No.24. Ajaíòà cave inscription. In Cave XVI., below two seated figures of Buddha, painted on the left wall of the hall, in characters of about the sixth century A.D. (ASWI)
ASWI IV.12.15; |
Text.
Deyadharmmoyaì Ùàkyabhikøor bbhadanta Dharmmadattasya yad atra (puíyaì)
tad bhavatu màtàpitros sarvvasatvànàã chànuttarajãànàvàptaye.
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"The meritorious gift of the Ùàkya mendicant, the reverend Dharmmadatta: may
whatever merit is in this be for the attainment of supreme knowledge by mother and father
and all sentient beings." (ASWI)