No. 7. Kanheri Buddhist image inscription. Sanskrit. Buhler - letters IV-V A.D.
| The inscription is under another sitting figure of the Buddha in `Pralambapàdàsana' and 'Dharmachakramudrà' in the verandah of Cave No. 3. It measure 99 cm. x 10 cm. Letters 6.5 cm. x 4,5 cm. Characters: Bràhmè, 5th century A.D. Language - Sanskrit. Orthography: The letters show the resemblance with the letters of the inscription of Varàhadeva at Ajanta, cave no. 16. (ShG) |
| 1853 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 16 f., No. 3, and Plate, No. 18; 1861 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS VI, p. 4, No. 7, and Plate; 1883 Buôhler, ASWI V, p. 77, No. 7, and Plate LI; Luders list 990; ShG No.8 |
| Lu: - Gift of the Sàkya monk (Ùàkyabhikøu) Dharmmagupta. |
TEXT.
L. 1 Deyadharmmoyaì Ùàkya-bhikøo[r] Dharmmaguptsya [||]