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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
L. 2. . . . .sya " jambuchhâyásailâgra . sya Dharmadevavihåre
pratisbțåpita Kharasya" dhitare " Madhurika. L. 3. . . . . . . [na]m deyadharma . . i. . . . . . . .
The second novelty, which shows letters of the 8th or 9th century need not be transcribed, as it contains nothing but the Buddhist creed. The third inscription, which, as already stated, is in Nagari characters of the 9th or 10th century, originally consisted of a Sragdharà verse, of which only two Pâdas are at present completely legible :L. 1. Om Pra-. ayushy - -
vvvvv - - - - v - - [Ta]syåkhyâyâh kilânte Sugatagunavritaḥ samsthito bhadra. . . .
. . . . . . L. 2. savdah [1]
o râo v - -vvvvvv--u--sam
sam- -dedharmoyam" k[ri]tasya pravarasuk hakarajñanasanL. 3.
prâptaye saḥ (1)
DONATIVE INSCRIPTIONS FROM SANCHI.
TOPE I.
No. 124 = C. 2. (alfs*]axat fagfaat eta [*] The gift of the nuns from (Vadi)vahana.
No. 125 = C. 6. aforge ETAT ()*]" The gift of Vajiguta (Vajrigupta).
No. 126 = C. 7. HTTTT [A]yafaat[ty] fugfare erat [*] The gift of the nun Devabbâgå, inhabitant of Madhuvana.
No. 127 = C. 8. 91919 fall ffAGA[* #*]" (The gift) of the Vakala queen, the mother of Ahimita (Ahimitra).
"Probably to sakyamunisya to be restured.
Führer's impression shows a faint a before hand. The res. * Read pratishthapitá.
toration is not doubtful, as Vadirahana is mentioned in 1 Or Verasyu.
Nos. 101, 116, and so forth. # Read Thitari.
11 The letters are beautifully carved and about half a 15 This seems to be a contraction of deyadharmo, made foot high. Vajrin may be, Indra, a Buddla, or one of the for the sake of the metre.
Virve Deras. Sir A. Cunningham has only Iland bkichkoniya. Dr. Possibly fauta.
