

Exhibited

Somdet Phra Narai National Museum, Tha Hin Locality, Mueang District, Lop Buri Province

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) Suchip Punyanuphap, Tripitaka for public, 16th edition (Bangkok : Mahamakut Buddhist University, MBU, 2529), 217 (in Thai).
4) The Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, “Mueang Si Thep Inscriptions,” in Si Thep Historical Park (Bangkok : The Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, 2550), 129-143 (in Thai).
5) Thoem Mitem and Yaem Praphatthong, “ <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Ye Thamma Mueang Si Thep 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), 132-134 (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)