No. 5. Kuda Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit. In Cave V.
| 1854 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 173, No. 8. and Plate; 1878 Jacobi, IA VII, p. 254, No. 2; 1881 Bh. Indraji-Burgess, ICTWI p. 6 f., No. 5, and Plate, with corr. by Buфhler; 1883 Buфhler-Burgess, ASWI IV, p. 85, No. 4.5, and Plate XLV; 1896 corr. by Franke, ZDMG L, p. 592; Luders list No 1041; |
| - A cave (lенa) and a cistern (pодhи), the gift of the nun (pаvayitikа) Padumanikа (Padmanikа), daughter of the nun (pаvayigtikа) Nаganikа, the sister's daughter of the elders (thеra) bhadata (bhadanta) Pаtimita (? Svаtimitra ?) and bhadamta Аgimita (Agnimitra), together with her pupil (atеvаsinи) Bоdhi and her pupil (аtivаsinи) Asаlhamita (Aшадhаmitrа). |
TEXT.
Siddhaм Therанaм bhadata Pа[Sа]timitаna Bhadaмta
Аgimita[tа](na) cha bhаgiнeyiya pаvayitikаya Nаganikаya duhutaya
pаvayitikаya Padumaмnikаya deyadhaмmaм
leнaм poдhи cha sahа atevаsiniya Bodhiya
saha cha ativаsiniya Asаlhamitаya [ || ]
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Hail ! A cave and cistern, the meritorious gift of the female ascetic (or nun)
Padumanikа, daughter of Nаganikа, the ascetic, the sister's daughter of the Thera
Bhadanta Sаtimita and Bhadanta Аgimita, and of her female disciples Bodhи and
Asаlhamitа. (ASWI)