Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s48: No. 57. Phu-Qui Temple Inscription of Jaya Parameśvaravarman I, dated 977 Śaka
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No. 57. Phu-Qui Temple Inscription of Jaya Parameśvaravarman I, dated 977 Śaka
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The inscription was edited by G. Coedes (B. E. F., Vol. XII, No. 8, p. 16) (cf. also B. E. F., Vol. XV, No. 2, pp. 41 ff.). Phu-Qui is in Phanrang. The inscription contains 4 lines in Cham and is dated in the year 977 in the reign of king Śrī Parameśvaravarmadeva.
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TRANSLATION.
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In the Śaka year 977, His Majesty Śrī Parameśvaravarmadeva Īśvaramūrti, of the lineage of Uroja and king of kings (rājacakravartī) in the country of Champā, erected this Vihāra Rājakula. He decorated the house...........and gave to it men, oxen, buffaloes, grains as well as all the vessels necessary for the worship of the gods. (These gifts are made) in perpetuity.