Saruaso II inscription

[1] It is currently located at the Fort van der Capellen area, in the courtyard of the old office of the Monuments Preservation Department (BPCB, the old Balai Adat hall), in Batusangkar city, West Sumatra, Indonesia.

[2] The inscription was previously displayed across in front of the Indo Jalito Building, which was the residence of the Regent of Tanah Datar during the Dutch colonial period (researcher L.C.

[3] The inscription is carved into a brown quartz sandstone and slightly yellowish color on both sides.

[2][3] The following lines contain praises to the crown prince (yuwaraja) Ananggawarman, son of Adityawarman, as a person who is devoted to his father, mother, and teacher.

[2] Ananggawarman is also mentioned in connection with the phrase Hewajra nityasmrti,[4] which indicates that his religious sect is the same as his father's, namely the Tantric Buddhism.

Saruaso II inscription, photo taken between 1910 and 1930.