Mountain Temple inscription
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| Mountain Temple inscription | |
|---|---|
 Ancient Sanskrit inscription Indian Museum, Kolkata | |
| Writing | Sanskrit |
| Created | ~ 1st Century CE |
| Place | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh |
| Present location | Indian Museum, Kolkata |
| Identification | NS 6482 |
The Mountain Temple inscription was found near Mathura, India. It is on a broken slab, and now housed at the Indian Museum, Kolkata.[1][2]
The Mountain Temple inscription makes an early mention of Hindu and Jain temple architecture, where its shape is described to be like a mountain and accompanied with an assembly hall (sabha). The inscription's wording and arrangement, state Luders and Janert, closely resembles the Mora Well inscription, now in Mathura museum. Both describe a donation of a stone temple, halls and slabs; however, the Mora Well inscription is more detailed and mentions pratima. The Rajula in line 3 of the Mountain Temple inscription is likely the Northern Satraps Great Satrap Rajuvula, found in Mathura lion capital.[2]
The Mountain Temple inscription lacks a date. The similar Mora Well Inscription is dated to the early decades of the 1st-century CE and is related to early Vaishnavism: the Mora Well inscription mentions stone shrines dedicated to five Vrishni heroes.[3]
