Person: Serena Biondo

INCH0003 Bodhgayā stele (OBCH0003) with a Chinese inscription date CE 1022. Working edition (01/2021).

Bodhgayā (बोधगया) Chinese inscription (INCH0005) on a slab (OBCH0005) with the seven Buddhas (saptatathāgata 過去七仏) and Maitreya (弥勒仏). Edition here that of Bagchi and Ta-Fu (2011), see Concordance for bibliographic data. Working transcription (02/2021).

大漢國僧志義先發願勸三十萬人修上生行，施三十萬卷上生
經，自誦三十萬卷：如上功德，向回同生內陀。今至摩竭國，金
剛座，伏遇唯識座主歸寶與諸大德等同發願往生內陀。三十萬人
中，歸寶為第一人，志義第二，廣峰第三，下依？次第：惠嚴，
重達，全遵，緣真，義暹，惠秀，智永，奉升，清蘊等，並願親
奉彌勒慈尊。今結良緣，成此七佛已，為記之。

Bodhgayā (बोधगया Bihār). Chinese inscription of Huaiwen dated in the second year of 明道 Míngdào (CE 1033) of the Song emperor 真宗 Zhēnzōng. Edition here that of Chavannes (1896), see Concordance for bibliographic data. Working edition (02/2021).

[top portion]:

1. 大宋皇帝
2. 皇太后為
3. 太宗皇帝
4. 建塔壹座

[main text: 1.] 大宋

[2.] 聖文睿武仁明孝德皇帝.

[3.] 應元宗德仁壽慈聖皇太后.謹遣僧懷問.詣摩伽陀

[4.] 國奉為資薦

[5.] 太宗至仁應道神功聖德文武睿烈大明廣孝皇帝.

[6.] 於金剛座側.建塔一座.

[7.] 太宗皇帝伏願.高步 天宮.親承

[8.] 佛記書證. 真仙之位常居.

[9.] 釋梵之尊誕錫. 威靈永隆

[10.] 基業時明道二年.歲次癸酉.正月十九日記. 丙 日予

Kathmandu. Cāṃgunārāyaṇa temple. North shaft of Mānadeva’s pillar.

East shaft of the pillar in Cāṃgunārāyaṇa temple, Kathmandu.

Kathmandu. Cāṃgunārāyaṇa Temple.

Pillar on the right side of the main entrance.