Stone inscribed

Name: VIKO FERDIANSYAH

KELAS XI TKJT 

Assigment Descriptive Text about Vacation Place in Karimun 

Inscription "Stone inscribed" in Pasir Panjang

The inscription in the form of writing carved on a giant granite rock is located at the foot of Mount Jantan, Pasir Panjang Village, Meral Barat District, which is believed to have existed since the IX or X century. It was first discovered by a Dutch agricultural expert named K.F Holle. 

The discovery was then reported on July 14, 1873 by K.F Holle to the Government of Bataviaasch Genootehap van Koonstenen Wetenschapen in Batavia. Then in a not too long period of time, the picture of the achievement arrived at the British Museum which finally attracted researchers to Karimun. The inscription on the inscription was from six separate lines.

By historian Dr. J Brandes was successfully transcribed and translated. It reads: Mahayanika,

Galayantritasr, Gautamasripada, Mahayanika, Golapanditasri Gautamasripada. Written in Sanskrit, the inscription was written by a Buddhist clergyman whose main theme is worship of the Mahayana Buddha.

Now the place where the inscription stands is used as a place of worship for Buddhists to attract tourists from ethnic Indians and Chinese to come to perform ritual prayers asking for health, safety and the generosity of fortune. By the local government, the historic inscription which is ten centuries old has been designated as a Cultural Conservation whose existence is guarded and protected. 

In the past, the existence of the stone inscription was right on the edge of the sea. To be able to see it, people have to use a boat to comb the coast. But then PT Karimun Garanit filled the coastal area up to almost a hundred meters. So now if you go there you can go directly to the location where the site is located.