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THE DATE OF NAGARJUNA-BODHISATTVA,
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sutaki wodadda kefri nêmå | Chåla | Musalara yella kuntâra kudi masatiwalaga masalatâ mâdit kâ hai dhund-kar lakaw-are lakadi hindaka saridiri anamâna madi Masalatta hâkidåra hinga! båśêka hoduna bandavanga | Adra bidi hâkyâra namagal matt-êna mådyâra idra myâga 11 Bade katai navere diwânâ sarakâr-ke sât masti na karna ma-bâp-ka rakê pêwa padna 1. kayito môr Åti 11 411
5ne nudi. Yelapât-Saheba banda saradârå badavara myâla idda bala phêrê, aga kunta madyâna vichyârá kêlari hînga | Âga Musalar-elláru kūdykru masalata madi arji kotaru | bangaleka banda yellára kûdyâra kôļari ânga 11 Tum kbâwanda arj yi sunnâ hamâri patti mâp tam karnál ninta-konda nodidâna badavarana! karuņa hotyaga il Såheba nodidána sôsi lagu madi arji kud-antâna barasi avana hotyag=ata kasa visi1 benki bidd-anga | Hengasar=utt-antâ haraka-paraka sfri ninta-koņda nodidana aibvari gar-me nai kar-kê jâri alatára avâga 11 Aga sardârâ mâdyâna vichârâi kuntidar=aņņa dodda sâwakârâ badavara mådyara namaskara 11 SAhêba kölida kivi-gotta ivarigi hutâj-ati heļri yeshta HitAliYirabadrappå bara kotta ainura rupaida and&j=itta niva hēļa-byadri kire-sutgå panchara kivi-myag=ittA 11 541
One nudi. Yellara kudi midatára lekka | tama-tamolaga hâkatára taka 1 yeshțanta helali janara dukka1 kelasa nadad-ati 11 Pratam setti Mâkappa panivantâ 1. lekka hâki madidâna till kuntål yellara manasa ata sanamantå kêlari inn 11 Badavara nintâra mari-marigi 1 ninta bêdi-kondaro dorigi1 kott-anta pasti kodisidåna tirigi Sayeba paņivânâ 11 Musalara antara are Alla warsta godi akki undilla namma padipâtla Sivana ballâ kodunu nåv=en # Paramadhdta-nAma-samvachhara i karapatti hâkit=anna sarakárå badavara maragidara maramaraswami bhagavana 11 Parajotpatya-samvachhara tanaka 1 janara âdaro bâla halâka badatana bant-antara sarakäraks hôgun-antara matt-onda rajeka | bêla sara péárs pañchars ganska 1 setti Subhêdára kâm dâra-janaka 111 pada hattita' Hubbalyaga 1 ankus-turaya dabbina myåga wastâda Hanamantrâwana maga! Gurašiddēšana dayana myâga kavi Gurasidda dana-châtura 1 mâời hôļidana akshara 1 kunta kbarmenna majakura 1 Ada pajiti 11 6 11
THE AGE AND WRITINGS OF NAGARJUNA-BODHISATTVA.
BY THE BEV. S. BEAL. From an examination of Chinese documents ed about B.C. 140; whilst Någårjans was relating to Nagarjuna, it seems evident certainly subsequent to the date of Kanishka, that he is not the same person as Någa sê na. and, according to the latest conclusions, lived
It has been hitherto commonly held that these towards the end of the second century A.D. two names denote one person. But the Chinese | Again, the characters of the two seem to be version of the Melinda-Prašna (Nanjio's Cata- wholly different. Någa sê na was a skilful logue, No. 1358) describes Nagasena as a disputant, but a loyal follower of the primitive native of North India, and simply terms him a doctrine of the great Teacher; but NagarBhiksh; whilst the Life of Nagarjuna by juna was the founder of a new school, an Kamarajiva (id. No. 1461) places him in South ambitious innovator, and an adept in conjura India, and speaks of him as an eminent tion and magio. Bodhisattva.
On all grounds, then, we must distinguish Again, the time when these two writers these two-writers, and be content to let Nagaflourished is not the same. Någ&sê na was sêna slone, judging him only by his one work, contemporary with Menander, who flourish- The Questionings of Melinda.
This is the onstomary, though irregular, euphonic conjunction of kejari (kiri) and anna.
