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by seven other clauses of Very much the same construction, invoking 
diverse blessings for different individuals. The first runs as follows 
‘ bhr/ita name hasphanimategasya pushae lhavatu ’ “ may it be to 
the prosperity of (my) brother Hasphanimatega.” The second 
Suchyami bhushma tigamitrasya bhratigana pushae lhavatu means, 
“ may it be to the prosperity of the brothers of Tigamitra, the orna- 
ment of Suchyami,” the doubtful word being the first —suchyami. The 
third clause prays for the successful “ controul of the royal revenue” 
“ or control over good fortune,” — Agabhagaparisdsana, in behalf of 
Ugamatega (or Yagamatega) who is described as a mahisachya, but 
what the purport of that epithet is, it is difficult to divine. It might 
stand for malm and suchi the “ highly pure,” or more probably for mahd 
sachiba ‘ the great minister.’ The fourth prays that the offering might 
prove conducive to the moral improvement of mankind. It be<rins 
with the letters s, th, s, re and na, — the th and re being very doubtful. 
Mr. B. takes the th for rv, which reading I wish very, much to adopt, 
though opposed by Mr. Thomas and somewhat by the form of the 
letter. The re I take to be a tv ill-formed by an illiterate scribe 
or engraver. The word would then be sarva satvena which fol- 
lowed by aryagati chinae lhavatu would as aforesaid mean, “may 
it be to the following of the drya course of life by all mankind.” 
The fifth has a long string of names of objects most of which are 
unintelligible. Tor all of them (sarvena) prosperity (pusha) is invoked. 
The sixth is not 'so obscure, it prays for “ control over, good fortune” 
agabhaga parisdsana, in behalf of those who observe the abasatha or 
the four months’ penance during the rains i. e. the clergy, including 
their “ domestics,” parivara, as also “ such men” (satvasangha) 
as are ‘ capable of noble conduct’ mahisacliaryarhana. The seventh 
invokes “ good fortune,” agabhaga, for one Mistugra— but the word 
not put in the dative as it is in most of the preceding passages. 
The fourth or the last line is unconnected with the above, and 
written in a different style. It records that the “ vihara” in which 
the relic was deposited “ was the asylum,” patigalia for pratigraha 
‘ the accepted gift,’ “ of the houseless” asanthdndna, “ of the great 
congregation,” mahdsanghigana. The compound consonant ngh is 
the only letter which appears peculiar in this line. The mahasanghas 
were the great sectarians who adopted the doctrine of Rahula, the 
son of Buddha. 
