Manuscripts from Indian Collection

Author(s): National Museum New Delhi
Publisher: National Museum New Delhi

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FRAGMENTS OF BIRCH-BARK MANUSCRIPT
FROM TAXILA
Fragments, nos. 1, 3, 7 and 8; length 12.5 cm ; Brähmi script of the 5th century A.D.; Sanskrit.
No. 1. (two pieces, A, B.) Obv. A, line 3...la (sattitmā ?) sadyaṁ tā ye tasthü.
4...(kshatri) ya-brahmaņa-vit-cchüdrā...
3...cha kućalam karma samādāna (tam tena)... 4...(m m)ūlasutra kena vādi karma ko...... 2... (he) mabhava...
Rev. A,
2...mahāgu(na)...
| 3...tra..cha mahāyānasya=āvatāra No. 3. (two pieces, A, B.) Obv. A, line 3...bhavataḥ katame....
B,
2...rāchhi 3...karme...
No. 7. (three pieces, A, B, C.)
Obv. A, line 1...ryakaiḥ dharme.
2... dyākusala(m)karma.
3 yacchati chā ke. 2 sa satai daśayati tatra tatr-aikam.
3...nāśayati yena samādhyaḥ Nil
Rev.
No. 8. (three pieces, A, B, C.) Obv. A, line 1 hetuvādināṁ nā...
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