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Km-050-KN-L-04.01

Known as:	Km-050-KN-L-04.01
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Km-050-KN-L-04.01". 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-km050knl04_01 (accessed 12 Feb. 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	– – [p]· ·[ṇ]· ca ndre [pa] ·w· [ṣṣ]· pa [ñä] [k]ta – [ś](·)· l(·)o – – [t]e [k]i lā¯ ¯ṭ pa ñä kte ntse [wa] sa ||

Transcription

a1	– – p(ūr)ṇ(a)candre pä(r)w(e)ṣṣ(e) pañäktä(ññe)ś (pa)l(sk)o (ersa)te kilāṭ pañäktentse wasa ॥

Translation

a1	Pūrṇacandre roused his mind to first Buddhahood.
a1	He gave curdled milk (?) to the Buddha.

Other

a1	（彼时）Pūrṇacandre ［发心］向初佛果。他把凝乳献给佛陀。|| (Zhao and Rong 2020: 248)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 248

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (248)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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