The six line
Brahmi inscription on the Deorkothar pillar is considered to be the earliest evidence of the historic Buddha. It is given below, transliterated into
Devanagari script. भ ग व तो बु ध उ त र मि त्रो उ त र मि त्र स अ भ ड् भ ड् स आ ते वा सि ना दि नु उ पा स क स आ ते वा सि स व ज य स व ध म द वे न के क डी के न ब स ति ये उ स पि तो भं भो आ आ च रि ये न क सि The
inscription mentions
Buddha on the first line. The gist of the inscription, pertains to the erection and dedication of stone pillar by an unnamed
Upasaka and his disciples in memory of the Buddha, the enlightened one. The inscription speaks about an
Acharya, named Dharamdev, and his three disciples – Uttarmitra,
Bhadra and
Upasaka, who used to reside in the monastery. They installed this pillar, dedicating it to the Buddha. ==See also==