page_title: Kalasan inscription
hierarchical_section_title: Kalasan inscription
caption_attribution_description: English: Kalasan inscription dated 700 Saka or 778 CE, written in Sanskrit using Pranagari script, mentioned about the construction of a temple by the will of Guru Sang Raja Sailendravamçatilaka (the Jewel of Sailendra family) that succeed to persuade Maharaja Tejapurnapana Panangkaran (in other part of the inscription also called as Kariyana Panangkaran) to construct a holy building for the goddess (boddhisattvadevi) Tara and also build a vihara (monastery) for buddhist monks from Sailendra family's realm. Panangkaran awarded the Kalaça village to sangha (buddhist monastic community).
context_page_description: The Kalasan inscription is an inscription dated 700 Saka, discovered in Kalasan village, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The inscription was written in Sanskrit with Pranagari script. This is the first inscription discovered in Indonesia that mentioned the dynastic name of Sailendra as Sailendravamça.
context_section_description: The Kalasan inscription is an inscription dated 700 Saka (778 CE), discovered in Kalasan village, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The inscription was written in Sanskrit with Pranagari script (Northern India). This is the first inscription discovered in Indonesia that mentioned the dynastic name of Sailendra as Sailendravamça.
caption: Kalasan inscription, displayed at National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta
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