Galle Trilingual Inscription
| Galle Trilingual Inscription | |
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National Museum of Colombo |
The Galle Trilingual Inscription is a
his grand voyages.[1]
The text concerns offerings made by him and others to the mountain
Perso-Arabic script to Allah and the Tamil inscription mentions offering to Tenavarai Nayanar (Hindu god Vishnu).[2][3] The admiral invoked the blessings of Hindu deities here for a peaceful world built on trade.[4] The stele was discovered in Galle in 1911 and is now preserved in the Colombo National Museum
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On his third voyage,
Buddha
and records lavish offerings in his honour.
The tablet was found by an engineer, S. H. Thomlin, in 1911 in Galle. It can now be seen in the national museum in Sri Lanka. A modern replica of the stele has been installed in the Treasure Boat Shipyard Park in Nanjing, along with copies of other steles associated with the voyages of Zheng He .
Offerings
1,000 pieces of
candles
; 10 sticks of fragrant incense.
Date
The date of 15 February 1409 on the Galle Trilingual Inscription possibly refers to when the trilingual inscription was erected in Galle, indicating that it was put up during the homeward journey of the second voyage.Tianfei (天妃) on 21 January 1409 and Nanhaishen (南海神) on 15 February 1409.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0321084439.
- JSTOR 23731298.
- ^ Society, Sri Lanka Geographical (1951). Bulletin. University of Colombo. p. 394.
It is also interesting to note that in much later times Galle was a port frequented by many merchants. A trilingual slab containing inscriptions in Chinese, Persian and Tamil was discovered in Galle. The Chinese and Persian inscriptions refer to money and material set apart by merchants for festivals connected with Adam's Peak, while the Tamil inscription refers to a great festival at Devinuwara or Dondra.
- ^ Robert D. Kaplan. (2010) Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
- ISBN 978-0321084439.
- JSTOR 4527170.
Further reading
- Xinhua News Agency (2005), Zheng He: A Peaceful Mariner and Diplomat.
External links
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