Archive · 18 Jun 2025
Undeciphered Buddhist Inscription Found in Hyderabad
Imagine finding a secret message from a long, long time ago!
In Hyderabad, India, there's a really old writing on a rock that hasn't been figured out yet, even after 40 years.
This writing is next to another writing that says the area used to be a busy place for Buddhism.
Experts are going to try to understand the new writing, and they will build a structure to get closer to the inscription.
The old writing is around 1,600 years old!
The local government is sending some experts to study it.
A 1,600-year-old Buddhist inscription in Hyderabad remains undeciphered after 40 years of discovery.
The inscription, found at the Sri Kosagundla Phanigiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, dates back to the Vishnukundi Dynasty.
The lower inscription mentions Chaitanyapuri as a Buddhist center that supplied goods to Govindaraja Vihara.
The undeciphered inscription is located above the decoded inscription on the same boulder.
The Department of Heritage, Telangana, plans to form a committee of experts to study and protect the site.
- Who
- Experts from the Department of Heritage, Telangana.
- What
- A 1,600-year-old Buddhist inscription in Hyderabad remains undeciphered.
- When
- Discovered 40 years ago; dating back to 398 CE to 440 CE.
- Where
- Sri Kosagundla Phanigiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad, India.
- Why
- The inscription is in an unfamiliar script and requires further study.
Archaeologists
Government
Decoding
Archaeologists
The inscription is a vital key to the history of the region, and requires study
Government
The existing resources available are insufficient for proper excavation.
- Inscription Age
- Approximately 1,600 years old
- Location
- Hyderabad, India
- Temple Name
- Sri Kosagundla Phanigiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
- Dynasty
- Vishnukundi
- Inscription Script
- Brahmi
- Department Involved
- Department of Heritage, Telangana
