Wat Chanthuek Inscription

Name other

N.M. 14, K.1009

Script

Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Sanskrit

Face/Line

1 face, contains 1 line of writing

Material

red sandstone

Form

Buddha image base

Size

80 cm. width ; 16 cm. length ; 33 cm. thick

Found at

Wat Chanthuek Temple, Chanthuek Locality, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Exhibited

Phimai National Museum, Nai Mueang Locality, Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Description

The wording indicates that the wife of a ruler of the Dvaravati Kingdom instructed her daughter to build a Buddha image.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2552 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Wat Chanthuek 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), 144-146 (in Thai).
2) Kannika Wimonkasem and Chiraphat Praphanwitthaya, The name “Dvaravati in Wat Chanthuek Inscription,” in Thailand : culture and society (Bangkok : Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, 2542), 388-394 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-06, File Name; NM_033)