Collection British Library Responsibility Richard Salomon
Contents Khvs‐G Parallels Scribes BLS09
Frame 15 Fragment 5B Other ID J4.1
Type Single sheet Date 0-100 Basis for date internal, paleography
Medium Birch bark Findspot Haḍḍa, Afghanistan ? Last known location London
Dimensions (cm) 24 × 41.5 Lines (r) 44 Lines (v) blank
Editions Salomon 1999: 33–5; Salomon 2000 Other refs. Summer‐Sparks 2004; Scherrer‐Schaub 2009: 153
Comments

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra: the British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments
A Gāndhārī Version of the Rhinoceros Sūtra: British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragment 5B
Tracing the Buddhist path
Copier, interpréter, transformer, représenter : ou des modes de la diffusion des Écritures et de l’écrit dans le bouddhisme indien
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1. (1a) sarveṣ(*o) bhuteṣo ṇis̱ae daṃḍo · (1b) avihesao aṃñataraṃ pi teṣo (1c) metreṇa [ci]tiṇa hita[ṇ]‍(*ukaṃpi (1d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

2. (2a) [saṃs]‍(*evamaṇas̱a siyati sneho) (2b) s̄e[haṃva]yaṃ dukha(*m idaṃ prabhoti) (2c) + + + + + + + + + + + (2d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

3. (3a) (*m)‍[i]‍(*tra) [s]‍(*ahaya) + + + + + + (3b) (*haveti) [a]r(*th)o paḍi[v]adha­c(*ita) (3c) + + + + + + + + + + + (3d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

4. (4a) vaṃśo viśalo va yasa [viṣat]o (4b) putreṣo dareṣo ya ya avekh(*o) (4c) (*vaṃsakaḍiro va aṣajamaṇo (4d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

5. (5a) mrigo abadho vi yas̱a araṃñe (5b) yeṇichati gachati goyarae (5c) + + + + + + + + + + + (5d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

6. (6a) putra ya dara yaṃ dhaṇo jahitva (6b) parigrahe ñati a baṃdhava ya (6c) + + + + + + + + + + + (6d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

7. (7a) saṃkriḍaṇa bho[ti] sahayamaj̄e (7b) [putr]eṣ(*o) [ya viul]‍(*a bhoti prema) (7c) + + + + + + + + + + + (7d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

8. (8a) amaṃtraṇa bho[t]i maha­yaṇas̱a (8b) + + + + + + + + + + + (8c) + + + + + + + + + + + (8d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

9. (9a) d[o]saṃ[graha] p[r]av(*ra)‍[yida vi] ege (9b) + + + + + + + + + + + (9c) + + + + + + + + + + + (9d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

10. (10a) (*kriḍa) + + + + + + + + + (10b) + + + + + + + + + + + (10c) + + + + + + + + + + + (10d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

11. (11a) (*aradha­virya) + + + + + + (11b) + + + + + + + + + + + (11c) + + + + + + + + + + + (11d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

12. (12a) (*ras̱e agridhaṃ) + + + + + (12b) + + + + + + + + + + + (12c) + + + + + + + + + + + (12d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

13. (13a) pava sahaya parivajaea (13b) aṇartha­sevi viṣame ṇiviṭha (13c) + + + + + + + + + + (*t)o (13d) + + + + + + + + + + +

14. (14a) aṇucha[t]io ahiacae to (14b) viṃñu­praśastaṃ ca su[ho] ya dhaṃm(*o) (14c) (*na putraṃ i)‍[chea k]uto sahayo (14d) + + (*ca)‍[r]‍(*e kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

15. (15a) (*aṭha)‍[ṇa to] s(*aṃ)gaṇia­radas̱a (15b) yaṃ phaṣae samaïa vimuti (15c) [adica]­ba[ṃ]dh[us̱a] va[y]o [ṇiśa]ma (15d) eko care kharga­viṣa[ṇa­ga]‍(*po ·)

16. (16a) (*dispa suvarṇas̱a prabha)‍[svaraṇi] (16b) kamara­putre[ṇa] s(*u)ṇiṭhidaṇi (16c) (*saṃghaṭamaṇaṇi d)ue bhuyasi[ṃ] (16d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gap(*o ·)

17. (17a) kama hi citra mas̱ora maṇorama (17b) [viruparuveh]‍(*i mas̱eṃti cita) (17c) [a]d(*i)ṇ(*a)‍[v]‍(*a kamaguṇeṣo di)‍[spa] (17d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·

18. (18a) p(*u)t[r]aṃ va [mitra] m(*a)ritaṃ va meva (18b) hitvaṇ(*u) kamaṇi yas̱otoaṇi (18c) + + + + + + + + + + + (18d) e[k]‍(*o car)e kha(*r)ga­viṣaṇa­gapo (*·)

19. (19a) ośaḍaïta gihi­viṃjaṇaṇi (19b) [o]śiṇapatro yas̱a koviraḍo (19c) ka[ṣa]‍(*yavastro abhinikhamitva (19d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

20. (20a) saṃdalaïta gihibaṃdhaṇaṇi (20b) jalaṃ yas̱a bh[itva] balaṃ śaüto (20c) (*agiva daḍha) aṇi[vart]‍(*amaṇa (20d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

21. (21a) [sih]‍(*o va chadeṣo) [asaṃ]tra[saṃ]t(*a) (21b) vato va jalasi[ṃ] aṣ(*a)j(*a)maṇ(*a) (21c) + + + + + + + + + + + (21d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

22. (22a) [sih]‍(*o) + + + + + + + + + (22b) + + + + + + + + + + + (22c) + + + + + + + + + + + (22d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

23. (23a) śikṣa samadae achidra­vurti (23b) kalaṇa­śilaṃ bha[yava]ja[daśi] (23c) (*icchea na p)utr(*a k)u[to] (*sahayo (23d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

24. (24a) bhayea mitra paḍibhaṇavaṃta (24b) bah(*o)­ṣuda dhaṃma­dhara uraḍa (24c) (*añae dhaṃmaṃ vi)yigitsa praha(*e) (24d) [ek]‍(*o care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

25. (25a) sayi labhea ṇivago sahayo (25b) sardhacare sas̱ovihari dhiro (25c) (*abhibhuya) sarvaṇi pariṣeaṇi (25d) carea teṇata­maṇa svad(*ima ·)

26. (26a) ṇoya labhea [ṇ]ivag(*o) sahayo (26b) sa[rdha]care sas̱o­vi[ha]ri dh[iro] (26c) (*raya va raṭha) [v]iyidaṃ prahae (26d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­ga[p]‍(*o ·)

27. (27a) [ar]dha prahiśati sahaya­saṃ[pata] (27b) [śreṭh]‍(*a samase)‍[v]‍(*itava sahaya) (27c) + + + + + + + + + + [a.] (27d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·

28. (28a) [o]kṣita­cakhu yas̱a­cari gramo (28b) gutiṃdrio [ra]kṣati [maṇa]s̱aṇo (28c) + + + + + + + + + + + (28d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

29. (29a) salaṇa to j̄aṇo aricamaṇa (29b) dhaṃmeṣo ṇico aṇudhaṃma­[ya]ri (29c) [a] + + + + + + + + + + + (29d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

30. (30a) driṭhi­viṣoaṇi uvativuto (30b) prata ṇiamo paḍila[dha]­mago (30c) + + + + + + + + + + + (30d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

31. (31a) [śit]‍(*a) c(*a) u[ṣ̄]a ca kṣus̱a pivas̱a (31b) + + + + + + + + + + + (31c) + + + + + + + + + + + (31d) (*eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­gapo ·)

32. (32a) ṇago vi yus̱aṇi vivajaïta (32b) saṃjada­kaṃdho patumaṃ u[raḍo] (32c) (*yas̱abhiraṃta) vi(*ha)‍[r]‍(*e araṃñe) (32d) [eko] (*care kharga)­[v]‍(*iṣaṇa­gapo ·)

33. (33a) ṇiloluo ṇikuho ṇikaṣayo (33b) ṇimoho ṇidhaṃto­kaṣa[ya­mra]kṣo (33c) (*ṇiraṣayo sarva­lo)‍[g]‍(*e) bhavitva (33d) eko car(*e) [kha]rga­viṣa[ṇa]­(*gapo ·)

34. (34a) catud(*i)‍[śo a]paḍiho kuhica (34b) saṃtuśamaṇa itaridare[ṇa] (34c) (pariṣeaṇa sa)hita achaṃbi (34d) eko care kharga­viṣaṇa­[ga]‍(*po ·)

35. (35a) raga ca doṣa ca prahae mokho (35b) taṣ̄a [ya] sarva­[sayoy]‍(*aṇa)‍[ṇi] (35c) (*asaṃtrasaṃ jivita­saṃ)‍[śayas]i(*ṃ) (35d) [ek]‍(*o) care kha[r]ga­(*v)i[ṣaṇa]­(*gapo ·)

36. (36a) metra uvekha karuṇa ya bhavae (36b) asevamaṇa mutita e kalo (36c) (*sarveṇa loge)ṇa [a]‍(*viruj̄ama)‍[ṇ]‍(*a) (36d) eko care kharga­[vi]‍(*ṣaṇa­gapo ·)

37. (37a) prahaï paṃcavaraṇaṇi cedaso (37b) uvakileśa vavaṇuja s(*ar)‍[v]‍(*a) (37c) (*abhibhuya sa)r[va]ṇi [pari]ṣ(*e)aṇi (37d) eko care kharga­vi[ṣa]‍(*ṇa­gapo ·)

38. (38a) kitañata taṇi maṇuśaloge (38b) sudulabho baḍo śa[ḍha maṇuśa] (38c) (*ṇiraṣayo) [sar]‍(*va)­[loge] bhavitva (38d) eko care kharga­[viṣaṇ]‍(*a­gapo ·)

39. (39a) bhayaṃti sevaṃti ya karaṇa[r]thia (39b) ṇigaraṇo dulabha aja mitra (39c) (*kule kule apa)‍[ḍ]i[vadha]­cita (39d) eko care kharga­vi[ṣa]‍(*ṇa­gapo ·)

40. (40a) e(*va)ṃ khu (*ma)sa dutieṇa sadha (40b) vayabh(*i)lavo ahiṣajaṇa (*va) (40c) e(*to bhaya ayati) pr(*e)‍[kṣamaṇa] (40d) [e]k(*o) care kha(*r)ga­viṣa(*ṇa­gapo ·)

41. (udd1a) sarveṣo · saṃsevaṇa · yaṃ ca mitra · (udd1b) vaśa viśalo va [·] mriaṃ avadho · (udd1c) [p]u(*t)‍[ra] (*ya dara ya · saṃkriḍaṇa ya·) (udd1d) amaṃtraṇa · saṃgrahaṇa ya · kriḍa [○]

42. (udd2a) aradha­virya · ras̱e agridha[ṃ] · (udd2b) [pa]‍(*va sahaya ya · aṇucha)‍[ti]‍(*o ·) (udd2c) (*aṭhaṇa to ·)‍[prabha]‍(*svaraṇi) · [ka]‍(*ma) (udd2d) (*putraṃ) [va] · ohariṇa · yadvalaṇa ○

43. (udd3a) [siha d]‍(*ue) [·] śikṣa · bhayea mitra · (udd3b) sayi labh(*e) [·] ṇo[ya la]‍(*bhea · ardha) (udd3c) (*okṣitacakhu) [ya]s̱a­cari gramo · (udd3d) salaṇa va · driṭhi­vi[ṣo]‍(*a yava ○)

44. (udd4a) [śita ca] (*·) [ṇa]g(*o) [vi] (*·) [ṇ]‍(*i)‍[lo]‍(*l)uo (*ya·) (udd4b) (*catudi)‍[ś]‍(*o ·) [raga] (*· metra uvekha·) (udd4c) (*avaraṇaṇi ceda)‍[s]‍(*o·) [kitañada] · (udd4d) bhayaṃti [ya]va · dutieṇa sa[dha] (*○)

Source: Salomon 2000


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