No. 8. Kanheri Buddhist cave inscription. Sanskrit. Buhler - letters IV-V A.D.
| The inscription is engraved on a small bas-relief dagoba on the right hand side-wall outside the verandah of the Chaitya. Cave No. 3. The inscription is distinctly cut but the rock is somewhat honeycombed, It measures 35 cm. x 14 cm. Letters 6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm. Characters: Bràhmè, 5th Century A.D. Language: Sanskrit. Orthography: the letters show nail-headed variety of Bràhmè. (ShG) |
| 1847 Bird, Hist. Res. Plate XL, 4; 1853 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 17, No. 4, and Plate, No. 5; 1861 West, JBBRAS VI, p. 4, No. 8, and Plate; 1883 Buôhler, ASWI V. p. 77, No. 8, and Plate LI; Luders list 991; ShG No.10; |
| Lu: Fragment. Beginning of the Buddhist creed. |
TEXT.
Ye dharmmà hetuprabhavà teøà [. . . .]
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ShG read:
1 Ye dharmà hetuprabhavà teøàì (Tathàgato
2 hyavadat teøàì cha ye íiroäha evaì vàdi Mahaùrama)íah - Mahàyànasutrasangraha