Research & Article
Śaṅkara Inscription: The Connector of the National History of Indonesia
By Dokrak Payaksri , Utain Wongsathit
Published on 15 June 2024
Inscription and Manuscript
Location of original sources
Aksara Pibul Journal, Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): July-December 2022
This article aims to indicate the importance of Śaṅkara inscription, Indonesia, as a link to the national history ofIndonesia in the classical period. Śailendra dynasty was build a great place such as Borobudur and Prambanan. Śaṅkara inscription show the transition of the Śailendra dynasty's religious support from Hinduism to Buddhism. In addition, the Śaṅkara inscriptions linked three important inscriptions of Indonesia, namely the Sojomerto inscription, which mentions the Selendra family of Javanese rulers early, the ancestors of the Śailendra dynasty Hindu religion, Shiva sect, Inscription of Canggal, which talks about the creation of the Shiva Linga on the mountain of LordSanjaya. The inscription of Kalasan talking about the creation of the temple for Phra Nang Tara who is a female Bodhisattvas in Buddhism The 4 inscriptions show the continuity of the family line o fthe Śailendra dynasty without separating Sañjaya from theŚailendra dynasty and set up his own dynasty Sanjaya dynasty.