24. Mankuwar (Allahabad dist., U.P.) Buddhist Image Inscr. of Mahаrаja Kumаragupta I (Fl. No. 11; Bh. No. 1273) G. 129 Jyeштha-Mаsa di. 18
Pathak, IA. Vol. XLI (1912), p. 244; D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III, No. 20, pp. 287-88; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, p. 57; IE.AR. 1957-58, p. 81, No. 320, App. C.

TEXT (FLEET).

1 Оm Namо Budhаna [|*] Bhagavatо samyak-sambuddhasya sva-mat-аviruddhasya iyaм pratimа pratiштhаpitа bhikшu-Buddhamitrенa
2 Samvat 100 20 9 mahаrаja-щrи-Kumаraguptasya rаjyе Jyештha-mаsa di 10 8 sarvva-duхkkha-prahаn(н)-аrttham [||*]
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From the ink-impression.
L. 1. As was usual throughout the whole of the period covered by this volume, this word is represented by a symbol, not by actual letters. - Ом is not of very frequent occurrence at the commencement of Buddhist inscriptions. But another instance is afforded by line 1 of the Шеrgaдh (Kота) inscription of the Sаmanta Dеvadatta (Ind. Ant. Vol. XIV. p, 45.) Read buddhаnам; unless budhаna, as also the following bhagavatо, is to be regarded as a Prаkрt form, used through carelessness:-This use of the genitive after namaх is not usual. But we have other instances; e.g. in the Khandagiri rock inscription, which commences Namо arahaмtаnam namо sava-sidhаnaм (Corp. Inscr. Ind. Vol. I. p. 98, and Pl. xvii.);-in the two early inscriptions quoted by Buhler in Ind. Ant. Vol. X. p. 273, the first of which, from Amarаvatи (Fergusson's Tree and Serpent Worship, Pl. xciv. No. 3), commences Sidhaм Namо bhagavatо; and the second, from Mathurа (Archeol. Surv. Ind. Vol. III. p. 35, and Pl. xv. No. 20) Siddham Namо arahatо Mahаvиrasya;-and in the Amarаvatи Stуpa inscription, which commences Sidhaм Namо bhagavatо savasatutamasa Budhasa (Archaeol. Surv. South. Ind. Vol. 3, p. 12, No. 12B., and Plate iii.; see also other instances on pp. 8, 18, 45,47, 52, 53, 54, of the same volume).
L. 2. Read bhagavataх. (For ) See page 30 above, note 3. Read duхkha.