sidha . namo bhagavato samasabudhasa Adhālakamahācetiyasa raño vāseṭhiputasiripulumāvisa savachare 30 5 gimhāna pakhe 2 10 korukulana bhikhuniya dhamasiriyāya Agariko paṭasatharo ca deyadhama saha Amāpituhi saha ca me upajāEhi bhayatavaranabhutihi sahi ca bhayatasihehi savasatāna ca hitasughatha

sidha sidha siddha Adhālakamahācetiyasa śudhalakamahācetiyasa Adhālakamahācetiyasa vāseṭhiputasiripulumāvisa vāseṭhiputasiripulumāvisa vāseṭhiputa siri pulumāvisa gimhāna gimhana gimhāna bhikhuniya bhikhuniye bhikhuniye Agariko paṭasatharo Akharikapaṭa satharo Agarako paṭasatharo The i is marked by a vertical wave, instead of a semi-circular stroke. This unusual shape is explained by the limited space left by the long descender of the akṣara ka in the preceding line. Unusual i and ī markers, adapting to similar constraints, may be observed elsewhere, for instance in EIAD 40 (Naga 19), ll. 7 (in nī) and 8 (in ni). Amāpituhi Amāpituhi Amāpitūhi bhayatavaranabhutihi bhayatavaranabhutihi bhayata varanabhutihi sahi ca bhayatasihehi saha ca bhayata sihehi saha ca bhayatasihehi savasatāna savasatāna savasatana

Success! Homage to the Bhagavant, the Perfectly and Completely Awakened One! In year 35 of King Vāseṭṭhīputta Siri-Puḷumāvi, in fortnight 2 of the summer, on day 10. An agarika and a covering of slabs: the pious gifts—for the Adhālaka Great Shrine—of me, bhikkhunī Dhammasirī, of the Korukullas, together with my mother and father, with my preceptor the reverend Varaṇabhūti, and with reverend Sīha; for the well-being and happiness of all beings.

This edition, based on photographs, by Vincent Tournier. Encoded in XML by Fu Fan in March 2025.

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