Kalasan inscription

E86526

8th-century artifact Buddhist inscription epigraphic record stone inscription

The Kalasan inscription is an 8th-century stone inscription from Central Java that records a royal dedication to the Buddhist goddess Tara and provides key evidence about the early Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and its religious architecture.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	8th-century artifact → Buddhist inscription → epigraphic record → stone inscription →
approximateYear	circa 778 CE →
associatedWithDynasty	Sailendra dynasty →
associatedWithKingdom	Mataram Kingdom NERFINISHED → Medang Kingdom NERFINISHED →
associatedWithSite	Kalasan →
associatedWithTemple	Kalasan Temple NERFINISHED →
country	Indonesia →
culturalContext	Javanese Buddhist culture →
date	8th century →
dedicatedTo	Tara →
era	classical Javanese period →
evidenceFor	interaction between political power and Buddhism in Java →
foundIn	Kalasan area, Central Java →
function	commemorative → religious →
genre	royal inscription →
givesEvidenceFor	Buddhist religious architecture in Central Java → early Medang (Mataram) Kingdom NERFINISHED → royal patronage of Buddhism in Java →
historicalPeriod	early Medang period →
importance	key source for early Buddhist architecture in Java → key source for early Central Javanese history →
inscriptionType	donative inscription →
language	Sanskrit →
linkedTo	development of temple architecture in Central Java →
locatedIn	Central Java NERFINISHED →
material	stone →
mentions	royal patron →
mentionsDeity	Tara →
records	construction of a sacred building for Tara → establishment of a monastery for Buddhist monks → royal dedication to the Buddhist goddess Tara →
region	Central Java, Indonesia →
religion	Buddhism →
script	Pranagari script →
subjectMatter	monastic endowment → religious dedication → temple construction →
writingSystem	Sanskrit →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Medang Kingdom → Sanjaya dynasty →	source