A 303
| Known as: | A 303; THT 936 |
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| Cite this page as: | Gerd Carling. "A 303". 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-a303 (accessed 15 Mar. 2025). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Gerd Carling |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Shorchuk |
| Specific find spot: | Stadthöhle |
| Expedition code: | T III Š 95.02 |
| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TA |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Title of the work: | Maitreyasamiti-Nāṭaka (Ṣaṭsūtra) |
| Text genre: | Literary |
Object | |
| Manuscript: | M-γ |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Number of lines: | 8 |
Images
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Transliteration
| a1 | /// wiṃ ṣu ra¯ ¯s̝ mrā¯ ¯cä śpā lyo kā rū ṇi kāṃ ka – – – – |
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| a2 | /// ne ṣā sne yä¯ ¯rm klo pa ntyo ma rka mpa¯ ¯l kro pnmā· – – – |
| a3 | /// myo ṣñi klo pa¯ ¯nt ka klā¯ ¯s̝t : mā śkaṃ mu kā¯ ¯s̝t mā siṃ sā te |
| a4 | /// ca· [s]e myā mu ra¯ ¯s̝ : kā tka¯ ¯s̝t ptā «ñka»«¯» «¯»«t» ā rki śo ṣṣaṃ pa lyä¯ |
| a5 | /// t· – tre ya sa mi¯ ¯t po sta¯ ¯k śpā lmeṃ pe ka ma¯ ¯t wa¯ ¯s puki¯ ¯s |
| a6 | /// o ppa tyu ti śe ri kā ttuṃ ta rmo¯ ¯ts lā ra¯ ¯t hkhu tteṃ wā¯ ¯m nā cci e lā¯ |
| a7 | /// r·e pai te ṅko¯ ¯hkhä 4 kā swa¯ ¯cä pu rcca mo¯ ¯s̝ wa ṣnā cki wa saṃ pā rcca te |
| a8 | /// po nto ko pe ssā¯ ¯l ṣe tsyāṃ tu ṅktā pe nu po¯ ¯ñśä ka lpi mtra |
| b1 | /// co spā wrä ntā¯ ¯r ma kko ttsi śla¯ ¯k re¯ ¯u wä¯ ¯nt nuna¯ ¯k o ppa¯ ¯l |
| b2 | /// śla¯ ¯k 6 wa mśi¯ ¯r u rsa¯ ¯k nuna¯ ¯k cā po nā śä kko śpā ra te co |
| b3 | /// pa¯ ¯k s̝a pta¯ ¯nt ko tra śśä¯ ¯l : tryā pā yṣiṃ klo pa¯ ¯s̝ tsa lpi¯ ¯ñcä tma kyo¯ ¯k |
| b4 | /// ptā ñkte ma rka mpa¯ ¯l pe klu ne ṣi pñi : pu¯ ¯k pñi ntwaṃ tpa rsu m[e] [rr]· |
| b5 | /// : saṃ sā rṣi nā spu¯ ¯k klo pa ntwä¯ ¯s̝ tsa lpṣa¯ ¯nt ka llā¯ ¯nt ne rvā |
| b6 | /// : ku sne ni ṣpa¯ ¯l ko pra¯ ¯ṅk [pa] rsā¯ ¯nt wä¯ ¯s nki¯ ¯ñcä hā rwro¯ ¯k ñe |
| b7 | /// ¯m pñi ntu tmā ṣi ta¯ ¯r 9 wä¯ ¯t nwā la¯ ¯k wra ·o – – – |
| b8 | /// ṣ·ṃ ca¯ ¯s̝ pa ñña¯ ¯cä śa¯ ¯k s̝a kpi ñcäṃ ca m[p]ā – – – – |
Transcription
| a1 | /// (wa)wiṃṣuräṣ mrāc śpālyo kārūṇikāṃ kä – – – – |
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| a2 | /// neṣā sne yärm klopantyo märkampal kropnmā(ṃ) – – – |
| a3 | /// myo ṣñi klopant kaklāṣt : mā śkaṃ mukāṣt mā siṃsāte |
| a4 | /// ca· sem yāmuräṣ : kātkaṣt ptāñkät ārkiśoṣṣaṃ palyä¬ |
| a5 | (ṣt) /// t· (mai)treyasamit postäk śpālmeṃ pekamät was pukis |
| a6 | /// oppatyuti śeri kāttuṃ tarmots lārat hkhutteṃ-wām nācci elā¬ |
| a7 | (k) /// r·e pai teṅkohkh 4 kāswac purccamoṣ waṣ nācki wasäṃ pārccate |
| a8 | n1 /// pont oko pessāl ṣetsyāṃ tuṅk tā penu poñś kälpimträ |
| b1 | /// co-spā wräntār mäkkottsi śla-k reuwänt nuna-k oppal |
| b2 | /// śla-k 6 wamśir ursäk nuna-k cāponā śäkko śpārate co |
| b3 | /// pak ṣäptänt kotraśśäl : try āpāyṣiṃ klopäṣ tsälpiñc tm-äkyo-k |
| b4 | /// ptāñkte märkampal pekluneṣi pñi : puk pñintwaṃ tpär sumerr· |
| b5 | /// : saṃsārṣinās puk klopäntwäṣ tsälpṣant källānt nervā |
| b6 | /// : kus ne niṣpal kopräṅk pärsānt wäs nkiñc hār wrok ñe |
| b7 | /// m pñintu tmāṣitär 9 wät nw ālak wra(s)o(m) – – |
| b8 | /// ṣ(i)ṃ caṣ päññac śäk-ṣäk-piñcäṃ cam pā – – – – |
Translation
| a1 | ... having worshiped with the tip of (his) head the compassionate... |
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| a2+ | ... first gathering the law with measureless torments, ... you endured your own torments. |
| a3 | and you did not stop. You were not satiated. |
| a4 | ... having made... refuge... you arose as a Buddha in the world. |
| a4+ | You extinguished... |
| a5+ | ... we have written the Maitreyasamitināṭaka, the best book, (that has to be read by?) all... |
| a6+ | Upadyuti, Śeri, Qatun, the righteous Lārat, Hkutteṃ-wām, the lords Elāk... Teṅkohkh... |
| a7+ | Our foremost lords... for the good... Pārccate... |
| a8+ | ... the whole fruit pessāl ṣetsyāṃ, love - when would we all recieve (it)? |
| b1+ | Co-spā, Wräntār, together with Mäkkottsi Reᵤwänt, and Oppal (lotus)... together with... |
| b2+ | Wamśir, Ursäk and Cāponā, Śäkko, Śpārate... |
| b3 | ... together with the seventh family, may they be liberated from the pain of the three evil states. |
| b3+ | Therefore... |
| b4+ | The virtue of writing down the law of the Buddha is high (like) Sumeru among all virtues... |
| b5+ | ... liberating (the beings) from all torments of Saṃsāra, bringing (them to) Nirvāṇa... who... possession, moon-stone, gold, silver, pearl-necklace, pearl... |
| b7 | ... may... create virtues... |
| b7+ | A second, other being... |
| b8 | ... for the virtue of... sixteenth... |
Other
| a3 | Die eigenen Leiden hast du ertragen, und weder hast du abgelassen noch hast du Ersättigung gefunden [bzw. bist du bedrückt gewesen]. (Schmidt 1974: 159) |
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| a5 | Das vorzügliche Buch Maitreyasamiti haben wir geschrieben für alle ... (Schmidt 1974: 456) |
Commentary
Remarks
| 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). | |
| Transcription and translation are based on Carling et al. 2009. |
Parallel texts
| A 311 |
Philological commentary
| n1 | Ilya Itkin and Maxim Vyzhlakov (p.c., 20 July 2016) have suggested the restoration (li)pont oko based on the attestation of this phrase in A 298 a6. |
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References
Online access
Edition
Sieg and Siegling 1921: 161-162; Sieg and Siegling 1921 p. 161, p. 162
Translations
Hackstein 1995: a3 a4 (296); Knoll 1996: a5 (73); Kölver 1965: a2 (15, 43), a4 (101), b3 (142), b5 (82); Schmidt 1974: a3 (159), a5 (456), b7 (421); Thomas 1957: a3 (151), a4 (151), a5 (151); Thomas 1970: b5 (268); Thomas 1983: b5 (31, 37)
Bibliography
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