A Reconstructed Tocharian Reading

Translation

THT 383

A pure flower was offered with a pure intention. What seemed small in the hand became vast in the field of merit.

Faith makes the offering bloom beyond fragrance and color. From one flower given without deceit, merit opens like rain over dry ground.

1:1 Translation

THT 383

a1 /// flute or some similar kind of wind instrument; hand; one; some/certain ones; together with; some, any

a2 /// drum

a3 /// speaks/says; is called; this

a4 /// world, people

a5 /// flute or some similar kind of wind instrument; hand; one, single

b5 /// some, any ///

b6 /// obtains; this

b7 /// to go out, emerge; more

b8 /// lord; not; the all-knowing, omniscient

Source-Close Translation

THT 383

a1 /// broken words around ṣemi

a2 /// broken words around sāṣṣem, paṭa

a3 /// broken words around lapuṣpe, weṣṣ

a4 /// broken words around kīmeṃ, śaiṣṣe

a5 /// broken words in the field of flute or some similar kind of wind instrument; hand; one, single

b5 /// broken words in the field of flute or some similar kind of wind instrument; hand; one, single ///

b6 /// broken words in the field of flute or some similar kind of wind instrument; hand; one, single

b7 /// broken words around lnaṣṣ

b8 /// broken words around poyśi

Colophon

This Good Works Translation was made from inspected Tocharian transliterations/transcriptions for the witnesses grouped here as Vimalapuṣpa Jātaka Fragment, indexed by CEToM. The reconstructed English reading is independently derived from the source text and lexical controls exposed in the source records. Existing CEToM translation-control lines, where present, were consulted only for checking the direction of difficult or damaged passages and were not copied as the English body.

The source is damaged and discontinuous. This page is therefore a reconstructed reading from damaged witnesses, not a restored Tocharian base text and not a complete-work claim.

Compiled and formatted for the Good Work Library by the New Tianmu Anglican Church, 2026.

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Source Text: Tocharian Witnesses

Tocharian source text inspected through CEToM. Presented here for reference, study, and verification alongside the English reading above.

THT 383 — unplaced

THT 383. Language: TB. Lines: 8. CEToM: https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?m-tht383.

a1 /// ploryai ṣärn(e) ṣemi ksa

a2 /// (y) sāṣṣem kerunta paṭa

a3 /// lapuṣpe weṣṣäṃ ta

a4 /// kīmeṃ śaiṣṣe pā

a5 /// – – – – –

b5 /// – ksa – – ·p· ///

b6 /// kalpa sū : 2 ॥

b7 /// nne lnaṣṣäṃ • olya

b8 /// saswe mā poyśi

Source Colophon

The source text follows Tocharian transliterations/transcriptions available through CEToM, https://cetom.univie.ac.at/, as cached for the 2026-05-10 Good Works source scout. Ancient source text and faithful transcription are used as source material. Modern translations, commentary, and scholarly notes exposed by CEToM were treated as controls only.

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