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Description: Kalasan inscription dated 700 Saka or 778 CE, written in Sanskrit using Pranagari script, mentioned about the construction of a temple by the will of Guru Sang Raja Sailendravamçatilaka (the Jewel of Sailendra family) that succeed to persuade Maharaja Tejapurnapana Panangkaran (in other part of the inscription also called as Kariyana Panangkaran) to construct a holy building for the goddess (boddhisattvadevi) Tara and also build a vihara (monastery) for buddhist monks from Sailendra family's realm. Panangkaran awarded the Kalaça village to sangha (buddhist monastic community).
Title: Kalasan Inscription
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Author: Gunawan Kartapranata
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