Kharoṣṭhī epigraphy; reliquary donation record; land sale record; Palola - Bolor
摘要
1) A cubical stone cist once had a lid inscribed on its underside. Only a small fragment remains. Still, on phraseological grounds the inscription can be dated to the first century AD, in line with text on some dated stone cists from the area. 2) A private sales grant from the Palola or Bolor region is preserved in a duplicate notation on a strip of silk, dating to around the 4th century, possibly another sign of a Buddhist monastery being instrumental in regulating mundane business transactions.
目次
1. A broken lid of a reliquary casing 8 2. A land-sale contract 10 Acknowledgement 15