268 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAX INSTITUTE. [VOL. IT. 



8. Behold, leaving false gods, obey, I pray, the desire of the excellent 



Asoka. 



9. For pardon leave pleasant evil rites, despise secret sports. 



10. He who deserts the army of the violent will obtain protection 



from him who is lord. 



11. Hear, quit the pleasant evil rites delighting in beguiling lust. 



12. O do ye forsake evil rites, Tsurami, sovereign of the kingdom of 



the Sakis. 



H. 



1. Hear, I pray, tlie desire of the excellent Asoka : do ye accept the 



amnesty. 



2. Behold, violence, the violence of strength, has divided the kingdoms. 



Within, law and justice cease : alike are lord and king. 



3. Leave the assembly of assailing violence ; leave the assembly of 



the measurers of strength. Hearken ! 



4. Hear, I pray, the desire of the new king named the excellent 



Asoka. Pardon is offered you. 



5. Ended are the violent years ; the evil years have ended now, have 



ended forever. 



6. The violent years, O the violent years, blushing, I despise. Shall 



there not be years of pleasantness ? 



7. The violent years, O the violent years, blushing, I despise. Let 



years of pleasantness, a circle of peaceful years, remain. 



8. As the master of the dwelling, hearing the housebreaker, guards 



the abode, so lock the door of Buddha. 



Under the name Tsurami, Asoka appears in an inscription on a stone 

 found in a mound at Mathura. Unfortunately this inscription and others 

 of Tsurami are much defaced. It is No. i on Plate IV. The deface- 

 ment is in the lower line, but the words, Gotama shone ivo, can be made 

 out, and, as elsewhere, the expression Gotama shone zvo ireru, to give 

 close attention to Gotama, or, as we would say, to give the heart to 

 Gotama, appears as a Buddhist formula, it may be taken for granted that 

 such is the meaning of the partially erased sentence. The upper line is 

 quite distinct, and, from right to left, reads as follows : 



No. I. Katame gosari niasJii tsusJiigo tsicgo butsii kisafiiki Tsuteniama 

 Watatanii Marezvare BusJiiyama go inito Tsurami fnta ki 2 Ju 



Buda go ^- 



The translation is : "I have a vow, Tsurami, surpassing all the warriors 



