The Country of Varanasi彼羅痆斯國
1Varanasi without a king
日。至彼羅痆斯國。此國亦廢無王即□〈下缺〉。
After … days I reached the country of Varanasi (彼羅痆斯國). This country too lies waste and has no king, and at once □ 〈The text breaks off here. What followed has not survived.〉
2The images of the Five Companions
彼五俱輪。見索形像在於塔中〈下缺〉。
I saw the images of the Five Companions (五俱輪) set within a stupa 〈The text breaks off here. What followed has not survived.〉
Interlinear notes 1
五俱輪 — this means the five monks who first heard the Buddha's teaching. ― translator
3The lion pillar
上有師子。彼幢極麗。五人合抱。文里細〈下缺〉。
On top there is a lion. That pillar (幢) is very beautiful. Five men with their arms spread can just embrace it, and the grain of its markings is fine 〈The text breaks off here. What followed has not survived.〉
4The monastery of Dharmachakra
塔時。并造此幢。寺名達磨斫葛羅僧〈下缺〉。
…when the stupa was raised, this pillar was raised with it. The monastery is named Dharmachakra (達磨斫葛羅), and the monks… 〈The text breaks off here. What followed has not survived.〉
5Ascetics smeared with ashes
外道不著衣服。身上塗灰事於大天。此寺中有一金銅像。五百□□□。
The followers of the other creeds wear no clothing. They smear ashes on their bodies and serve Mahadeva (大天). In this monastery there is one image of gilt bronze, and five hundred □□□.