Nalanda copper-plate inscription
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The Nalanda copper-plate inscription is an important epigraphic record from the reign of the Pala king Devapala, documenting royal patronage and grants to the famed Buddhist monastic university at Nalanda.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper plate inscription
ⓘ
epigraphic record ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Pala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist monastic university at Nalanda
ⓘ
Nalanda Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Pala Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Buddhist monks at Nalanda
ⓘ
Nalanda monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early medieval India ⓘ |
| contains | genealogical information about Pala rulers ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Pala-period Buddhism ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | 9th century CE ⓘ |
| genre | royal charter inscription ⓘ |
| geographicLocation | Nalanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence for royal support of Nalanda
ⓘ
source for history of Buddhist education in India ⓘ source for political history of Pala dynasty ⓘ |
| inscriptionCategory | donative inscription ⓘ |
| inscriptionTechnique | engraved ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Devapala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| legalFunction | charter of donation ⓘ |
| linkedInstitution | Nalanda Mahavihara complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | copper ⓘ |
| medium | copper plate ⓘ |
| mentions |
Buddhist monks
ⓘ
Devapala NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Devapala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
confirmation of endowments to Nalanda
ⓘ
record of royal grant ⓘ |
| records |
donations to Buddhist monks
ⓘ
land grants to Nalanda monastery ⓘ royal patronage to Nalanda ⓘ |
| regionOfDiscovery | Nalanda area ⓘ |
| reignOf | Devapala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfPatron | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism ⓘ |
| script | Siddhamatrika script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
religious endowments
ⓘ
royal eulogy ⓘ |
| typeOfGrant | land grant ⓘ |
| usedFor | administrative validation of grants ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Sanskrit ⓘ |
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