Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c9.s2.t7.11

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Sanskrit inscriptions written in either Sri Lankan or northern Indian scripts are considerably less common than those in Sinhalese; only seventeen are listed in Malini Dias, “Sanskrit and Pali Inscriptions of Ceylon” (*Ancient Ceylon* 1, 1971, 105–9). Among the most important specimens are the Tiriyāy rock inscription (seventh century; EZ 4, 151–60 and 312–19), eulogizing the *Girikaṇḍi-caitya*; the Jetavanārāma stone inscription (ninth century; EZ 1, 1–9), recording detailed regulations for the conduct of Buddhist monks; and the Indikaṭusāya copper plaques (EZ 3, 199–212; 4, 238–42), recording fragments of the *Pañcaviṃśati-sāhasrikā Prajñā-pāramitā* and the *Kāśyapa-parivarta*.¹⁰⁰