จักรึกสาแปลเดิมอัปลิมยำนนะ: จารึกอรรถกถากอภิวัฒน์ในประเทศไทย : หน้า 4/24

จักรึกสาแปลเดิมอัปลิมยำนนะ: จารึกอรรถกถากอภิวัฒน์ในประเทศไทย Octagonal Pillar Inscription from Chainat: the Oldest Inscription Recording Abhidhamma Attakathā Text in Thailand 57 U-tain WONGSATHIT Abstract This article aims to examine the reading and translation of the Octagonal Pillar Inscription from Chainat province. The inscription is from the Dvāravati kingdom, and was written with Pallava script between the 6th – 7th centuries based on the Paleography background. The text is in Pāli language. Thus it is interesting to know the origin of the text. The study presents an up-to-date reading and translation. The Pāli text in the inscription is specifically Gāthā (verses) from Sammohavinodani, from the Atthakathā (commentary) of Vibhānga in the Abhidhamma Pitaka. This commentary was composed by Buddhaghosa in around 413 CE. This is the oldest evidence of a Buddhist relationship between Sri Lanka and Thailand. Keywords : Octagonal Pillar Inscription, Pāli Inscription, Abhidhamma Attakathā Text, Sammohavinodani