Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c9.s2.t7.41
Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c9.s2.t7.41
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Several of the major Sanskrit inscriptions of eastern Thailand belong to the Khmer kings of neighboring Cambodia (cf. 4.3.7.7 and 4.3.7.9). A particularly important record of this class is the bilingual (Sanskrit and Khmer) Sdok Kak Thom inscription of Udayādityavarman (A. Chakravarti, *The Sdok Kak Thom Inscription*), which relates in detail the history of a prominent priestly family and their relations with contemporary kings over two and a half centuries. There are also a few Sanskrit inscriptions from southern (peninsular) Thailand, such as the Ligor inscription of King Viṣṇu of Śrīvijaya (Coedès, *Recueil*, II.20–4) recording the dedication of several Buddhist *stūpas* and *caityas*.