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Mahāvīra and Buddha
7 Pillar Edicts 3 Cave Edicts
6 Miscellaneous Edicts.
The following is the text of the Minor Rock Edicts: No. 1, which is found at Rupanātha, Sahasarāma and Vairāța ;'
“Devānam piye evam āhā (:-) Sātilekāni adhatiyāni vaya sumi pākā savake no cu vādhi pakate; sātilake cu. chavachare ya sumi hakam samghe upete.
"Badhi cu pakate yi ! imāya kālāya jambudipamsi amisā devā husu te dāni misā Katā! Pakamayi hi esa phale ! Noca esā mahatatā pāpotave khudakena hi ka !
“Pi parūmaminena sakiye pipule pi svage ārodhave ! Etiya athāya ca sato kate Khudakā cha udhālā ca pakamuta ti! atā pi ca jānaṁtu iyam pakakha.
“Kiti (?) cirathati ke siyā Iya hi athe vadhi vadhisiti vipula ca vadhisiti ! Apalaghiyenā didhiya vadhisata (1) iya ca athe pavatisu lekhäpeta vālatahadha ca (1) athi.
“Silāțhame silāthambhasi läkhāpata vayata Etină ca vayajanenā yāvataka tupaka ahāee sayara vivasetavāyuti ! Vyuthenā sāvane kațe 256 Satavivāsāta !”
The following is the translation :
Thus saith His sarced Majesty : For more than two and a half years I was a lay disciple, without, however exerting myself strenously. But it is more than a year since I joined the Order, and have exerted myself strenously.
“During that time the Gods who were regarded as true all over India have been shown to be untrue.
1. Asok a ke Dharma Lekha, by Janardan Bhatt. 2. The edicts of Sahasarāma and Vairāta read "Upāsake".
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