No. 9. Kanheri Buddhist cave inscription. Sanskrit. Buhler - letters IV-V A.D.
| The inscription is of nine lines, cut into a pilaster on the right side of the standing Buddha whlch is sculptured inside the small chamber to the left side of the entrance of the cave No. 3. It measures 19 cm. x 12 cm. Letters 3 cm. x 1.5 cm. Characters: Bràhmè 5th Century A.D. Language : Sanskrit. Orthography: The letters are written in the nail-headed variety of Bràhmè. (ShG) |
| 1847 Bird, Hist. Res. Plate XL, 5; 1861 West, JBBRAS VI, p. 4, No. 9, and Plate; 1883 Buôhler, ASWI V, p. 77, No. 9, and Plate LI; Luders list 992; ShG No 9 |
| Lu: - Gift of the teacher (àchàryya) Buddharakøita with the wish that all living beings may become Buddhas. |
TEXT.
1 Deyadha-
2 rmmoyaì à-
3 chàryya-
4 Buddhara-
5 køitasya
6 anena
7 sarvasa-
8 tvà Buddhà
9 bhavantu [||]
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This is the only inscription at Kanheri which mentions, "May all living beings become
the Buddhas". Similar expression occurs in the Ajanta inscriptions. (ShG)