Mihintale 4
- Language: Simhal. Prakrit
- Date: -90-90
- Indoskript editor: kh
- Dynasty:
- ID: 723
- Place of origin: Mihintale (80° 29' long., 8° 20' lat.)
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Material: SteinScanvorlage:
Paranavitana, S.: Inscriptions of Ceylon
Vol. I: containing Cave Inscriptions from 3rd century B.C. to 1st century A.C. and other Inscriptions in the early Brāhmī Script. [o.O.], 1970; (Archaeological Survey of Ceylon)
Section A: Inscriptions in early Brāhmī Script, S. 1 ff.
Die meisten der Inschriften befinden sich unter oder leicht oberhalb der aus dem Stein gehauenen Wasserrinnen an den buddhistischen Felshöhlen.
Anuradhapura Distrikt, Mihintale
(Ed. S. vii: "Mihintale [Cetiyagiri, Missaka-pabbata, Mahinda-taṭa] in Kanadarā Korale of nuvaragam Palāta in the Anurādhapura District; eight miles east of Anurādhapura on the Trincomalee Road. Nos. 1-75")
Pl.I,
No. 4:
Maharajhaha Gamaṇi-Tiśaśa bariya upaśika-Kitakaya leṇe śagaśa
Übersetzung: "The cave of the female lay-devotee Kitaka, wife of the great king Gāmaṇī Tissa, [is given] to the Saṅgha"
vorläufige Datierung: 250 - 120 v. Ch. (Ed.: S. liv)
weitere Literatur:
EZ. V, 210 ff.
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