Śaṅkara Inscription: The Connector of the National History of Indonesia

Abstract

This article aims to indicate the importance of Śaṅkara inscription, Indonesia, as a link to the national history of Indonesia in the classical period. Śailendra dynasty was build a great place such as Borobudur and Prambanan. Śaṅkara inscription show the transition of the Śailendra dynasty's religious support from Hinduism to Buddhism. In addition, the Śaṅkara inscriptions linked three important inscriptions of Indonesia, namely the Sojomerto inscription, which mentions the Selendra family of Javanese rulers early, the ancestors of the Śailendra dynasty Hindu religion, Shiva sect, Inscription of Canggal, which talks about the creation of the Shiva Linga on the mountain of Lord Sanjaya. The inscription of Kalasan talking about the creation of the temple for Phra Nang Tara who is a female Bodhisattvas in Buddhism The 4 inscriptions show the continuity of the family line of the Śailendra dynasty without separating Sañjaya from the Śailendra dynasty and set up his own dynasty Sanjaya dynasty.