Avadānas

Haḍḍa?, Kharoṣṭhī ∙ BL 3A

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Based on Lenz 2010.

§ ava1
r1 /// .. a .. thiga[mi] 2 /// mi · nagarami · grahavadi hova[di] 3 /// sa .. yanig[e] · maha[ra]yo yavi 4 /// .. d[u] phaligo gado [pa]śanaña5(na) /// .. rma + + + + .. + .. .. .. [do] 6 /// .. .. garo hast[e]no grahad[o] 7 /// (ava)[da]no sarvo matridavo ◦ 1
r1–2 … in the city … there was a householder. r3 … The great king then … r4 plank … went to. Insight and knowledge… . r5–6 … (dha)rma … was grabbed by the hand. r7 … the (ava)dāna. Everything should be told. (Avadāna) 1.
§ ava2
tasemi 8 /// .[o ·] jaïsenasa bosisatvasa · ev. .. .. 9 /// [ha] ido [◦] nadi so trado .. [kṣaso] 10 /// saca­vacaneno · ka bhido
Thus r8 … of Jayasena Bodhisattva. Thus (it was heard.) r9 … [said this:] “The river. The protected (rā)kṣasa … r10 … by truthful words, who is frightened?
§ ava3
vv0 ⟪lihidaga sarve⟫ ⓝThis note is written upsidedown.Click to pin v1 (añadakoḍiñasa pro)[va]yoge kulala hovadi añav2(daro prace)gabudho · āgado · vaṣavaso tas̱a dita .. v3 /// yavi so kulalo matr[i]di yadi ma v4 (sarvakalo uva)gachasi · ta karaviś̄a tahi śalo v5 /// [·] sarva tre­mas̱o kula(lo) v6 /// .. .. di v7 /// [śa] teno ku v8 /// uva .. .. [di] vi[parisa] /// v9 /// yena kṣine[di vi]garo yavi v10 /// .. aga[da] ca[dana]­ka(ṭho) .. v11 /// .. ci ..
v0 All is written. v1 (Pūrva)yoga of Ājñāta Kauṇḍinya. He was a potter. v2 (A certain pratye)kabuddha came. A rain-retreat residence was given to him. v3 Then that potter said, “If you come to me (for the whole time), v4 then I will have a hut built for you.” v5–6 And (for) the whole three months, the potter… . v7 … by him… . v8 … regretful… . v9 … by which (his) unwanted condition was destroyed. Then … v10–11 came … sandalwood… .