THT 372
| Known as: | THT 372; B 372 |
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| Cite this page as: | Adrian Musitz (translation). "THT 372". 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-tht372 (accessed 22 May 2025). |
Edition | |
| Editor: | Adrian Musitz (translation) |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Murtuk |
| Expedition code: | T III M 140.3 |
| Collection: | Berlin Turfan Collection |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TB |
| Linguistic stage: | classical |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Title of the work: | Unidentified Jātaka |
| Text genre: | Literary |
| Text subgenre: | Jātaka/Avadāna |
| Verse/Prose: | prose; verse |
Object | |
| Material: | ink on paper |
| Form: | Poṭhī |
| Number of lines: | 5 |
Images
Images from idp.bl.uk by courtesy of the International Dunhuang Project, the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Orientabteilung.
Transliteration
| lf | 2 100 10 3 |
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| lf1 | 30 2 |
| a1 | mu ma kte śau la ṣṣe me ske śe ma te po ka lymi ntsa a kla s̝s̝a lyi wa wā [rp]· /// |
| a2 | kla ṅkā wa • pa pā ṣṣo rñe ye tweṃ tsa yai tu ṣa ña¯ ¯ñmä yä knai kne • dhya na n[m]a /// |
| a3 | ñe • a kla s̝s̝a lyi ta kā re¯ ¯ñä ta se ma ne ñi¯ ¯ś mpa • /// |
| a4 | ntsa pro skye ma nta ne saṃ ñī • ka rtse ke kmu srū ka lñe ā rwe rne sau mā prā ·au /// |
| a5 | ko¯ ¯s po kle śa nma yai ku mā tā kaṃ to¯ ¯t cwi ya ka saṃ sā rsa pro sko e r·· /// |
| b1 | yo ntra || ṣa ḍa pne || wa lo ṣe yta ne jaṃ bu dvi pne nau ṣpre ke • snai ke [ś]·[ä] /// |
| b2 | la lñe ṣṣe a kā¯ ¯lk ra skre tsa ṅkā ne • || tu meṃ sū wa lo a mā cä nta y[ā] /// |
| b3 | nma mā ka wä rpā mai la ntuṃ ñe ṣṣe yā ta lñe • tsai peṃ śa /// |
| b4 | [n]e ko rpo ma¯ ¯r • o stmeṃ la ntsi pre ke ñi ya po¯ ¯yä ye saṃ ka lpa skau • te ke [kly]· /// |
| b5 | pe lki¯ ¯ñä • sa swe o sta meṃ laṃ sa sweṃ o mpo staṃ ṅke s̝pa ya po¯ ¯yä nke lñe /// |
Transcription
| lf | 2-100-10-3 30-2 |
| a1 | mu mäkte śaulaṣṣe meske śem ate po kälymintsa aklaṣṣälyi wawārp· /// |
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| a2 | klaṅkāwa • papāṣṣorñe yetweṃtsa yaitu ṣañ-añm yäknaikne • dhyananma /// |
| a3 | ñe • aklaṣṣälyi takāre-ñ tasemane ñiś mpa • /// |
| a4 | ntsa proskye manta nesäṃ ñī • kartse kekmu srūkalñe ārwer nesau mā prā(sk)au /// |
| a5 | kos po kleśanma yaiku mā tākaṃ tot cwi yaka saṃsārsa prosko er·· /// |
| b1 | yonträ ॥ ṣaḍapne ॥ walo ṣey tane jaṃbudvipne nauṣ preke • snai keś ·ä /// |
| b2 | lalñeṣṣe akālk räskre tsäṅkā-ne • ॥ tumeṃ sū walo amācänta yā /// |
| b3 | nma māka wärpāmai lantuṃñeṣṣe yātalñe • tsaipeṃ śa /// |
| b4 | ne korpomar • ostmeṃ lantsi preke ñi yapoy yesäṃ kalpäskau • te kekly· /// |
| b5 | pelkiñ • saswe ostameṃ laṃ säsweṃ ompostäṃ ṅke ṣpä yapoy nkelñe /// |
Translation
| a1 | ... like a portion of life (?) went... The students... having surrounded... in all directions... |
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| a2 | ... I drove. Having adorned myself with the good-behavior-ornaments in all kinds of ways, ... meditations... |
| a3 | ... I had obtained students similar to me.... |
| a4 | ... there is no fear in me. death [is] well arrived. I am ready [and] do not fear [it]. |
| a5 | As long as one has not cast off all the Kleśas, so long still fear of saṃsāra is evoked in him... |
| b1 | ... fall (?)... In the ṣaḍap-tune: Once upon a time there was a king here in Jambudvīpa. ... numberless... |
| b2 | ... a strong desire to become a monk arose in him. Then, the king... the ministers... |
| b3 | ... I enjoyed many...: the royal power, dances... |
| b4 | ... I descend onto... It is time for me to become a monk. I bestow the country to you. Having heard this... |
| b5 | ... for the sake of... If the lord leaves home, after the lord the country (will fall into?) destruction. |
Other
| a2 | Das sittliche Verhalten [hat] das eigene Selbst [= einen] mit Zierden auf jede Weise geziert. (Schmidt 1974: 311) |
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| a5 | As long as he has not driven off all kleśas, fear for the saṃsāra is still evoked by him. (Peyrot 2013b: 710) |
| a5 | Solange er nicht alle Kleśas vertrieben haben sollte, solange wird von ihm noch Furcht vor dem Saṃsāra hervorgerufen. (Schmidt 1974: 260) |
Commentary
Philological commentary
Leaf number 30-2in string hole. |
Alternative linguistic/paleographic classifications
| Tamai 2011 | C1 |
| Tamai 2011 | C14 |
References
Online access
Miscellaneous
Edition
Sieg and Siegling 1953: 245-246
Translations
Carling 2000: a1 (106), b1 (122, 282); Peyrot 2013b: a5 (710); Schmidt 1974: a2 (311), a5 (260); Thomas 1952: a3 (48); Thomas 1954: b4 (735); Thomas 1957: a1 (236), b1 (30, 96), b2 (31, 97); Thomas 1979b: b1 (17); Thomas 1995: b3 (60)
Bibliography
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