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Km-050-KN-L-03.03

Known as:	Km-050-KN-L-03.03
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Km-050-KN-L-03.03". 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-km050knl03_03 (accessed 07 Sep. 2026).
Edition
Editor:	Adrian Musitz
Provenience
Main find spot:	Kumtura
Collection:	in situ
Language and Script
Language:	TB
Object
Material:	ink on wall
Form:	Graffito

Transliteration

a1	e nte [b]ra hma ke tu pa· (·)[w]· [ṣ]ṣ· pa ñ· kta ññ[e] [śpa] lsko e [r]s· [t]· pa ñä kte ntse pyā [p]y[ai] [sa] ya [r]·[e] – ma – [||]

Transcription

a1	ente brahmaketu pä(r)w(e)ṣṣ(e) pañ(ä)ktäññeś palsko ers(a)t(e) pañäktentse pyāpyaisa yar(k)e (ya)ma(ṣa) ॥

Translation

a1	Then, Brahmaketu roused his mind to first Buddhahood.
a1	He honored the Buddha with a flower.

Other

a1	彼时 Brahmaketu 发心向初佛果。他以花卉礼佛。 [||] (Zhao and Rong 2020: 245)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 245

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (245)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

Zhao, Li, and Xinjiang Rong, eds. 2020. Cave inscriptions in Ancient Kucha. Shanghai: Zhongxi Book Company.