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Km-050-KN-R-03.01

Known as:	Km-050-KN-R-03.01
Cite this page as:	Adrian Musitz. "Km-050-KN-R-03.01". 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-km050knr03_01 (accessed 15 Jan. 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	– – – – – [m]· [ś]r[i] pa [r]w· ṣṣ· pa ñä kta ññe pe rne śpa [l]sk[o] e rsa te p[a] ·[ä] ··[e] ·[e] – – – – – – – – – [rk]· [ya] ma ṣa ||

Transcription

a1	– – – – – m· śri pärw(e)ṣṣ(e) pañäktäññe perneś palsko ersate pa(ñ)ä(kt)e ·e – – – – – (ya)rk(e) yamaṣa ॥

Translation

a1	... -śri first roused his mind to first Buddhahood.
a1	He honored the Buddha...

Other

a1	[漫漶磨损范围 5 个字符宽]......发心向初佛果。他礼敬......佛陀（？）......。|| (Zhao and Rong 2020)

References

Edition

Zhao and Rong 2020

Translations

Zhao and Rong 2020: a1

Bibliography

Zhao and Rong 2020

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