Anavataptagāthā and avadānas (BL)
Haḍḍa?, Kharoṣṭhī ∙ BL 1
BML edition (version 1, April 2026)
Part 1, Anavataptagāthā: based on Salomon 2008, part II. Hybrid text version according to gandhari.org.
Part 2, Avadānas: based on Lenz 2010: 51–94.
Anavataptagāthā
The Recitation of Nanda
§ 1.1
v. 1
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v. 1“During the teaching of [the Buddha] Vipaśyin, once I prepared a bath and had the congregation of monks bathed. At that time I
made a vow.
v. 2
11 (therehi edadi)[ś](e)[hi]
[bh](a)[v](e mama s)u[s](a)[gh](adi ◦)
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[ṇi]kaṣaya aṇasava ◦
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[bh](a)[v](e mama s)u[s](a)[gh](adi ◦)
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[ṇi]kaṣaya aṇasava ◦
v. 2‘May (I) have the good company of such (venerables [in my future lives]; and may I
be) … free of faults, without depravities.’
v. 3
a[bhiro](o) [c](a) pra[st](e)[ṣi] 3
(ase śpa)[r](ṇa)[vadaṇo] ca ⟨◦⟩
prasadio darśaṇi
b[a]ṇ[a]ve bh(u)[mi roa]v[a] ◦
(ase śpa)[r](ṇa)[vadaṇo] ca ⟨◦⟩
prasadio darśaṇi
b[a]ṇ[a]ve bh(u)[mi roa]v[a] ◦
v. 3And I prayed, ‘(May I be) handsome, and have a golden face.’ [And so] I am [now] charming,
attractive, good-complexioned, beautiful.
v. 4
[te](ṇa k)[u](śala)4[mu]leṇa
sughadiṣu oava[ji](ṣu)
(devahodu maṇośe ya)
(kridapuñu viro)5y[i]ṣu ◦
sughadiṣu oava[ji](ṣu)
(devahodu maṇośe ya)
(kridapuñu viro)5y[i]ṣu ◦
v. 4By that root (of merit), I was born in good births. (As a god and a human,) I was
(glorious, having done good deeds).
v. 5
praceabudhasa [aha]
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[a]ghaṣe sa[rvapidao] (◦)
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[a]ghaṣe sa[rvapidao] (◦)
v. 5I (gave a coat of plaster to the stūpa) of a pratyekabuddha, (and with a layer of
orpiment) I made it entirely yellow.
v. 6
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+ + + + 7 prastae ◦
śpa⟪ṇa⟫vaṇo aha a[se] ◦
ṇik[aṣa y](a aṇasava ◦)
+ + + + 7 prastae ◦
śpa⟪ṇa⟫vaṇo aha a[se] ◦
ṇik[aṣa y](a aṇasava ◦)
v. 6… I prayed ‘May I be golden-complexioned, free of faults, without depravities.’
v. 7
(teṇa kuśa)8(la)[mu](le)[ṇa]
[jadu ba]raṇasipur(e) ⟪◦⟫
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[jadu ba]raṇasipur(e) ⟪◦⟫
[kri] + + + + + + +
+ + + + 9(pu)[tro aho ◦]
v. 7(By that) root (of merit,) I was born in the city of Vārāṇasī (as the middle) son of Kṛki, (the king of Kāśī).
v. 8
[ka]śavathubu [dhriś](paṇa)
[c](itu prasadaïtaṇa ◦) 10
tatra majimao kṣatro
thubu a[ro](ae tada ◦)
[c](itu prasadaïtaṇa ◦) 10
tatra majimao kṣatro
thubu a[ro](ae tada ◦)
v. 8Seeing a stūpa of [the Buddha] Kāśyapa, purifying my mind, at that time I placed the middle umbrella there on the stūpa.
v. 9
(jetaasa ya sa)11(ṇe)[ṇa]
[a]lasa aṇol[e]vaṇeṇa vi ⟨◦⟩
thuv[ami kṣatrar](oha)[ṇ](u)
[a](ṇohodu suho baho ◦) 12
[a]lasa aṇol[e]vaṇeṇa vi ⟨◦⟩
thuv[ami kṣatrar](oha)[ṇ](u)
[a](ṇohodu suho baho ◦) 12
v. 9By (bathing [the saṅgha] with a bath-house), anointing [the stūpa] with orpiment,
and placing an umbrella on the stūpa, (I have experienced great bliss).
v. 10
[aya] parcimia jadi
ladho mi maṇ[u]ṣu bhavu ◦
[śakarayakule] (jadu) 13
[bhra]da budhasa tadiṇo ◦
ladho mi maṇ[u]ṣu bhavu ◦
[śakarayakule] (jadu) 13
[bhra]da budhasa tadiṇo ◦
v. 10This is [my] last lifetime. I have attained a human birth. I was born in the royal
family of the Śākyas, [as] the brother of the Buddha, the Savior.
v. 11
asti mama kayaśpi
mahapu(r)[u]ṣa[la]kṣaṇ[a] (◦)
+ 14 (tri)daśa ◦ aṇasia
pariura aṇom[a]gha ◦
mahapu(r)[u]ṣa[la]kṣaṇ[a] (◦)
+ 14 (tri)daśa ◦ aṇasia
pariura aṇom[a]gha ◦
v. 11There are on my body the (thir)ty marks of a great being, no more, complete, no less.
v. 12
[pra]sa[di]aṇaho a[gh](ro)
(ṇidiṭhu)15sarvadarśiṇa ⟨◦⟩
sarvo vatu mama ragho
prat(u mi ayalu su)16ho ◦
(ṇidiṭhu)15sarvadarśiṇa ⟨◦⟩
sarvo vatu mama ragho
prat(u mi ayalu su)16ho ◦
v. 12I was designated by the All-seeing One as the foremost of the charming. All of my
passion has been ejected. (I) have attained (permanent) bliss.”
v. 13
eva Ṇadu tada thero
bhrad[a] budha[sa tadi](ṇo ◦)
(śpaya karmu viagha)17ṣe
aṇodatu mahasare ☸
bhrad[a] budha[sa tadi](ṇo ◦)
(śpaya karmu viagha)17ṣe
aṇodatu mahasare ☸
v. 13Thus did the Elder Nanda, the brother of the Buddha, the Savior, then explain [his] karma himself on the great
lake Anavatapta.
The Recitation of Śroṇa
§ 1.2
v. 14
cadudiśa[mi] saghami
[kuḍa]1818gharo maya kridu ◦
vivaśisa praveaṇo
badhumadi[raya](dha)[ṇ](i)[e] ◦ 19
[kuḍa]1818gharo maya kridu ◦
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vivaśisa praveaṇo
badhumadi[raya](dha)[ṇ](i)[e] ◦ 19
v. 14“During the teaching of [the Buddha] Vipaśyin, I made a peaked building for the universal community in the capital city Bandhumatī.
v. 15
dhośehi prasavi sarva
sastarita aha dade ◦
prasaṇacitu suma[ṇ](o)
[aghaṣ](e) 20 [p](ra)[ṇi]si tada ◦
sastarita aha dade ◦
prasaṇacitu suma[ṇ](o)
[aghaṣ](e) 20 [p](ra)[ṇi]si tada ◦
v. 15Having covered [its] entire floor with fine cloths, I gave [the building to the community].
Then, with a pure mind and joyous heart, I made a vow:
v. 16
araghae aha b[u]dho
pravaja ya aha lahe ◦
(aṇutara ca)21ṇibaṇo
aha phaṣea ṇibudi ◦
pravaja ya aha lahe ◦
(aṇutara ca)21ṇibaṇo
aha phaṣea ṇibudi ◦
v. 16‘May I win the favor of the Buddha, and may I obtain ordination [from him]; (and)
may I reach the calming [which is] (supreme) nirvāṇa.’
v. 17
teṇa kuśala[mu]l[e]ṇa ◦
(ṇavadi ka)22p[a] sasari ◦
dev[ah]odu maṇośe ya
kridapuñu viroyiṣu (◦)
(ṇavadi ka)22p[a] sasari ◦
dev[ah]odu maṇośe ya
kridapuñu viroyiṣu (◦)
v. 17By that root of merit, I was reborn for (ninety) eons as a god and a human. I was
glorious, having done good deeds.
v. 18
(adida)23(ṇa)[va]di kapa
[e]ku ya kapu otvari ◦
ṇa [j](aṇi bhumie)24(pada)
ṇikṣivita kada iṇo ◦
[e]ku ya kapu otvari ◦
ṇa [j](aṇi bhumie)24(pada)
ṇikṣivita kada iṇo ◦
v. 18Ninety eons (have passed), and one eon further. I do not (recall that my feet) ever
were set (upon the [bare] ground).
v. 19
(aya parcimi)25a jadi
ladhu mi maṇoṣu bhavu ◦
[capa]⟨e⟩ [aghrasr](e)[ṭh](i)[sa]
[ja](d)[u]26śpi eghaputrao ◦
ladhu mi maṇoṣu bhavu ◦
[capa]⟨e⟩ [aghrasr](e)[ṭh](i)[sa]
[ja](d)[u]26śpi eghaputrao ◦
v. 19 (This is [my] last) lifetime. I have attained human birth. I was born as the only
son of a master merchant in Campā.
v. 20
jadamatra ya me satu
pi[d]u chada ma[ma] ⟨aya ◦⟩ 27
dadamaho daraghasa
viśadi kuḍi aṇomia ◦ 28
pi[d]u chada ma[ma] ⟨aya ◦⟩ 27
dadamaho daraghasa
viśadi kuḍi aṇomia ◦ 28
v. 20And when I had just been born, [my] father had this wish for me: ‘I [will] give to
the boy twenty crores, no less.’
v. 21
caduraghulu ya me lumu
jad[u] padatal[e] rmidu ⟪◦⟫
[muta](ma)29l[u] suharṣi śpi ◦
sapatiparami ghadu ◦
jad[u] padatal[e] rmidu ⟪◦⟫
[muta](ma)29l[u] suharṣi śpi ◦
sapatiparami ghadu ◦
v. 21And soft hair, four fingers long, grew on the sole[s] of [my] feet. Freed (from filth
[?]), I was very happy, and attained to the highest fortune.
v. 22
vi[r]i[va](ta)30ṇa aho aghro
ṇidiṭhu sarvadarśiṇa ◦
sarvo vatu [mama ragh](o)31
[p](ra)[tu] mi ayalu suho ◦
ṇidiṭhu sarvadarśiṇa ◦
sarvo vatu [mama ragh](o)31
[p](ra)[tu] mi ayalu suho ◦
v. 22I was designated by the All-seeing One as the foremost of the energetic. All of my
passion has been ejected; I have attained permanent bliss.
v. 23
taśpa ho [atva]ghame[ṇa]
[ma](hatvo) 32 [abhi]ghakṣada ◦
sadharmu ghuruhatavu
tava śpara (b)[u](dhaṇa) 33 śaśaṇo ◦
[ma](hatvo) 32 [abhi]ghakṣada ◦
sadharmu ghuruhatavu
tava śpara (b)[u](dhaṇa) 33 śaśaṇo ◦
v. 23Therefore, indeed, the true Dharma is to be revered by one who wishes well for himself,
who desires to attain (greatness). Remember, then, the teaching of the Buddhas.”
v. 24
eva ku rś⟨o⟩ṇo capeo
bhikhu bu[dha]sa ṣa[vao] (◦) 3434
śpaya karmu viaghaṣe
aṇodate mahasare ◯
bhikhu bu[dha]sa ṣa[vao] (◦) 3434
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śpaya karmu viaghaṣe
aṇodate mahasare ◯
v. 24Thus, indeed, did Śroṇa of Campā, a monk [and] an personal disciple of the Buddha, explain [his] karma himself on
the great lake Anavatapta.
3. The Recitation of Yaśas
§ 1.3
v. 25
aha [i]ṣi a35rañade
ghramu peḍae odari ◦
istrikuṇavu adhrikṣ[e]
udh[u]maü viṇi[lao ◦] 36
ghramu peḍae odari ◦
istrikuṇavu adhrikṣ[e]
udh[u]maü viṇi[lao ◦] 36
v. 25“[When] I [was] a sage, I went down from the forest to a village for alms. I saw the
corpse of a woman, bloated [and] discolored.
v. 26
yoṇiho pracavekṣatu
ekamatu ṇiṣidiṣu ◦
aśua bha[vae] ta[tra] 37
(e)kaghra susamahida ◦
ekamatu ṇiṣidiṣu ◦
aśua bha[vae] ta[tra] 37
(e)kaghra susamahida ◦
v. 26Examining [it] thoroughly, I sat down to one side. Focused [and] well-concentrated,
I developed a repulsive [mental image] with regard to it.
v. 27
tatreva me ṇiṣaṇasa
udaru tasa phaṭiṣ[u ◦]
[ṣu](do cha)38du bheṣaṇao ◦
samasiśpi me cavae ◦
udaru tasa phaṭiṣ[u ◦]
[ṣu](do cha)38du bheṣaṇao ◦
samasiśpi me cavae ◦
v. 27As I was sitting right there, its stomach split open. An awful sound was heard [?];
it distracted me from [my] trance.
v. 28
tasa kuchie ◦ adhrekṣe ◦
pu[r]i39ṣu baha luhidu ◦
samatadu pragharedi
asuyi amaghadhio ◦
pu[r]i39ṣu baha luhidu ◦
samatadu pragharedi
asuyi amaghadhio ◦
v. 28I saw in its stomach feces [and] much blood. Filthy, with a stench like raw meat,
it ooze[d] out all around.
v. 29
atra(m a)40traüṇa broka
hidao udariao ◦
ṇaṇakrimi khajatu
puṇa citu [a](śama)41[e] ◦
hidao udariao ◦
ṇaṇakrimi khajatu
puṇa citu [a](śama)41[e] ◦
v. 29[I saw] the small intestine, large intestine, kidneys, heart and stomach being eaten
by various worms. I again (calmed) [my] mind.
v. 30
bahiro kuṇav[u] dhriśpa
śpaśariru ṇivadhae ◦
yasa id[u] tasa e(ṣu)
(ya)42sa eṣu tasa idu ◦
atepudi ay(o)[kṣa ca]
sarvam eva joho[śp](ida ◦) 43
śpaśariru ṇivadhae ◦
yasa id[u] tasa e(ṣu)
(ya)42sa eṣu tasa idu ◦
atepudi ay(o)[kṣa ca]
sarvam eva joho[śp](ida ◦) 43
v. 30Seeing the corpse outside [of myself], I compared it to my own body: ‘As is that [body],
so is this one; as is this one, so is that one: putrid within and filthy, entire[ly]
repulsive.’
v. 31
tada uṭ́haï aghami
pra[kame] y[eṇa] arśamu ◦
ṇa bhuyo piḍu [vrayiś](e) 44
ṇa ya bhujiśe bh[u]yaṇo ◦
pra[kame] y[eṇa] arśamu ◦
ṇa bhuyo piḍu [vrayiś](e) 44
ṇa ya bhujiśe bh[u]yaṇo ◦
v. 31Then I got up and went [away]; I proceeded [?] to [my] hermitage. No more did I go
for alms, nor did I eat [any] food.
v. 32
yada yaha puṇo ghramu
prav[e]kṣe bhuyaṇath[i]45o ◦
dhriśpaṇa rua rayaṇia
tam eva saña bha⟪vae⟫ ◦
prav[e]kṣe bhuyaṇath[i]45o ◦
dhriśpaṇa rua rayaṇia
tam eva saña bha⟪vae⟫ ◦
v. 32And when I entered the village again, seeking food, [whenever] I saw seductive [female]
forms, I developed that same perception.
v. 33
sarvo aya roa[gha]da 46
yasa su kuṇavu tasa ◦
atepudi ayokṣa ca
sarvam edu juho[śpi](da ◦) 47
yasa su kuṇavu tasa ◦
atepudi ayokṣa ca
sarvam edu juho[śpi](da ◦) 47
v. 33‘All this which consists of physical form is like that corpse, putrid within and filthy;
all of this is repulsive.’
v. 34
edam edu bhaveateṇa
prata me viadaraghada ◦
bramavihara ca[tva]⟪[ra]⟫
[a](pra)48maña subhavida ◦
prata me viadaraghada ◦
bramavihara ca[tva]⟪[ra]⟫
[a](pra)48maña subhavida ◦
v. 34As I was developing this [thought] in this way, I attained freedom from passions.
I fully developed the four infinite sublime states.
v. 35
tad[a] cudu kalaghadu
bramal⟪u⟫ghaprarayaṇo ◦
bra(malu)49ghu cavitvaṇa
jade baraṇasipure ◦
bramal⟪u⟫ghaprarayaṇo ◦
bra(malu)49ghu cavitvaṇa
jade baraṇasipure ◦
v. 35When I died and passed from that [life], I was destined [to be born in] the Brahma-world.
Upon passing from the Brahma-world, I was born in the city of Vārāṇasī.
v. 36
aghrasreṭhisa ghehami
jadu śpi [e](ghapu)50trao ◦
mahadhaṇo mahabhu⟨gho⟩
abhiroo susaṭ́hidu ◦
prio maṇav[u] ñadi(ṇa)
(sapa)51tiparami ghadu ◦
jadu śpi [e](ghapu)50trao ◦
mahadhaṇo mahabhu⟨gho⟩
abhiroo susaṭ́hidu ◦
prio maṇav[u] ñadi(ṇa)
(sapa)51tiparami ghadu ◦
v. 36I was born as the only son in the house of a master merchant. [I was] wealthy, possessed
of great luxuries, handsome, well-situated, beloved, [and] charming to [my] relatives,
having attained to the highest fortune.
v. 37
divasu pariarita
kṣip[u] śaïa akapa[e] 52
lahom eva vioj̄ita
adaśa [i]strie tada ◦
kṣip[u] śaïa akapa[e] 52
lahom eva vioj̄ita
adaśa [i]strie tada ◦
v. 37After enjoying pleasures by day, I lay in bed at night. Then [one night], awakening
suddenly, I saw the women. . .
v. 38
rmisigha [ś]i(rase katva) 5353
viṇapaṇavabherie ◦
vikṣitak[eśa] v[iva]ḍa
[s]u[ta sapalavati](e ◦) 54
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viṇapaṇavabherie ◦
vikṣitak[eśa] v[iva]ḍa
[s]u[ta sapalavati](e ◦) 54
v. 38… (who had put) a long drum, a lute, a small drum, [or] a kettle drum (under) [their]
head[s], their hair dishevelled, exposed, [fast] asleep, mumbling.
v. 39
tasa me purima hedu
upaṭ́hita mahathia ◦
śpaśaṇasaña [aś](ua) 55
asi ateuru mama ◦
upaṭ́hita mahathia ◦
śpaśaṇasaña [aś](ua) 55
asi ateuru mama ◦
v. 39Thus there arose for me [the result of] the prior cause, highly salutary: toward the
women’s quarter, I had the repulsive mental image of a cremation-ground.
v. 40
tadaṇaho satvaridu
viśparo aghari ta[da] (◦) 56
vadhrodu ⟨śpi⟩ avayi
uasriṭhu samatade ◦
viśparo aghari ta[da] (◦) 56
vadhrodu ⟨śpi⟩ avayi
uasriṭhu samatade ◦
v. 40At that time, perturbed, I cried out then: ‘⟨I am⟩ afflicted,’ I said, ‘endangered
on all sides.’
v. 41
śayae orohitaṇa
prasad[u] 57 abhiṇirkhami ◦
vivarisu mama rvara
devada aṇoapi[a] ◦
prasad[u] 57 abhiṇirkhami ◦
vivarisu mama rvara
devada aṇoapi[a] ◦
v. 41I got down from [my] bed and went forth from the palace. The compassionate gods opened
the gate for me.
v. 42
[ṇ](agha)58rade ṇikasitaṇa
ṇaditiru uaghami ◦
adaśi [pa]rimu ti[r](u) 59
ṣamaṇo cakramatao ◦
ṇaditiru uaghami ◦
adaśi [pa]rimu ti[r](u) 59
ṣamaṇo cakramatao ◦
v. 42Going out of the city, I approached the bank of a river. [There] I saw a monk walking
around on the farther shore.
v. 43
tasa bahapalam e[k]u
[uc](u) cha[du] + + + 60vi ◦
vadhrodu śpi avayi
uasriṭhu samata[d](e) ◦
[uc](u) cha[du] + + + 60vi ◦
vadhrodu śpi avayi
uasriṭhu samata[d](e) ◦
v. 43(I spoke [?]) to him loudly one word which had many results: ‘I am afflicted,’ I said,
“endangered on all sides.’
v. 44
tada [armuda](ba)61yae
alavita tasaghade ⟨◦⟩
ehi kumara ma bhaya
[id](u) [t](e ṇiru)62vadhrodu ◦
imaśpi eva takṣaṇo
viadaraghe bha[v](ida) [◦]
alavita tasaghade ⟨◦⟩
ehi kumara ma bhaya
[id](u) [t](e ṇiru)62vadhrodu ◦
imaśpi eva takṣaṇo
viadaraghe bha[v](ida) [◦]
v. 44Then the tathāgata spoke with words of immortality: ‘Come, young man, do not fear!
This is your [place] without affliction.’ At that very moment [I] was caused to become
free from passion.
v. 45
(ma)[ṇ](i)63padua ujita
ṇaditiru taritaṇa ◦
uaghami karuṇio 64
śastu apradipughalu ⟨◦⟩
ṇaditiru taritaṇa ◦
uaghami karuṇio 64
śastu apradipughalu ⟨◦⟩
v. 45Throwing off [my] jeweled shoes, crossing to the [other] bank of the river, I approached
the compassionate Teacher, the one without a rival.
v. 46
tada karuṇio śaste
tiṣidu me v[i]di65[tva]ṇa ◦
deśeṣi masuru dharmu
cadusacapraghaśaṇo ◦
tiṣidu me v[i]di65[tva]ṇa ◦
deśeṣi masuru dharmu
cadusacapraghaśaṇo ◦
v. 46Then the compassionate Teacher, knowing that I was thirsty, proclaimed the sweet Dharma
which reveals the four (noble) truths.
v. 47
[dh](r)[iṭh](adha)66rmu aha bhate
prabaja vaïṣu muṇi ◦
prabaeṣi [k](ar)[u](nio) 67
aṇoapae ghudamu ◦
prabaja vaïṣu muṇi ◦
prabaeṣi [k](ar)[u](nio) 67
aṇoapae ghudamu ◦
v. 47Having seen the Dharma, O venerable ones, I spoke of [i.e., requested] ordination
to the sage. Out of mercy, the compassionate Gautama ordained me.
v. 48
tada radie vivase[ṇa]
ugha[daśpi] d[iv](agha)68re ◦
asava kṣavida sarve
śidihodo śpi ṇibudu ◦
ugha[daśpi] d[iv](agha)68re ◦
asava kṣavida sarve
śidihodo śpi ṇibudu ◦
v. 48Then, with the end of the night, when the sun had risen, all of my depravities were
cleansed; I was cooled and calmed.”
v. 49
eva ya[śo kh](u)69rdhimadu
bhikhu b[u]dhasa ṣavao ◦
śpaï karmu viaghaṣe
aṇo70datu mahasare ◦
bhikhu b[u]dhasa ṣavao ◦
śpaï karmu viaghaṣe
aṇo70datu mahasare ◦
v. 49Thus, indeed, did Yaśas, a monk [and] personal disciple of the Buddha, possessed of supernatural power, explain
[his] karma himself on the great lake Anavatapta.
4. The Recitation of Bharadvāja
§ 1.4
v. 50
7171 sreṭhiputre pure asi
iśpare pitri{a}e dhaṇe ⟨◦⟩
pidara aṇora[kṣ](i)[ta]72ṇa ◦
madu micha pravatiṣu ◦
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iśpare pitri{a}e dhaṇe ⟨◦⟩
pidara aṇora[kṣ](i)[ta]72ṇa ◦
madu micha pravatiṣu ◦
v. 50“In the past, I was the son of a merchant, master over my father’s wealth. While taking
care of my father, I behaved wrongly toward my mother.
v. 51
pida bhrada ya bhaïṇi
ya dasa[krarma](ka)[ra]73vi ca ◦
aṇapaṇeṇa tarpeṣi
madara paribhaṣiṣu ◦
ya dasa[krarma](ka)[ra]73vi ca ◦
aṇapaṇeṇa tarpeṣi
madara paribhaṣiṣu ◦
v. 51[My] father and brother and sister, and also the slaves and servants—I satisfied [them]
with food and drink; [but] I insulted my mother.
v. 52
ma[tsariya](va)74śu ghatvaṇa
ṇa dase bhatu madue ◦
pharuṣa bhaṣiṣu ba[ya] 75
baṭa bhujaï bhuyaṇo ◦
ṇa dase bhatu madue ◦
pharuṣa bhaṣiṣu ba[ya] 75
baṭa bhujaï bhuyaṇo ◦
v. 52Gone under the sway of stinginess, I did not give food to [my] mother. I spoke harsh
words [to her]: ‘Eat rocks for your food!’
v. 53
teṇa karmavivagheṇa
ṇiraghehi kṣ[e]76viṣu ciru ◦
puṇa maṇośe aghatva
baṭa bhujami bhuyaṇo ◦ 77
ṇiraghehi kṣ[e]76viṣu ciru ◦
puṇa maṇośe aghatva
baṭa bhujami bhuyaṇo ◦ 77
v. 53Through that ripening of karma, I spent a long time in hells. Having once again returned
as a human, I [now] eat rocks for [my] food.
v. 54
taṣu taṣu jadiṣu
baṭa bhuta baho mae ◦
jihitsehi s[uduh](i)78du
sadu kalo karomaho ◦
baṭa bhuta baho mae ◦
jihitsehi s[uduh](i)78du
sadu kalo karomaho ◦
v. 54In every lifetime, many rocks were eaten by me. I always die[d] in terrible pain from
pangs of hunger.
v. 55
eva jadiśada paca
yatra yatra ua[va]ji79ṣu ◦
jihitsehi suduhidu
sadu kalu karomaho ◦
yatra yatra ua[va]ji79ṣu ◦
jihitsehi suduhidu
sadu kalu karomaho ◦
v. 55Thus for five hundred lifetimes, wherever I was born, I always die[d] in terrible
pain from pangs of hunger.
v. 56
a[ya pa]rci[majadi] 80
ladho mi maṇoṣu bhavu ◦
araghidu mi sabudhu
śakasiho ṇarotamu [◦] 81
ladho mi maṇoṣu bhavu ◦
araghidu mi sabudhu
śakasiho ṇarotamu [◦] 81
v. 56This is [my] last lifetime. I have attained human birth. I have won the favor of the
Buddha, the lion of the Śākyas, the greatest of men.
v. 57
prabaja ya mae ladha
śakasihasa śaśaṇe ◦
[a]rahapa [ca mi prat](u) 82
baïhodu śpi ṣ(a)vao ◦
śakasihasa śaśaṇe ◦
[a]rahapa [ca mi prat](u) 82
baïhodu śpi ṣ(a)vao ◦
v. 57And I have obtained ordination in the religion of the lion of the Śākyas, and I have attained the status of arhat. I am self-controlled, a personal disciple
[of the Buddha].
v. 58
edaṇi rdhi mama bhate
arahatasa tadiṇo ◦ 83
ghuhatare praviṭhasa
[baṭa bheśa]ti bhuyaṇo ◦
arahatasa tadiṇo ◦ 83
ghuhatare praviṭhasa
[baṭa bheśa]ti bhuyaṇo ◦
v. 58[Even] now, O venerable ones, [although] I have supernatural power [and am] an arhat
[and] a savior, rocks will be [my] food when I have entered within [my] cave.
v. 59
su [ye]va mama avase
bheśa84{śa}di maraṇatio ◦
parcimu karmavivaghu
sarve jiṇa bhaviśadi [◦] 85
bheśa84{śa}di maraṇatio ◦
parcimu karmavivaghu
sarve jiṇa bhaviśadi [◦] 85
v. 59And this shall be my abode until death. [Then] the final ripening of [my] karma will
all be used up.
v. 60
taśpi citu prasadesa
pidu madu e satio ◦
vaṭ́hasa [sa]kacu
ma ho 86 parce taviśasa ◦
pidu madu e satio ◦
vaṭ́hasa [sa]kacu
ma ho 86 parce taviśasa ◦
v. 60Therefore purify [your] mind[s] toward [your] mother and father. Serve [them] respectfully,
lest you regret [it] later.”
v. 61
eva ku thero bharvayo
bhikhu budhasa ṣavao [◦] 87
śpaya karmu viaghaṣe
aṇodate mahasare ☸
bhikhu budhasa ṣavao [◦] 87
śpaya karmu viaghaṣe
aṇodate mahasare ☸
v. 61Thus, indeed, did the elder Bharadvāja, a monk and personal disciple of the Buddha, explain [his] karma himself on the great
lake Anavatapta.
5. The Recitation of Vāgīśa
§ 1.5
v. 62
8888 idi ekaṇava[di]me
[ka]pe ṇabhiaṇami [dhr]oghadi ⟨◦⟩
deva yeva maṇośa [ya]
[thu]89bu puyae saghadi ◦
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[ka]pe ṇabhiaṇami [dhr]oghadi ⟨◦⟩
deva yeva maṇośa [ya]
[thu]89bu puyae saghadi ◦
v. 62“In [this] ninety-first eon since then [?], I do not recall [having had] a bad birth;
[as] a god and a human, [I have had only] good birth, because of worshipping at a
stūpa.
v. 63
ajaṇataa kuśalu
añamañeṣu paśia ⟨◦⟩
vi[va]90śisa thubu ghatvaṇa ◦
saḱaro aghari tada ◦
añamañeṣu paśia ⟨◦⟩
vi[va]90śisa thubu ghatvaṇa ◦
saḱaro aghari tada ◦
v. 63And, without knowing the merit [of it], having watched [others doing it] one after
another, I went to the stūpa of [the Buddha] Vipaśyin [and] made homage to it then.
v. 64
triṇa kaïṇiṇa hasatu
ma[l](o)91ghadho vile[vaṇo ◦]
[thu]ve aroaïtaṇa
viṇivadu ṇa sasari ◦
ma[l](o)91ghadho vile[vaṇo ◦]
[thu]ve aroaïtaṇa
viṇivadu ṇa sasari ◦
v. 64Joyful, I placed a garland, incense, and unguent of three kākiṇīs [value] on the stūpa.
[As a result,] I was not reborn into a bad birth.
v. 65
ṇa [h](i) [ci]92te prasaṇasa
ap[i]⟨a⟩ bhu⟨di⟩ dhakṣiṇa ◦
tasaghade a sabudhe
ye ya budhaṇa [ṣ](ave)93a ◦
ap[i]⟨a⟩ bhu⟨di⟩ dhakṣiṇa ◦
tasaghade a sabudhe
ye ya budhaṇa [ṣ](ave)93a ◦
v. 65For no gift is small [when given] by one who is pure in mind to an enlightened Tathāgata
and to those who are the personal disciples of the Buddhas.
v. 66
sae aha budhaghuṇa
jaṇamaṇa tasaghade ◦
thuve kariśe saḱa[r]o
[bh](o)94yo bh⟨e⟩śam arśehio ◦
jaṇamaṇa tasaghade ◦
thuve kariśe saḱa[r]o
[bh](o)94yo bh⟨e⟩śam arśehio ◦
v. 66If I had paid homage to the stūpa while knowing the Buddha-virtues in the Tathāgata,
I would have been all the more without a superior [?].
v. 67
taśpa preaṇamaṇeṇa
śastarasa baho gh[u]ṇa ◦
thu[ve k](u)95rosa saḱaro
tada [mu]kṣasa dhroghadi ◦
śastarasa baho gh[u]ṇa ◦
thu[ve k](u)95rosa saḱaro
tada [mu]kṣasa dhroghadi ◦
v. 67Therefore, by one who understands the many virtues of the Teacher—make homage at a
stūpa. Thereby you will escape bad birth.
v. 68
ghasagharaṇaho aghro
ṇ[i]diṭhu sarva96darśiṇa ⟨◦⟩
bahorśodu citraghasu
paḍidu paḍibhaṇavu ◦
ṇ[i]diṭhu sarva96darśiṇa ⟨◦⟩
bahorśodu citraghasu
paḍidu paḍibhaṇavu ◦
v. 68I have been designated by the All-seeing One as the foremost of composers of verses,
learned, varied in speech, wise, inspired.
v. 69
taśpa [ho atva]97ghameṇa
mahatvo abhighakṣadu
sadhamu gh[u]rohatavu
tada śpara b[u]dhaṇ(a) [śa]98śaṇo ◦
mahatvo abhighakṣadu
sadhamu gh[u]rohatavu
tada śpara b[u]dhaṇ(a) [śa]98śaṇo ◦
v. 69Therefore, indeed, the true Dharma is to be revered by one who wishes well for himself,
who desires to attain greatness. Remember, then, the teaching of the Buddhas.”
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v. 70Vāgīśa explained the ripening of [his] karma himself in front of the community of monks
of the Teacher at the great lake Anavatapta.
6. The recitation of Nandika
§ 1.6
v. 71
rayaghahe pur[e a](si)
(aghrasreṭh)[i m](a)100hadhaṇo ◦
dhrohikṣu batamaṇae
iṣea sarva bh⟨u⟩ida ◦
(aghrasreṭh)[i m](a)100hadhaṇo ◦
dhrohikṣu batamaṇae
iṣea sarva bh⟨u⟩ida ◦
v. 71“In the past, (I was a) wealthy (master merchant) in Rājagṛha. During a famine, all the sages were being fed.
v. 72
[matsa](riye)101ṇa oaṇadho
cita cedemi pavia ◦
ku ṇo aya parvaïdu
[sata bar](ṣa)102ṇa puṣae ◦
ediśe k⟪u⟫tare
dhrohikṣe vatamaṇae ◦
cita cedemi pavia ◦
ku ṇo aya parvaïdu
[sata bar](ṣa)102ṇa puṣae ◦
ediśe k⟪u⟫tare
dhrohikṣe vatamaṇae ◦
v. 72Resentful because of stinginess, I had an evil thought: ‘Who in the world would feed
this mendicant for seven years, while such a wilderness[-like] famine is going on?’
v. 73
peavitaṇa bha[t](u)103
aśpamutreṇa kvachia ◦
ta bhikhu aśaveṣi
su ya kalu a[k]roviṣu (◦) 104
aśpamutreṇa kvachia ◦
ta bhikhu aśaveṣi
su ya kalu a[k]roviṣu (◦) 104
v. 73Having cooked rice by boiling [it] with horse’s urine, I fed it to the monk, and he
died.
v. 74
teṇa karmavivagheṇa
ṇiraghehi kṣeviṣu ciro ◦
[tada]105karmavaśeṣeṇa
yatra yatra uavajiṣu ◦
jihitsahi suduhidu
sa106du kalu karemaho ◦
ṇiraghehi kṣeviṣu ciro ◦
[tada]105karmavaśeṣeṇa
yatra yatra uavajiṣu ◦
jihitsahi suduhidu
sa106du kalu karemaho ◦
v. 74Through the ripening of that karma, I spent a long time in hells. Then, through the
remainder of [that] karma, wherever I was born, I always die[d] in terrible pain from
pangs of hunger.
v. 75
e⟨v⟩a jadiśada paca
yatra yatra uavajiṣu [◦] 107
jihitsehi suduhidu
sadu kalu karemaho ◦
yatra yatra uavajiṣu [◦] 107
jihitsehi suduhidu
sadu kalu karemaho ◦
v. 75Thus for five hundred lifetimes, wherever I was born, I always die[d] in terrible
pain from pangs of hunger.
v. 76
aya parcimia108jadi
ladhro mi maṇoṣu bhavu ◦ 109
araghidu mi sabudho
śa[kasi]ho ṇarotamu ◦
ladhro mi maṇoṣu bhavu ◦ 109
araghidu mi sabudho
śa[kasi]ho ṇarotamu ◦
v. 76This is [my] last lifetime. I have attained human birth. I have won the favor of the
Buddha, the lion of the Śākyas, the greatest of men.
v. 77
[pra]ba[ja] ya [mae] (la)110dha
śakasihasa śaśaṇo ◦
arahapa ca me pratu
baïhoda śp[i] ṣavao (◦) 111
śakasihasa śaśaṇo ◦
arahapa ca me pratu
baïhoda śp[i] ṣavao (◦) 111
v. 77And I have obtained ordination in the religion of the lion of the Śākyas, and I have attained the status of arhat. I am self-controlled, a personal disciple
[of the Buddha].
v. 78
edaṇi bhi mama bhate
arahatasa tadiṇo ◦
yaüdaeṇa [ya]ve[mi]
[ghila]112ṇo [pa]ravatio ◦
arahatasa tadiṇo ◦
yaüdaeṇa [ya]ve[mi]
[ghila]112ṇo [pa]ravatio ◦
v. 78Even now, O venerable ones, of me, an arhat [and] a savior—I survive on gruel-water,
sick, dependent on others.”
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v. 79Thus indeed did the elder Nandika, the companion of Anuruddha, explain [his] karma himself on the great Lake Anavatapta.
7. The recitation of Sumanas/Kusuma
§ 1.7
v. 80
kaṇe karita sumaṇa{ṇa}
mala[a śi](rase)114krida ◦
uyaṇa[h]omi ṇ[i]asi
va[ya]sehi puraḱidu ◦
mala[a śi](rase)114krida ◦
uyaṇa[h]omi ṇ[i]asi
va[ya]sehi puraḱidu ◦
v. 80“Putting a jasmine flower on [my] ear, and putting a garland (on) [my] head, I went
out to the park, accompanied by [my] friends.
v. 81
tatra da[śi ma]115hathubu
vivaśisa śirimad[u] ◦
jaṇaghayu samaghatva
saḱarisu ma116{ma}hisu [ya] ◦
vivaśisa śirimad[u] ◦
jaṇaghayu samaghatva
saḱarisu ma116{ma}hisu [ya] ◦
v. 81There I saw a great stūpa of the glorious Vipaśyin. A crowd of people had assembled and was paying homage and worshipping [it].
v. 82
de vayasa samaghatva ◦
śpagho malu ghrahi[tvaṇa] (◦) 117
aroaïsu thuvaśpi
prasaṇamaṇacedasa ◦
śpagho malu ghrahi[tvaṇa] (◦) 117
aroaïsu thuvaśpi
prasaṇamaṇacedasa ◦
v. 82Those friends [of mine], having assembled, took their own garland[s] and placed [them]
on the stūpa with pure hearts and minds.
v. 83
teṣu aho dhrispaṇa
aña118mañaṇa paśia ◦
kaṇade ghriha sumaṇa
thuve aroae śpa[e] (◦)
aña118mañaṇa paśia ◦
kaṇade ghriha sumaṇa
thuve aroae śpa[e] (◦)
v. 83Seeing them [and] watching them one after another, I took the jasmine flower from
[my] ear [and] placed [it] on the stūpa myself.
v. 84
(ṇa hi)119citu prasaṇasa
a[pi]a bhud[i] dhakṣiṇa ◦
tasaghada a sabudha
ye ya (b)[udh](a)120ṇa ṣave[a ◦]
a[pi]a bhud[i] dhakṣiṇa ◦
tasaghada a sabudha
ye ya (b)[udh](a)120ṇa ṣave[a ◦]
v. 84(For no) gift is small [when given] by one who is pure in mind to an enlightened Tathāgata
and to those who are the personal disciples of the Buddhas.
v. 85
s[ae] aha budhaghuṇa
jaṇamaṇa tasaghadu ◦
thuve [kariśe] 121 saḱaro
bhoya bh[e]śam a[sre]hio ◦
jaṇamaṇa tasaghadu ◦
thuve [kariśe] 121 saḱaro
bhoya bh[e]śam a[sre]hio ◦
v. 85If I had paid homage to the stūpa while knowing the Buddha-virtues in the Tathāgata,
I would have been all the more without a superior [?].
v. 86
taśpa ho peaṇamaṇeṇa
śastara[sa] 122 baho ghuṇa ◦
thuve k[u]rusa saḱaru
tada mukṣasa dhrogh[adi ◦]
śastara[sa] 122 baho ghuṇa ◦
thuve k[u]rusa saḱaru
tada mukṣasa dhrogh[adi ◦]
v. 86Therefore, indeed, by one who understands the many virtues of the Teacher—make homage
at a stūpa. Thereby you will escape bad birth.
v. 87
[e](ko) 123 puśpu caïtaṇa
sahasu barṣakuḍiṇa ⟨◦⟩
devehi pariarita
avaśe124ṣe mi ṇibudi [◦]
sahasu barṣakuḍiṇa ⟨◦⟩
devehi pariarita
avaśe124ṣe mi ṇibudi [◦]
v. 87Having donated [just] one flower, for a thousand crores of years I enjoyed pleasures
among the gods, [and] in the end [now comes] my calming [i.e., nirvāṇa].
v. 88
(e)daho [śpa]rami [bhat]e [◦]
e[k]o [puśpu ca](ïtaṇa ◦) 125
aṇohodu phal(u) tasa
[ṇa h](i) [ka]rmu praṇaśadi ◦
e[k]o [puśpu ca](ïtaṇa ◦) 125
aṇohodu phal(u) tasa
[ṇa h](i) [ka]rmu praṇaśadi ◦
v. 88This, O venerable ones, I remember: having donated [just] one flower, I experienced
its result; for karma does not disappear.”
v. 89
eva kusuma(o the)126ro
bhikhu budhasa ṣavao (◦)
śpaï karmu viaghaṣe
aṇo[date] maha[sare] (◦) 127 ◦ ◦
bhikhu budhasa ṣavao (◦)
śpaï karmu viaghaṣe
aṇo[date] maha[sare] (◦) 127 ◦ ◦
v. 89Thus did the elder Kusuma, a monk and personal disciple of the Buddha, explain [his] karma himself on the great
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Avadānas
Avadāna 1
§ 2.1
127 evo pariś̄ave · āyivigaavadana v[i](stare a)128[vada]na āyi[vi]gaavadane vistare ka(ryam i)129da ti āyivi rayasa bhavana [g]./// 130mi te [h]. [d]. [va] .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. /// . 131 /// .. /// . v132 raye tasa yava do [a] [n]. [r]. + + + + + .. 133 pr[a]caṭha⟨go⟩ h(o)do [ya]do pi co sa ḍ. .. /// 134⟪[saya]⟫[ga]savalo hodo yavi ray[e] co u[pa](gachadi) /// 135bhumi vacadi s[o] co praviśadi 136 rayo matredi ghin[adi ki ci] parado yoni[go] .. 137 so matredi bhav⟨i⟩[dave] aj[o] tu [a bh]. .. .. 138 na kha i⟨do⟩ yadri bramareno kh[a] ido muha[r](e)n(u) [sa]139rvo śuno sarvo vistara yas̱ayupaman[o] ◦ 140140 ◦ ◦ 1
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Thus the tradition. The Ājīvika-avadāna. (Expansion.) 128 (Ava)dāna. The Ājīvika-avadāna. Expansion (should be made) 129 thus. (An) ājīvika … the king’s palace. 130 … 131 … 132 … the king. Of him, then … . 133 … became an enemy. Since … 134 was with mounts and with troops. Then the king … 135 went to the (battle) ground. And he entered … . 136 The king said: “One grasps … thereafter womb … . 137 He said: “It will be (in the future), but today … . 138 Certainly, it is not this. Just as by a bee … the pollen from the face (of a flower)…
. 139 Hear all. All the expansion according to the model. 140 (Avadāna) 1.
Avadāna 2
§ 2.2
kuva ci pradeśami rayeno prasa[g](i)141ś̄adi .. ve [s]. [tu ca] pari .. .. .. vado yavi 142 dakṣinavas̱ano ṣamanaśada paco [i] .. .. /// 143kam[a] keno ṣamaneno [du]ve thaviga grahi[di]ga 144 corehi grahida yavi eko thavigo na osira145di eko osiradi yavi .. .. śad[i eko] .. 146 ṣiṣakaḍahaga gra[h](i)[da] .. 147 kim eṣo te matre[ti] .. .[e] c. r. h. 148 eka kayo pradikarodi · bidiga .. 149 [v].tala do pad[e] .. .. .. [vistare yas̱a]yu[pa] 150 [◦] 2 ·
In a certain place, by the king … 141 … Then 142 five hundred
monks from the southern regions … . 143 Out of desire, two purses were taken by a certain
monk. 144 By thieves they were taken. Then one did not return the purse; 145 one did. Then
… 146 a skull was taken. 147 “What is this?” they said … . 148 One group made amends; the second … . Expansion according to the model. (Avadāna)
2.
Avadāna 3
§ 2.3
sakarpa ramanig[o] ka[r]ma ku[śa] .. .. 151151 .. .. .. bh. .. .. .. .. .. ghini[do] .. .. 152 go⟪gh.⟫valige se matredi imo [vi] .. .. .. .. .. 153 [kha]ghaḍo kukuḍe [kri]ś̄a badaś̄a [podaga] 154 hakṣadi yavi .. vatsadari(ga) /// 155 uthavi[śa] vi[stare] yas̱ayu[pamano] si[yadi] 156156 /// ◦ 3
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A deed [merit] … 151 taken. 152 The cowherdess said to him … . 153 … hen was emaciated. Twelve [chicks] … 154 will be. Then (she) … dear children … . 155 … [I will raise up.] The expansion should be according to the model. 156 (Avadāna) 3.
Avadāna 4
§ 2.4
ṣamane [Kaspira] u[vagachadi] .. 157ma kṣamana .. [ni]matredi eka .. [d] .. 158 [hova](d)[i ra]yasa padami prahar[a]di [c]. .. (vi)159stare yas̱ayu ◦ 3
Monk … Kashmir … . 157 … invited the … . One 158 was … . He threw (himself) at the feet of the king … . 159 Expansion according to the model. (Avadāna) 4.ⓝMs.: 3.Click to pin
Avadāna 5
§ 2.5
ghoṣiri .. .. .. .. .. 160 hakṣadi ghaḍa saghamag[o] g[e] 161 [sakar](p)[a ra]manig(o) [d] .. .. .. .. .. 162162 /// paca 5
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160 … will be … path of the saṅgha … 161 intention … beautiful … . 162 (Avadāna) five 5.
Avadāna 6
§ 2.6
evo ṣuyadi nagare pa⟨laḍi⟩163putre mayagare maya vidarśayad[e] 164 dupragara co · maya · śabari co (·) 165 mayo · idra co · ta so puruṣo śaba[ri ma]166ya vidaśayadi · avare co mayagaro to pradeśe 167 anuprato · idro mayo (vidarśayadi) + + .. .. .. 168 iśa mo so matr[i]di ki ci icha (t)o [bha]v(adi) 169 mayo paś[i]do suṭhu teno sumeru(parvado) 170 sadarśido vistaraśo · sarvo [matridavo] 171 yavi sa tamo surigo pradibhudo 172 mayabaleno sarvo vistaro yas̱ayu[pa](mano) 173 anicada parigarmo sarvo matridavo [◦] 173a ⟪likhidago aco sarvo⟫ 174 āni[cada]lakṣanami sarvo · .. .. .. .. .. .o 175175 ◦ ṣa 4 2
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Thus it was heard. In the city Pāṭaliputra, 163 a magician displayed
magic. 164 There are two kinds of magic: the magic of Śambara 165 and the magic of Indra.
Then, that person displayed the magic of Śambara. 166 And another magician arrived in that place. 167 He [displayed] the magic of Indra.
168 … He said: “Do you have a desire [to see a magic display]?” 169 Magic was seen; [it was] excellent. Mount Sumeru 170 was brought into view by him.
In detail, all (should be said) 171 up to “the darkness overshadowed the sun 172 by the power of magic.”
The complete expansion should be according to the model. 173 Impermanence is the countermeasure [to notions of permanence].
All should be told. 173a ⟪ Now all [the avadanas] are written. ⟫ 174 With respect to the characteristics of impermanence, all … . 175 Avadāna six 6.
Avadāna 7
§ 2.7
zadamitrasa · avadano ṣaḍi(y)o so + 176ga sar⟨vo⟩ vistaro karyam ida ti · evo ṣu[ya](di) 177 za{{da}}damitro gado udaga .. .. go (tatro pra)178[de]śami vaṭo asti kṣaburasa matr[edi] .. + + 179jano pradiladh(o) yaa ido nagaro gomod[o] + + 180 ṣamanasa matredi · pra[paśa]vehi me .. .. .. + + 181 .. matredi [·] atarahido · sa[dharma] zadi{·}mi[tra] 182 matredi yadi sa[dhamra] atarahide hakṣa[di] .. 183 aha pracagebos̱(i) [pra]üni[ś̄a] ◦ [śathu] .. /// + + 184 [ra]hado mahatvo vi[stare] yasayupamano siya[di] 185 ◦ 7
The avadāna of Zadamitra. The sixth … . 176 The whole expansion. It should be done thus. Thus it was heard. 177 Zadamitra went to … . 178 In that country, there was a banyan tree. (Zadamitra) said to the kṣabura … 179 “-state of concentration was achieved.” Then to the city from this village … . 180 (Zadamitra) said to the monk: “Show me … .” 181 (The monk) said: “The true law has disappeared.” Zadamitra 182 said: “If the true law had disappeared, 183 I would have attained individual enlightenment.” Teacher. 184 Arhat. Magnanimous being. Expansion should be according to the model. 185 (Avadāna) 7.
Avadāna 8
§ 2.8
185 zadamitrasa cevo · bidige avadano 186 evo ṣ[u]yadi · zadimitro karyam (i)[do] (ti va)187ṣavas̱o · uvagado · aśpavarmano sastra[d](e)(geno) 188 sarva suhasaneno nimatrido · yada sapuruṣasa 189 vado ghi[·]nido · vacadi · [te]n[a] .. .. (aña)190[da]ro avadhaḍo tri na ghaha·nami · [va] .. .. .. .. /// 191 [a]vi do · [ya] .. haḍo · so bhado · za[damitro] .. .. /// 192 + + + [u]vaṭhayagasa matredi /// 193 hi [hi]do sapuruṣasa yava d. th. .. .. .. /// 194ro yavi dito zadamitro ma[tredi] /// 195da sapuruṣasa ma(tredi zada)mitro 196 deśi vaṣu pi śas̱i yavi [gado] /// 197 tatro pradeśami · vistar. + .. + /// 198 /// ti · yavi āśpava[r]ma + + + /// mitro /// 199 + di .. kic + + + /// 200 abhayo me na hi yavi + + /// 201 [a]śpavarmo vacadi /// 202śano so co bhadato vaṣagro kara .. 203 .. [a]śpavarmo sap[u]ru[ṣ]o ga .. .o /// 204 [sa]r[vo vi]stare yas̱ayupamano siya(di) .. .. .. .. ///
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And also a second avadāna of Zadamitra. 186 Thus it was heard. Zadamitra. This should be done thus. 187 The rainy-season residence was entered. Everyone was invited by Aśpavarman along with his commander 188 to take a comfortable seat. “When a disagreement with a worthy man was taken up,
he said … .” Three … I do not take … . 191 The venerable … Zadamitra … 192 said to (his) personal attendant … 193 the welfare of the worthy man. 194 Then it was given. Zadamitra said … 195 of the worthy man … 196 … 197 … in that place. Expansion. 198 … Then Aśpavarman … 199 … 200 … no security for me. Then … 201 Aśpavarman said … 202 … Aśpavarman … the worthy man … . The complete expansion should be according
to the model. (Avadāna 8.)
Avadāna 9
§ 2.9
205205 sidhakulo ṣamano vaṣuto .. .. .. .. .. .. /// 206 yavi na la gha vi [g]. .. p. u /// 207 /// .. utrirno · varuna .. .. · sru .. .. /// 208 /// .avigo ṣamanano ta ro va la .. /// 209 /// .. ḍa [m].trado · avadano · vi(stare yas̱ayupamano siyadi) ///
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Untranslated.
Avadāna 10
§ 2.10
210 /// 211 /// 212 /// 213 /// [sa]rvo dido ṣa ///
… 210 … 211 … 212 … 213 … everything was given …