Jetavanarama Gold Plates (Colombo National Museum)
Jetavanarama Gold Plates (Colombo National Museum) Jetavanarama Gold Plates or Jetavanarama Golden Manuscript (Sinhala: ජේතවනාරාම රන් පත්), were found from the Jetavanarama Vihara complex in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The manuscript consists of seven gold plates and contains an epigraph written in the Sanskrit language. The plates are now exhibited in the National Museum of Colombo . Discovery
These golden plates were discovered at the Jetavanarama Monastery during an archaeological excavation done under the UNESCO-Sri Lanka Cultural Triangle Project (Wikramagamage, 2004). It is said that the plates were found deposited in a clay pot (Dhammaratana, 2000).
Jetavanaramaya
is a Buddhist temple built by King Mahasen (278-303 A.D.). According to historical sources, this temple at its beginning served as an institute of Mahayana Buddhism. Several epigraphs belonging to the
Mahayana tradition have been found on this site. Dhammadhatu
Veneration of Dharma books/relics (or Dhammadhatu ) is a common ritual in Mahayana tradition and such veneratio…