Collection British Library Responsibility Timothy Lenz
Contents Dhp‐GL, BL16+25 Parallels Scribes BLS01, BLS02
Frame 33 Fragment 16 Other ID J8.1
Type Date 0-100 Basis for date internal, paleography
Medium Birch bark Findspot Haḍḍa, Afghanistan ? Last known location BL, London
Dimensions (cm) 10.5 × 40.5 Lines (r) 33 Lines (v) 26
Editions Salomon 1999, 35–9; Lenz 2003, 51–76, 144–93 Other refs. Salomon 1999, pl. 1; Strauch 2008.2, 264
Comments

See also: CKM 27

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra: the British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments
Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra: the British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments
A New Version of the Gāndhārī Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous‐Birth Stories: British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments 16 + 25
Buddhistische Handschriften aus Gandhara
Recto

0. (1a) + + + + + + + + (1b) + + + + + + + +

1. (1c) + + + + + [ra bhi]khu (1d) + + + + + + + + (2a) + + + + + + + + (2b) + + + + + + + + (2c) + + + + + (*bhi)‐​

2. [kho] (2d) oha­tiṇo di bucadi ◦ (3a) + + + + + + + + (3b) + + + + + + + + (3c) + + + + + + + + (3d) + + + + + + + +

3. (4a) (*yo ṇajaga)mi bhavehi sada · (4b) viṇ(*i) [p]‍(*uṣpa) + + + + + + + (4c) + + + + + + + + + + + (4d) + + + + + +

4. + + + + + ṇo ◦ (5a) yo upaïdo [viṇ]e(*di) + + (5b) + + + + + + + + + + + + (5c) + + + + + + (*di ora­paro)

5. (5d) o[ra]gha [jiṇa]m i[va śpa]ya (*puraṇo ◦) (6a) (*yo save kileśa da)‐​

6. laïta · (6b) [ṇala]­sedo [ṇama] so[dhro]­ba(*lo) + + + (6c) + + + + + + + + + + (6d) + + +

7. + + + + śpaya pu[ra]ṇo ◦ (7a) [y]‍(*o) tarṇa oca[ï] + + + (7b) + + + + + + + + + + + + (7c) (*bhi)‐​

8. [khu jahadi] ora­paro (7d) o[ra]gha jiṇam iva śpa(*ya) + + + + (8a) + + + + + + + + + + (8b) (*bisapuṣpa)

9. (*ṇa)‍[ma] sale­loa vighaśa (8c) so bhikhu jahadi o[ra] + + (8d) + + + + + + + + + + + + (9a) (*yo ṇa a)‐​

10. [ca]hari ṇa pracahari (9b) save vita[ma]sea ti ña[tva] (*loghe) (9c) + + + + + + + + [paro] (9d) [ura]

11. (*gha jiṇa)‍[m i]va śpaya puraṇo ◦ (10a) yo ṇa [acahar]‍(*i) + + + + (10b) (*sava iha acagha)me pra[paca] (10c) so bhikh[u] + +

12. + + + + + (10d) uragha jiṇam iva tvaya puraṇo ◦ (11a) yasa [a] + + + + + + kae · (11b) ora [a]ghamaṇa praceae · (11c) s[o]

13. (*bhi)‍[kh]‍(*u) jahadi ora­paro (11d) uragha jiṇam iva tvaya pura(*ṇo ◦) (12a) + + baṇahea[e ṇa] sati kae [·] (12b) viṇivadha bhave[a]

14. (*hedugha)tva (12c) so [bh]i[kh]‍(*u) jahadi (*o)ra­paro (12d) oragha jiṇa[m i]‍(*va) + + [pu]raṇo ◦ (13a) yo ṇivaraṇa prahadi paca (13b) [aṇi]‐​

15. (*gha vi)‍[da]­kasa­kasa vi[śala] (13c) [so] bhikhu jahadi o[ra]­pa[ro] (13d) + + + + + + + [tva]ya [pura]ṇo ◦

15. (A) evo pariśra‐​

16. vo nagare palaḍipu(*tr)e /// (*añadaro ṣama)///no hovadi teno kale‐​

17. [n]‍(*o) tano samagen[o] · añadarasa puruṣa///(*sa) + + + + + /// .o mahikoḍa dhaniga

18. /// [evo] pravaṭhave likhidage aca avadane /// /// ○ (B) bosisatvaprovayoge ev[o]

19. ṣuyadi · bos̱i[sa]tvo · vaniage [ho]///(*vadi maha)­///[sa]mudr[a­va]nige t(*a)no pañ[o]

20. samudanido mahasamudro adirno [ya]///(*napatra) /// bhirno vaniaga tala vi‐​

21. layam avarnage [p]‍(*ra)cagaran(*o) · hova[di] /// + + + /// [sa]rya [va]niaga śpagam iśa

22. tirami · liśavido · apano hado · evo /// (*prova)///[yo]go vistare ya · s̱ayupamano si‐​

23. yadi vatava ○ 1 (C) sudaṣ̄a [u]dahara///(*ne)///[no] karyam ido yado sarvadado

24. [ra]yam abhuṣi · hastinago bramanasa dite /// (*va)///[ha]no raja[rn]o · nidhavido ya dara‐​

25. ga paricata · śakro de · vana idro vi///(*hayasa) /// pr(*a)‍[to] śilogano abhaṣa‐​

26. di ○ kriṣo vadaya puruṣo kriṣ̄a [bhu]///(*jadi) /// bhoyano vistare sarvo karya ○

27. ○ 2 (D) añadakoḍi · ñasa p(*rova)yog(*o) [evo] /// (*pa)///[ri]śravo añadakoḍiño añage

28. [na]dig(*e) kulalo hovadi · yavi to pra[de]///(*śa a)///ñadaro · praceg[a]sabudho ga[do]

29. kul[a]l[a]sa matredi iś̄a deś̄a · varṣavas̱o · /// + + + /// ? ? ? trima[sa] mo śalokarano

30. so matredi · yadi me bhado · sarvakalo [u]///(*vaga)///[cha]s̱i eva tu nimatre[mi] thana ce

31. [ta] karavi[ś̄a] ? ? ? matr[e]di · kulalo /// + + + /// vi tulaspi upagarano mama punu

32. anugrahartho iś̄a pradighetavo · [y]///(*adi te di)///do [va]rṣavas̱o yavi p(*ra)ya[d]‍(*a)‐​

33. mi pracegabudho matredi mame bh///(*ado) /// ? ///

34. + /// [avara] + + + + + + + + + /// + + + /// + + ? .o + + di k[i .a]

Verso

35. ? ku[lala]sa hod(*o) ? ? ? [ki] ? ? ṣoka /// + + + /// pracegabudho janadi [aho]

36. gilanago hakṣe ? /// + + + /// kulalo vipaḍisare hodo

37. ya[vi] pracegabudho kalagado [ka]///(*rma)­///vivago · co tasa · pracegabu‐​

38. dhano pacamatra śada agada aka///(*śano) /// cadanakaṭho gina[ta]

39. kulalo aramano hodo k[u]lalo /// (*pra)///[ni]s̱ano upadayadi aho

40. [a]nagade [atva]n[o] budho aragajo · a///(*ho) /// dharma ayaneja aha co sar[va]

41. (*pra)dh[o bha]vej[e] teno purvapranis̱i aña­///(*dak)///oḍiñasa vistare yas̱ayupa‐​

42. mano siyadi · ○ 4 (E) anadasa pru/// (*vayo)///ge yas̱ayupamano sarvo

43. gas̱abadhaga iś̄a jabudive ray[o] /// (*ho)///vadi pradeśige tasa duve

44. putra hovadi sabrudidrigo co · bhano /// + + + /// s(*a)b(*ru)didrig[o] pravayido

45. [pra]ce[geha]budhi prato gatha vi///(*stare) /// ○ 5 (F) evo ṣuyadi takṣaï‐​

46. l[e] añadaro · ṣamano · hovadi [de] /// + + + /// ? ñaï[d]‍(*a)no as̱a so co bha‐​

47. dato marga[n]o agachadi gamo /// (*aga)///[ch]‍(*a)di añadaro co sago

48. istrigaganapradivrud[o] paśi[do] /// + + + + + + /// ? [k. ·] aśpado a[kha]

49. + [sa] ṣaman[e] matredi ma okha /// + + + + + + + /// [va]s̱ami · na ovas̱ami

50. ataruvano ṣamanano yadi sa[ga]///(*sa ṣaman)///o matredi ki

51. (*ka)­ /// ran[i]go · sago matredi ṣama[n]///(*a)///[sa] kalami dhamra e[go] sama e ?

52. + + /// co yadi · teno kachaveno so /// + + + /// ? [sa] mo as̱a ido siya[di] ///

53. /// [ki ka]ranigo sago matredi ya[v]i /// + + + + /// [a]‍(*r)‍[ya]dha[r]ma ///

54. (*atar)///[i]dhido a[r]yadharma prada ? ///

55. + /// do [yavi ra]hado vistare yas̱ayu(*pamano siyadi ○ 6)

56. + /// [s̱a]harano vistare ya[s̱a]yupa(*mano siyadi)

57. /// ca[dra]daro na[mo] h(*o)‍[va]di pra ? ///

58. + + + /// yas̱ayu[pa]mano ○ ///

59. + + + + /// karyam ido ○ ? ///

60. + /// ? [○] bha[di] li ///

61. + + + /// ? ? ///

Source: Lenz 2003


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