Avadānas
Haḍḍa?, Kharoṣṭhī ∙ BL 2
BML edition (version 1, July 2026)
Based on Lenz 2010. Transcription conventions to be updated.
§ ava5
r1 paśido pra[s̱ado] ya[vi] /// 2 ra jihonige mahakṣatra(vo) /// 3riadi manuśa pradi .. /// 4 āva[s̱i]rila ku .. /// 5 gadharami o .. /// 6 ve[stra]gena bahadi k[r]i[ś]. /// 7 ◦ 4 1
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1 … palace seen … Then … 2 …Great Satrap Jihoniga… . 3 … a man …
4 … 5 in Gandhāra … 6 was transported widely … 7 (Avadāna) 5.
§ ava6
takṣaïlara[ya] /// 8 vad[a] ◦ 4 1 1
The king of Takṣaśilā … 8 … is told. (Avadāna) 6.
§ ava7
maṣrugo .a ///
8a ⟪sarva ime avadana a[ca] (likhidaga)⟫
9 girige uyujadi /// 10 ◦
A maśruga … 8a Now, all these avadānas (are written). 9 … was prepared on a hill. 10
§ ava8
pacano idrigano dr[i]ṭhate i /// 11 te añamaña pruchadi aca kada .. /// 12 ki ci corasamagule siyadi /// 13 eke matr[e]di aho pi ka /// v14 eke puruṣo eke p⟨u⟩[r]u[ṣo] ma(tredi) /// 15 matredi aho ◦ palaïś̄a .. .. /// 16 dro praharo dada[śe] caduṭho .. /// 17 aho lakṣo daḍiś̄a ◦ ya .. /// 18 palaïdrigo viridrigo śpave[dr](i)[go] /// 19 spadi[idrigo daḍidrigo] ///
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The example of the five powers (powerful men)… . 11 They asked each other: “Today,
how many …” 12 “Could it be that … is infested with thieves?” 13 One said: “I too …”
14 One man after another spoke. … 15 said: I will protect … 16 “… I will strike a blow.”
The fourth … 17 “I will punish one hundred thousand.” 18 … power of protection, power
of vigor, power of mindfulness … 19 … power of mindfulness, power of punishment. …
§ ava9
20 pokhala[di] · puśi .. + /// 21 .. matredi budha(sa) · ci .. /// 22 no palid[o] · mame .. /// 23 yavi kalaga(d)o /// 24 [◦] vedadukham asa /// 25 no mo tasa du[v]e .. /// 26 /// no vaci[do] .. ///
20 Puṣkalāvatī … 21 said to the Buddha … 22 protected. Of me … 23 Then he died. …
24 … Agony and sorrow … 25 of him, two … 26 went …