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Km-050-KN-R-02.03

Known as:	Km-050-KN-R-02.03
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Km-050-KN-R-02.03". 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-km050knr02_03 (accessed 19 Aug. 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 [n]t[e] rā hu pa rwe ṣṣe pa ñä kta ññe śpa l[s]·o e [r]sa t[e] tu[¯] [¯]ñä wa – [a] [ndā] ts[ai] n· ṣai ||

Transcription

a1	ente rāhu pärweṣṣe pañäktäññeś pals(k)o ersate tuñ wa(sa) andātsain· ṣai

Translation

a1	When Rahu first roused his mind toward Buddhahood, he donated perfume.
a1	He was andātsain· (?)

Other

a1	彼时 Rahu 发心向初佛果。他奉献香。他是 [andā]ts[ai]n·。|| (Zhao and Rong 2020: 241)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020: 241

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1 (241)

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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