Than Pratimakam Inscription

Script

Pallava

Date

11th-13th Buddhist century

Language

Pali

Face/Line

2 faces ; each one contains 1 line of writing

Material

stone

Form

sculpture base

Size

26 cm. diameter

Found at

Si Thep Historical Park, Si Thep Locality, Si Thep District, Phetchabun Province

Exhibited

Ramkhamhaeng National Museum, Mueang Kao Locality, Mueang District, Sukhothai Province

Description

The writing on this inscription talks about the main Buddhist teachings regarding suffering and the wheel of becoming.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2557 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) 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).
2) Uraisi Warasarin ... (and others), “Inscription on sculpture base,” in Mueang Si Thep Inscription (Bangkok : History Park Project, Archaeology Division, The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2534), 119-126 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Photograph from : Mueang Si Thep Inscription (Bangkok : History Park Project, Archaeology Division, The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2534)