sidhaṁ raño vāsiṭhīputasa sirisādakaṇisa savachare 6 gimhāṇa pakha 4 divasa 5 Utarāhakena sathavāhena samaṇena Ujukā patā catāri ca pāyakā deyadhamasavabudhapūcāya mātāpituno pūcāya savalokahitasughāya

vāsiṭhīputasa vāsīṭhiputasa sirisādakaṇisa siri sadakanisa savachare savachara gimhāṇa gimhāna samaṇena samaleṇa The editors’ comparison, to argue against the reading ṇe of the third akṣara in , of the akṣara with lo in l. 2 is not convincing. Ujukā patā Udukopato Their remark that the reading uju- [proposed by MASI] can safely be ruled out is incorrect, in light of the new documentation. Indeed, while the middle horizontal stroke of the ja is faint, it is nonetheless visible. Cf. 16. pāyakā pāyaka savabudhapūcāya savabudhapucāya This reading is confirmed by the next occurrence of pūcāya, for pūjāya. mātāpituno mātāpituna pūcāya puyāya savalokahitasughāya savalokahitasughāya

Success! In the 6th year of King Vāsiṭṭhīputta Siri-Sātakaṇṇi, on the 4th fortnight of the hot season, on the 5th day. A straight slab and four uprights are a pious gift made by the caravan leader Samaṇa (Skt. Śramaṇa?), in honour of all buddhas, in honour of his father and mother, and for the well-being and happiness of the whole world.

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

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