"I, the reverend Buddhist teacher Dharmasekhara, dedicated this statue of the bodhisattva Amoghapasa* on the orders of His Majes
ty King Adityawarman, for the benefit and salvation and happiness of all creatures. Hail to the King—experienced in the arts of war, well versed in the sciences, he is an ocean of all virtues practiced by the followers of the Buddha! He is free from all physical desire. Hail to the King—he who supports the entire world. He has collected jewels by the millions, taken them from the hands of his enemies among the other rulers of this world. He who is like God among kings, crowned, protected by heavenly beings, King of kings! He orders what should be known to all!"
Sanskrit inscription on a statue of a bodhisattva produced in the Malayapura kingdom, Sumatra, Indonesia, circa 1350 c.e.
*a major figure worshipped in Mahayana Buddhism
Which of the following best describes a claim made in the first paragraph of the inscription?
A. King Adityawarman was a bodhisattva.
B. King Adityawarman was a Buddhist teacher.
C. Statues of Buddhist divine figures could spiritually benefit everyone.
D. Statues of Buddhist teachers were revered by rulers and common people.
Statues of Buddhist divine figures could spiritually benefit everyone is the correct answer.
Explanation:
The inscription is divided in two paragraphs. In the second one, the speaker mentions all the accomplishments gotten by the King. In the first one, the closure provides the answer by saying that the statue was dedicated to Amoghapasa "for the benefit and salvation and happiness of all creatures."
