A 227-228

Known as:	A 227-228; A 227 = THT 860; A 228 = THT 861
Cite this page as:	Gerd Carling. "A 227-228". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?m-a227228 (accessed 11 May 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Gerd Carling
Provenience
Main find spot:	Shorchuk
Specific find spot:	Stadthöhle
Expedition code:	T III Š 79.14, T III Š 94.2
Collection:	Berlin Turfan Collection
Language and Script
Language:	TA
Script:	late
Text contents
Text genre:	Literary
Object
Manuscript:	MAV-α
Material:	ink on paper
Form:	Poṭhī
Number of lines:	7

Transliteration

lf	100 20 5
a1	ka¯ ¯t tmāṃ pu klā śo laṃ : ca¯ ¯s̝ jaṃ bu dvī paṃ śpā lme kra ñcä¯ ¯s wra sa syo – – – – – – – – – śtwa rñe mi ṣyāṃ yä ryaṃ tā¯ ¯m : cmī mā rtā mpra ṣtaṃ ca mi tā¯ ¯s̝ plā¯ ¯cä ṣa kka tse¯ ¯k ṣo tre ya¯ ¯l 3 ke tu ma ti¯ ¯k tā¯ –
a2	su da rśaṃ rī me nā kyo : wsā ṣi naṃ ṣo ntaṃ ñe mi ṣi na¯ ¯s ṣo ntsaṃ pa¯ ¯t – – – – – – – – ṣtā ma ntwaṃ pa¯ ¯t pla nta tsi : śtwa rñe mī ṣī na¯ ¯s yṣaṃ saṃ pa tnu yä· ·ā ssi – – – : 4 pa rne yä ryā pa –
a3	śa kko ka tpi ṣo ntsa ne : na ndaṃ me nā kyo wa rpa śke saṃ śtwa – – – – – – – – – ·ā myo ye tu ñcsaṃ pa¯ ¯t su¯ ¯k lkā tsi : ke ne krī t[ā] – – – – – – – – kka tse¯ ¯k ṣo tre ya –
a4	5 mi śra¯ ¯k me nā kyo su pu ṣpi¯ ¯t wa rpa śke yaṃ : s̝pa tka – – – – – – – – ¯r s· ä – [w]ä rpnā tsi : na [peṃ] – – – – – – – – – – – – – [tsaṃ] tā ki¯ ¯s̝ ca –
a5	mi pe nu tā¯ ¯s̝ plā¯ ¯cä ṣo tre ya¯ ¯l : 6 ke pa tnu ā k·[¯] [¯l] /// /// sa tā m[p]ra
a6	s̝ta wī ka ssi : ca mī pe sā¯ ¯s plā¯ ¯cä pu – – – – – ¯s̝ klyo sna (– – – –) ///
a7	laṃ a r[ñ]ī mā¯ ¯r : sne lo tklu ne kra¯ ¯nt bu ddhi – – – l· mū¯ ¯l (– – – –) ///
b1	mp[a] māṃ k· su ya tsi pu¯ ¯k wä knā : me ///
b2	pa skā yä¯ ¯s : ä ñcaṃ lya lypū rā me tra – – – – – ¯m ca¯ ¯s̝ ///
b3	ä ñcaṃ pa¯ ¯t lya lypū rā : ä ñcaṃ lya lypū [rā] tā ke tā m· [r]· ¯ – /// /// s̝a ·r· ks· – –
b4	ä ñcaṃ lya lypū rā me tra¯ ¯k śpā lmeṃ pa ttāṃ ñkte ma rka mplaṃ : – – – – – – – – mū¯ ¯l – – – ¯r kra [ñc]· – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [kuc]· pa tnu wra [s]·
b5	me tra kaṃ śpā lmeṃ ka ṣṣiṃ : puka¯ ¯s̝ pu¯ ¯k lo tri kse¯ ¯ñcä a vi – – – – – – – – ¯r ta mya¯ ¯s pa klyo s̝a¯ ¯s ṣo tre pyā mtsā¯ ¯cä ṣa kka – ka – – – – – – l· ka ṣlaṃ kā pñe [p]·[ā]
b6	mtsā¯ ¯cä ku cyo ne me tra¯ ¯k lkā¯ ¯l : 10 3 kuce ne ce¯ ¯m wra sa¯ ¯ñä śa – – – – – – – pā sa nta rkā su ko lu ne yä¯ ¯s̝ lo ta ṅke pu¯ ¯k ā ñma¯ ¯s̝ – – ·ku – – sa nta¯ ¯r ā lu yśa
b7	lm··¯ ¯s̝ lo ta ṅke : sma le mā tra ṅki mā pe tra ṅki wi ṣā mtsa¯ ¯r mā ka – – – – – – – maṃ e¯ ¯nts a rsa nta¯ ¯r ñi tā ki¯ ¯s̝ : wi kse¯ ¯ñcä mā ntlu ne keṃ pa lka ntwä¯ ¯s̝ ṣñi pa ltsa¯ ¯k pā sa nta¯ ¯r [mā]

Transcription

100-20-5

3a	(o)a1kät-tmāṃ puklā śolaṃ :
3b	caṣ jaṃbudvīpaṃ ; śpālme krañcäs ; wrasasyo ; – – – (:)
3c	– – – – – ; śtwar ñemiṣyāṃ ; yäryaṃ tām :
3d	cmīmār tām praṣtaṃ ; cami tāṣ plāc ; ṣakk atsek ; ṣotre yal 3
4a	ketumati-k tā – 0σ ; a2 sudarśaṃ rī ; menākyo :
4b	wsāṣinäṃ ṣontaṃ ; ñemiṣinäs ; ṣontsaṃ pat ; – – – (:)
4c	– – – – 5σ ; ṣtāmäntwaṃ pat ; plantatsi :
4d	śtwar ñemīṣīnäs ; yṣaṃsaṃ pat nu ; yä(rn)āssi ; – – – : 4
5a	pärne yäryā pa(t) ; a3 śäkk-okät-pi ; ṣonts ane :
5b	nandaṃ menākyo ; warpäśkesaṃ ; śtwa – – ; – – – (:)
5c	– – – ·āmyo ; yetuñcsaṃ pat ; suk lkātsi :
5d	ke ne krī tā – – 1σ ; – – – – – 4σ ; (ṣa)kk atsek ; ṣotre ya(l) a4 5
6a	miśrak menākyo ; supuṣpit war;päśkeyaṃ :
6b	ṣpät kä – – – ; – – – – ; – r s· ä – ; wärpnātsi :
6c	napeṃ – – – ; – – – – ; – – – (:)
6d	– – tsaṃ tākiṣ ; ca – a5 mi pe;nu tāṣ plāc ; ṣotre yal : 6
7a	ke pat nu āk(ā)l ; /// 7σ
7b	15σ
7c	7σ /// s{†ä} tām praa6ṣt{†ä} ; wīkässi :
7d	camī pe sās plāc ; pu – – – ; – – 1σ ṣ klyosnä – 0σ ; – – – (7)
8a	/// 12σ
8b	15σ
8c	8σ a7 laṃ ; arñīmār :
8d	sne lotklune krant ; buddhi – – ; – l· mūl ; – – – (8)
9a	/// 12σ
9b	15σ
9c	3σ (cä)b1mpamāṃ ; k(ā)su yatsi ; puk wäknā :
9d	me /// 14σ
10a	12σ
10b	12σ b2 ; päskāyäs :
10c	äñcaṃ lyalypūrā ; metra – – – 2σ ; – – m caṣ
10d	/// 15σ
11a	12σ
11b	9σ b3 äñcaṃ pat ; lyalypūrā :
11c	äñcaṃ lyalypūrā ; tāke tām (p)r(aṣt) ; /// 3σ
11d	15σ
12a	9σ /// ṣ{†ä} ; ·r· ks· – (:)
12b	b4 äñcaṃ lyalypūrā ; metrak śpālmeṃ ; pättāṃñkte ; märkamplaṃ :
12c	– – – – – ; – – – mūl ; – – – r
12d	krañc· – – – ; – – – – ; – – – ; – – – (10-2)
13a	k_uc(e) pat nu wras· ; b5 metrakäṃ śpāl;meṃ käṣṣiṃ :
13b	p_uk{a→ä}ṣ puk lo trikseñc ; avi – – ; – – – ; – – – r {:}
13c	täm yas päklyoṣäs ; ṣotre pyāmtsāc ; ṣakk a(tse)k{†ä} (:)
13d	– – – – – 2σ l· 1σ käṣlaṃ ; kāpñe p(y)āb6mtsāc ; kucyo ne ; metrak lkāl : 10-3
14a	k_uce ne cem wrasañ ; śä – – – ; – – – (:)
14b	pāsantär kāsu ; koluneyäṣ ; lotäṅke ; puk āñmaṣ (:)
14c	– 1σ ·ku – 0σ (pā)santär ; ālu yśab7lm(sä)ṣ ; lotäṅke :
14d	smale mā träṅki ; mā pe träṅki ; wiṣām tsär ; mā kä – (10-4)
15a	– – – – maṃ ; ents arsantär ; ñi tākiṣ :
15b	wikseñc māntlune ; keṃ-pälkäntwäṣ ; ṣñi pältsäk ; pāsantär {:}
15c	mā

Translation

a1	"In the 80 000-year life, in the excellent Jambudvīpa... by the good beings... in the enclosure of four jewels may I be born that time!"
a1	This utterance of his is certainly to be noticed.
a1+	(May I manage to), like the city of Ketumatī and Sudarśanī, on a golden street, or on bejewelled streets... or to rejoice at the trees, or to bathe in the baths of four jewels, or outside the enclosure within eighteen streets, like Nandana, in gardens... four..., or to experience happiness in... adorned by...
a3+	(this utterance) is certainly to be noticed.
a4	May there be... to enjoy... seven... in the garden Supuṣpit like Miśrak... human...
a4+	This utterance of his is also to be noticed.
a5	Whose wish it is...
a5+	... that time... to drive away...
a6	... of him also... the utterance... hear...
a6+	... may I evoke...
a7	Without good behavior, enlightenment...
a7+	... capable of doing good in every way...
b1+	... try...
b2	Through which deed Maitreya...
b2+	... or through which deed...
b3	Through which deed they are... that time...
b3+	Through which deed Maitreya... in the excellent law of the Buddha...
b4+	Or (the fact) that beings miss the excellent teacher Maitreya, more than anything (?).
b5	Hear you this,
b5	really take note of this!
b5+	... hold dear... through which Maitreya is visible...
b6	(The fact) that the beings... guard the good from killing [and] all turn from the self...
b6+	They guard... they torn from the desires of others...
b7	They do not tell a lie,
b7	they also do not say anything rough or harsh...
b7	... they evoke greed: "May it be mine!"
b7	They expell malice,
b7	they protect their own mind from false views.

Other

a3	who intends to … (Peyrot 2013b: 650)
b5	Das hört [und] merkt euch ganz gewiss! (Schmidt 1974: 431)
b7	Sie vertreiben die böse Gesinnung [und] bewahren ihr Denken vor Irrlehren. (Schmidt 1974: 403)

Commentary

Remarks

*	Transcription and translation are based on Carling et al. 2009.
*	Transcription and references have been transferred from the "Text and Reference Database of the Tocharian A Language" (Gerd Carling Lund University) (funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation and SCAS).

References

Online access

IDP: THT 860, THT 861; TITUS: THT 860, THT 861

Edition

Sieg and Siegling 1921: 113-114; Sieg and Siegling 1921 p. 113, p. 114

Translations

Carling 2000: a1 (308), a2 (96, 176), a3 (322), a4 (120), a5 a6 (403); Hackstein 1995: a2 (317f), b7 (134, 175); Knoll 1996: a1 (117, 118), a3 (43), b1 (41), b5 (141, 148); Kölver 1965: a2 (14), a3 (14); Peyrot 2013b: a3 (650); Schmidt 1974: b5 (431), b7 (403); Thomas 1954: a3 (745); Thomas 1997: b4 b5 (108)

A 227-228

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