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1　(having heard) and having recognized (both) proper observance according to the good rule, and the householdership directed toward evil (9) . He who selects for himself the householdership, he will be one to cause confusion to the good ones.

2　(2 ||) (Therefore am I now) going away from the house in accordance with the Law proclaimed (10) so well by the Buddha-(god the teacher). If this is your choice too, do the same! || With body bowed 3　(|| In the Pañcama (11) [tune]) || We see the tripartite world burning all around with three fires; to the Nirvāṇa, extinguishing all three fires, 4　/// a strong (wish) to go away from the house toward monkhood: what (other (12) way) but monkhood could there be for us? 1

5　/// (now) we are going away from the house. || Thereupon, Paiṅgika the brahmin youth, with his (body) bowed 6　(and his palms placed together, says to the venerable Metrak: Oh venerable teacher!) (13) … it is known (14) to you that we (have to) report this precise thing to (our) teacher!

7　/// I am going to report this matter to Bādhari the teacher (15) , therefore (I would like to go) to the land of Dakṣiṇāpatha.

8　/// (the venerable Metrak) (16) , having risen from his seat, thinks so much to himself:

Notes (1) Cf. Ui. I. II, 13 b 2 if. The parallel with the Uighur text stops at the end of the 13th leaf, corresponding roughly to the line 7 of the recto of this fragment. The two followings leaves (14 and 15) of the 2nd chapter are missing in the Hami recension.

(2) Cf. Ui. I. II, 13 b 11.

(3) Cf. TS. A. 261 b 2. The Yanqi fragment requires an identification of Sieg-Siegling's verso as recto; hence A 261 b (> a) 2.

(4) This word is at the end of the first colon of the first pāda of two stanzas of a 4 x 18 (7/7/4) pattern.

(5) Cf. A 261 b (> a) 3.

(6) Cf. Ui. I. II, 13 b 26-28.

(7) Cf. A 261 b (> a) 4; four syllables are missing for the end of the fourth pāda of the first stanza.

(8) Cf. A 261 b (> a) 4, end of the fragment.

(9) Cf. A 261 b (> a) 5, with restorations.

(10) Cf. A 261 b (> a) 6.

(11) Cf. A 261 b (> a) 7. Stanza of 4 x 14 (7/7) syllables.

(12) Cf. A 261 b (> a) 8.

(13) Cf. A 261 a (> b) 1.

(14) Reading and interpretation are tentative.

(15) Cf. A 261 a (> b) 2, which reads pādharis.

(16) Cf. A 261 a (>b) 3.

II.13. YQ 1.31

Transliteration YQ 1.31 1/2 [recto]