Question

Bijolia inscription is also know as?
1. Chauhan inscription
2. Chirwa inscription
3. Achaleswar inscription
4. Rasiya chhatri inscription

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Chauhan inscription

The correct answer is Chauhan inscription.

• The Chauhan inscription from Bijolia is also known as the Bijolia inscription (1170 AD).
• The text in this inscription is in the Sanskrit language.
• Bijolia inscription is engraved on a large rock to the north of a water reservoir attached to the Parshvanath temple at the Bijolia temple complex.
• It was recorded that the construction was a shrine to Tirthankar Parshvanath by a Digambar Jain named Lolak.
• Detailed Chauhan rulers of the Shakambari and Ajmer list is seen in the Bijolia inscription.
• Samat one of the early rulers of Chauhan is described as a vipra or brahmin of the vatsa according to Bijolia texts.
• Similarly, the Bijolia inscription also corresponds with the text of Prithviraja-Vijaya.