# Schøyen Copper Scroll Inscription

Dániel Balogh

Author of digital edition: Dániel Balogh

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSiddham00102

Repository: SIDDHAM (siddham)

File path: XML-Provisional/DHARMA_INSSiddham00102.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Southern Brāhmī (unspecified)]

Commit: 2026-09-16 10:40 (3083d2d), last modified 2026-09-16 09:24
(c200993)

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## Edition

⟨A1⟩ ⟨Fragment A⟩ [siddhaM?] (||)

1. Śikharinī

jayaty ādau (tā)va(d da)śa-ba(la)-[balī svā?](p)ta-(va)◯ca[na?](ḥ)
prabhā-jā(la)ḥ śr(īmān) [t]r[i]-bhuvana-tam(o)⟨A2⟩-[–⏑⏑⏑](vr̥T)
tat(o dha)rmāmbhoj(o) hr̥da(ya)-j(a)-rajaḥ-(śā)nt(i)-janano
jayaty ārya⊔(ś c)ā(g)ryo muniva(ca)⟨A3⟩[na] [––⏑](ṇa)-gaṇaḥ||

evaṁ mayā śrutam⟨.⟩ eka-samaye bhagavān bārāṇasy(ā)ṁ vijahāra
r̥ṣipa⟨A4⟩[tane mr̥ga-dāve] (maha)tā{|} bhik(ṣ)u-saṁghena sārdhaṁ
sapta-mātrair bhi(k)[ṣ]u-śataiḥ saṁbahulaiś ca (b)odhi-sa¿tv?(ai)r
ma⟨A5⟩[hā-sat](v)[aiḥ|]

(a)tha khalu bhagavān p(ū)rvāhṇa-kāla-samaye nivāsya pātra-c(ī)varam
ādāyāyuṣmatāji⟨A6⟩(t)[e]na bo(dh)i-sa¿tv?ena mahā-sa¿tv?e(na)
paścāc-chramaṇena sārdhaṁ bārāṇasīṁ nagarīṁ pi⟨ṇ⟩ḍāya prāvikṣaT| ⟨A7⟩
Atha khalu bhagavān bārāṇasyāṁ nagaryāṁ sāvadāna(ṁ) piṇḍ(ā)ya caran yena
śrīmatyā brāhmaṇy(ā) nive⟨A8⟩śa(n)aṁ (t)e(no)pasaṁkrāntaḥ⟨.⟩
Upasaṁkramya piṇḍāyaikānte sthād⟨.⟩ Adrākṣīc ¿chrīmatir?⟨chrīmatī⟩
brāhmaṇī bha¿śā?⟨ga⟩vaṁtaṁ ⟨A9⟩ dūrata Eva p(r)āsādikaṁ pras(ā)danīyaṁ
śāntendriyaṁ śānta-mānasaṁ śama-dama-pārami-prāptam
utta⟨A10⟩(ma)-śa(ma)tha-pārami-ga(taṁ śā)ntaṁ dā(n)ta[ṁ] guptaṁ nāgaṁ
jite⊔ndriyaṁ pa(ra)mayā śubha-varṇa-puṣ(ka)la⟨A11⟩tayā samanvāgataṁ
hradam ivā(ccha)ṁ (v)i[p](r)[asa]nnam anāvilaṁ suvarṇa-yūpam
ivābh(yu)dgata(ṁ) niṣpra(ka)ṁ(pa)⟨A12⟩m āni(ṁ)jya-(prā)ptaṁ śriyā
jva(l)[antaṁ bhāsamānaṁ rā](ja)mānaṁ viroca(m)[āna]ṁ

(dr̥ṣṭ)vā cāsyāḥ cit(t)aṁ prasannaṁ [pra]⟨A13⟩[sa](nnaci)ttā yena
bhaga[vāṁs tenopasaṁkrāntopa]saṁ(kra)mya (bha)[gavataḥ pād](au)
[ś]i[rasā vand](i)[tvāj](i)[ta]⟨A14⟩[sya ca b](o)[dh](i-sa)¿(tv)?(asya)
ma(hā)sa(t)[vasya yena bhagav](ā)ṁs (t)enāṁ(j)[aliṁ praṇamya bhagavantam
etad avocaT|]

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⟨B1⟩ ⟨Fragment B⟩ [ca. 10+] [viditvā yena bhagavāṁs tenāṁjaliṁ praṇamya
bhaga]vantam eta(d) av(ocaT)⟨.⟩ śruta[m] (ma)y[ā] (bhaga)⟨va⟩n
na⟨B2⟩[garyāṁ bārāṇasyām r̥ṣipatane mr̥ga-dāve bhagavatā dharma-cakraṁ
pravarti]t(a)m iti| kevaṁ-(rūpo) s(ti) bha¿ś?⟨g⟩avan dharmaḥ ⟨B3⟩ (yas
sa) bhagavatā (p)rava(r)tit[aḥ|]

[evam ukte bhagavāñ chrīmatīṁ brāhmaṇīm e](t)ad avocaT⟨.⟩
Avidyā{ḥ}-pra(t)yayā(ḥ) śrīma⟨B4⟩[ti saṁskārāḥ] saṁ(sk)āra-pratyayaṁ
vijñā(na)[ṁ vijñāna-pratyayaṁ nāma-rūpaṁ nā]ma-(rūpa)-pratyayaṁ
ṣa(ḍ)-āyatanaṁ ¿s?⟨ṣ⟩aḍ-āya⟨B5⟩[ta]na-[pra]tyaya[ḥ] sparśa(ḥ)
sparśa-pratyayā vedanā vedanā-pratyayā [tr̥ṣṇā tr̥ṣṇā-pratyayam
u](p)ādāna(m upā)dāna-pra⟨B6⟩tyay(o) bhavaḥ bhava-prat(y)ayā jātir
jāti-pratya(y)ā (ja)rā-maraṇa-śoka-[parideva-duḥkha-daurma]nasyopāyāsāḥ
saṁ(bha)⟨B7⟩(va)ṁ(t)y eva{(ṁ)}m as(ya k)eva(las)ya (mahato)
[du]ḥ(kha)-[ska](n)[dha]sya sa(mudayo bh)¿(ā)?⟨a⟩vati|| A[vidyā-nirodhāt
saṁskā]ra-nirodh(aḥ sa)ṁs(k)āra-(ni)ro⟨B8⟩(dh)ād (v)ijñāna-nirodhaḥ
vi(jñā)na-nirodhān nāma-rū(pa)-nirodhaḥ nāma-rū(pa)-ni(rodhā)[t]
ṣa[ḍ]-(āyatana)-nir(odha)ḥ ṣa(ḍ)āya(tana-niro)⟨B9⟩(dhā)t
(s)parśa-nirodhaḥ sparśa-nirodhād vedanā-nirodhaḥ ve[dan](ā)-niro(dhā)t
(tr̥)ṣṇā-nirodhaḥ tr̥ṣ(ṇ)ā-nirodhād upādāna-nirodha(ḥ)
u⟨B10⟩(p)ādana-niro(dhād bha)va-nirodha(ḥ) bhava-[n](irodhāj
j)āti-(n)irodhaḥ (jā)ti-[ni](rodhāj)
jarā-(ma)⟨ra⟩ṇa-(śoka)-parideva-(du)ḥkha-daur(ma)[na]⟨B11⟩sy(o)pāyā(sā)
niru(dhya)ṁta Evam asya kevalasya maha(to) duḥkha-(s)ka(ndhasya nirodho
bhavat)īda(ṁ) tac chrīmati (na)[garyāṁ bā]⟨B12⟩[rāṇasyā](m)
[r̥]ṣipata[n]e [mr̥](ga)-dāve tathāgatena dharma-(ca)kraṁ pravarti(ta)m
apravartya(ṁ) śrama(ṇ)e(na vābrāhma)ṇ(e)na vā ⟨B13⟩ [devana vā māreṇa]
(v)[ā] (b)ra(hm)aṇā vā kena(c)i(d vā) punar loke saha-dha(rm)eṇa||

idam avocad bhaga(vā)n (āptama)[nā](ś)[r](rīma)⟨B14⟩[tī b]r[ā](hm)[aṇī
A](ji)taś ca bodhi-sa¿tv?aḥ⟨.⟩ sa-deva-mānuṣāsura-gandhar(v)aś ca lok(o)
bhagavad-(bh)āṣitam abhya(na)ndaN||〰

2. Anuṣṭubh

⟨B15⟩ (a)nirodham anutpādam
anucchedam aśāśvataM
A(n)e(k)ārtham anānārtham
anāgamam anirgamaM

3. Anuṣṭubh

(yaḥ prat)ītya-(sa)⟨B16⟩mutpādaṁ
prapaṁcopaśamaṁ śivaM
deśayām āsa saṁbuddhas
taṁ va⟨ṁ⟩de vadatāṁ varaM

saṁvatsare Aṣ(ṭ)āṣaṣṭita⟨B17⟩me 60 8| kārtika-(mā)sa-ś(u)k(l)a-tith(au)
saptamyāM Atra ¿v?⟨d⟩ivase pratiṣṭhāpito yaṁ tathāgata-cai(t)y(o)
dhāt(u) garbha[ḥ] ⟨B18⟩ mahā-vihāra-svāminā Opanda-putreṇa
tālagānika-deva-putra-ṣāh(ī) [.](i/ī) [ca. 8+] ⟨B19⟩ [.][.]vena sārdhaṁ
pitrā Opandena⟨.⟩ sārdhaṁ ¿ṣ?⟨p⟩atnyā sārada-ṣāh(i)-duhitrā (b)uddh[.]
[ca. 7+] [sārdhaṁ ma]⟨B20⟩hā-vihā(ra)-svā¿s?⟨m⟩inyā Arccavāmanāyāḥ⟨.⟩
sārdhaṁ pitrā (h)o[1×](ga)yena mātr(ā ma)hād[e](v)y[ā] [ca. 2×] ⟨.⟩
⟨B21⟩ sārdhaṁ kaly(ā)ṇamitreṇa Ācārya-ra(t)n(ā)gamena⟨.⟩ sārdhaṁ
ma(hā)ṣāhi-khīṅgīlena⟨.⟩ sārdhaṁ devarāje(na) ⟨B22⟩ toramānena| sārdhaṁ
mahā-vihāra-svāminyās sāsāyāḥ⟨.⟩ sārdhaṁ mahāṣāhi-me(ha)me[na]| sārdhaṁ
⟨B23⟩ sādavīkhena⟨.⟩ sārdhaṁ mahārāj(e)[na] javūkhena sādavīkha-putreṇa|
mehama-(r)ājye vartamā(n)e|

4. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨B24⟩ yasyādyāpi
(tu)ṣāra-hāra-kumu(da)-¿sspaṣṭhīkr̥?⟨spaṣṭīkr̥⟩-śaṁkha-prabhaiś
chatr(o)dāra-ni(rū?)ḍha-vedika-dhar(aiś) cañcat-patā⟨B25⟩k(ojv)alai⟨ḥ⟩
stū(p)air bhāti mahī dharā-dhara-nibhais trailokya-(pū)jyārcitai⟨s⟩
ta(ṁ) mūrdh(n)ā namate nr̥-mauli-mu(kuṭa)-vyālīḍha⟨B26⟩-(p)ādaṁ jina(M)||

5. Mattamayūra

sa(ṁ)kalpā [.]y(e) [.]i [1×] (t)i ke [.]i(t/n) suviśuddhān
pūryaṁtā⟨ṁ⟩ te (p)rāṇi-bhr̥(tā)m āśu ja¿ś?⟨g⟩ad va(ḥ)
ni(st)riṁśo(dbh)rā¿(p)?⟨n⟩ta⟨B27⟩-(śa)rā(pā)ta-vimuktaṁ|
kṣipra(ṁ) bhūyā(d) brāh(m)a-surāvāsa-sa(m)ā¿m?⟨n⟩aM||

6. Vasantatilakā

śāntiṁ gatasya su¿ś?⟨g⟩atasya śarīra-bhr̥d(bh)i⟨ḥ⟩
⟨B28⟩ s(tū)pai(r) i(ya)ṁ vasuma(t)ī pra(t)ip[ū](r)i(t)ā yaiḥ
(t)iṣ(ṭh)a(ṁ)tu dāmana-kr̥ta-pramukhā(n)i tāni|
kalpaṁ yathācala-pa⟨B29⟩[ti](ḥ) sura-rāja-juṣ¿ṭh?⟨ṭ⟩aḥ||

7. Maṇimālā

buddhyāśrayam (e)tad yasmi⟨ṁ⟩ śuci-(vr̥)ddhaṁ
gātraṁ mama deśe de(śaḥ sa śiva-sthaḥ)
d(ur-bhikṣa)-bhr̥⟨B30⟩[śādh](i)-vyādhi-pravimukto
muktaś ca vivādaiḥ śānti(ṁ) samupai(tu||)

8. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

stūpai(ḥ) (śāra)da-megha-vr̥nda-sadr̥ś(ai)r ākṣiptas(ā/u)⟨B31⟩[–⏑⏓]
[–] [.]vārkkāṁ(śu-sahasra-śo)dh(i)ta-(m)ukh(ai)ḥ padmākar(air) bhūṣitaḥ
as(ma)j-jan(m)a-nidhāna-he(tu)r iha yaḥ ⟨B32⟩ [––]sa-t(u)lyo mahān
ārya-grāma Udāra-sa¿ś?⟨tt⟩va-caritaḥ syā(t) svarga-tu(l)yaḥ sadā||

9. Sragdharā

satyāṁbu-(snā)ta-dehaḥ pa(ra)⟨B33⟩-[⏑⏑] ya(ra)tis tyakta-saṁgas titikṣur
hiṁsā-doṣ(ā)pavr̥ttaḥ khara-piśuna-vaco-vibhramāt (sa)nnivr̥tta(ḥ)
(śraddh)ā-(dh)ī⟨B34⟩-[–⏑–](s)[.](e) [pr]i[ya]-(va)cana-rataḥ
prāpta-sāmya(s) trivarggaḥ
(s)¿au?⟨o⟩ yaṁ ś(ā)rdī(ysa-v)āsī ciram avikhalita(ḥ)
syā⟨B35⟩[⏑––⏑–]rggaḥ||〰||

10. Sragdharā

r̥ddhyantāṁ tyāga-śūrāḥ kula-bala-v[i](nay)air ī(ta)yo yāntu nāśa(M)
vardh(y)ant(āṁ) ⟨B36⟩ dakṣi(ṇ)ī(y)ā guṇa-ga[ṇa]-ni(ca)yaiḥ
sasya-saṁpa(tt)ir a(stu|)
pūjyaṁtāṁ dhā[t](u)ga(rbhā) jva⟨B37⟩[⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑–](śa/ru)[⏑–] dīrgha-rā(tr)aṁ
dhar(mā)tm(ā) dāt(r̥)-rā(jā pra)śama-sukha-bhuja(ḥ) ⟨B38⟩ [–⏑––⏑–]ṁ[⏓]

## Bibliography

First reported and edited in Melzer 2006. Text and translation reprinted
with photo in Braarvig & Liland 2010, pp. 92–96. Discussed in La
Vaissière 2012.

Originally encoded for Siddham in the project Beyond Boundaries (Grant
Agreement No. 609823) by Dániel Balogh (2019, № IN00102). Encoding
updated to DHARMA conventions by Dániel Balogh.