Avadānas

Haḍḍa?, Kharoṣṭhī ∙ BL 21

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Recto: Nīlabhūti stotra (+ BL 11 + BL 24). To be updated by Melzer.

Verso: Avadāna. Barely legible, little remains.; based on Lenz 2010: 117–122.

Nīlabhūti stotra

§ 1
rr1 /// + + + + + + + .. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + r2 /// + + + + + + .. + + + .. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + r3 /// imeṣu .. va ṇiṣe a .. pra[to] s.khaya[da]ṇeṇa [ra sa] .. + + + + + r4 /// .. ca so ca sijata ṇasti maṇa [c]. te sati muṇ[e] parigra[ha] ariya si s. .. [i]m. .. r5 /// .. .. .. .i [a] .. .. patra va ṇa .. .. kama[va] .. .. ṣa [su] a .. [bhaṃ] .. [pi a ya] .. .. /// r6 akama ṇa[ma] thabh[upekṣa] .. ṇa ca s. ka[romi] .. [citajñe] kṣa[sa]jopama mag. .. .. [ṇa] r7 su[ru ki]da durasa [ṇu] sa[ṃ] .. .. [ṇ]. sa .. .. śi[kṣite] ya .. [śa]vi [k]. .. .. .. .. ka .. .. /// r8 /// .. .. .. [ṇa aryakaṇa ci] .. .. m. .. .. .. .. .. śa [ṇa] .. .. .. .. .. .. .. /// r9 n. ca [ṇi] .. ṇuma[ta] mahatma bho .. pravivega[do] thabhu[naṃ] vaha praśamaya[ti] va [dha] .. .. /// r10 /// .. .. .. .. [de]vata[ya]ṇa .. [k]. .. .. .. .. [yato ki] .. .. [ṣa] .. [r]ma [s]. [r]. .[u] .. .. .. .. .. /// r11. bhiṇa taṇa [ca] sa [ra dha] ti .. va .. .. .. .. prabhaṣa[te] /// r12 .. .. .. .. .. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + .. .. .. .. .. r13 /// .. .. .. mu ṇ. [ś]. r. [vi] .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. [ca] mi .. .. /// r14 /// .. .. .. .. /// r15 bhagava sta sahate ṇa sa[ṃkṣa]ti .. /// .. .. .. .. /// r16 /// .. .. y. te .. [kh]. .. /// .. . bhagava vu[cadi] /// r17 /// .. .. g. va .. [t]. ṣa ma .. g[o ·] ṇa .. .. .. .. .. [ta va] .. .. pa + + + + .u .. .. /// r18 /// .. .. .. .. y. [p]. .. bh. .. ///

Avadāna

§ 2
vv1 /// .. .. .. + + + + + + + + + + .. .. .. .. .. .u /// v2 /// (eva me) .. [ś](ru)do ekasamaye bha[gava śava](stie viharadi) [je](davane) /// v3 /// (bhag̱ava) [bhikṣ]u [a]matre[di bhi](kṣavo bhada)te (te bhikṣu) /// v4 bhag̱avado praca[ś](o)(u) + + + + + /// v5 bhag̱ava ṣu .. c. .. .. mi /// v6kṣava dharma [hod]. + + + + + /// v7 .. [ri] sa[r]va sa .. .. + bhikṣa /// v8 [aha] .. .. .. .. [s̱a] g. .. .. .. .. v9 .. .. [a] c[e]va dha[r]maṭhidaga dha .. .. gu v10 [ci] .. bh. .. .. .. .. .. .. di .. .. ..
… (Thus have I) heard. At one time the Blessed One stayed at Śrāvastī in the Jetavana. … (The Blessed One) addressed the monks: "Monks." The monks responded to the Buddha: "Venerable." … the Blessed One … dharma … all … monks …