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Mahavastu [sanskrit verse and prose]
177,961 words | ISBN-10: 8120804813 | ISBN-13: 9788120804814
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition includes the verses as well as the prose sections. Original title: Mahāvastu-avādana (महावस्तु-अवादन), Mahāvastvavādana (महावस्त्ववादन, mahavastvavadana).
Section 1.47
naiva tāva janayanti mānasaṃ
agrapudgalagataṃ narottamā //
pūjayanti vaśibhūtakoṭiyo
purvam eva vaśipāramiṃ gatā /
naiva tāva janayanti mānasaṃ
jñānasāgaratarāya nāyakā //
te ca pratyekabuddhakoṭiyo
pūjayanti paramārthapudgalā /
naiva tāva janayanti mānasaṃ
sarvadharmavidutāya paṇḍitā //
iyaṃ mahāmaudgalyāyana prakṛticaryā //
___katamā ca mahāmaudgalyāyana praṇidhicaryā // ito mahāmaudgalyāyana aparimitā asaṃkhyeyā kalpā yaṃ śākyamunir nāma tathāgato'rhaṃ samyaksaṃbuddho loke udapādi vidyācaraṇasampannaḥ sugato lokavid anuttaraḥ puruṣadamyasārathiḥ śāstā devānāṃ ca manuṣyāṇāṃ ca // śākyamunisya khalu punaḥ mahāmaudgalyāyana kapilavastuṃ nāma nagaraṃ vistareṇa // tadāhaṃ śreṣṭhi abhūṣi // yvāgūpānaṃ kṛtvā bodhāye praṇihitaṃ //
te yadā vipulapuṇyasaṃcayā
bhonti bhāvitaśarīramānasā /
agrapudgalagataṃ narottamā //
pūjayanti vaśibhūtakoṭiyo
purvam eva vaśipāramiṃ gatā /
naiva tāva janayanti mānasaṃ
jñānasāgaratarāya nāyakā //
te ca pratyekabuddhakoṭiyo
pūjayanti paramārthapudgalā /
naiva tāva janayanti mānasaṃ
sarvadharmavidutāya paṇḍitā //
iyaṃ mahāmaudgalyāyana prakṛticaryā //
___katamā ca mahāmaudgalyāyana praṇidhicaryā // ito mahāmaudgalyāyana aparimitā asaṃkhyeyā kalpā yaṃ śākyamunir nāma tathāgato'rhaṃ samyaksaṃbuddho loke udapādi vidyācaraṇasampannaḥ sugato lokavid anuttaraḥ puruṣadamyasārathiḥ śāstā devānāṃ ca manuṣyāṇāṃ ca // śākyamunisya khalu punaḥ mahāmaudgalyāyana kapilavastuṃ nāma nagaraṃ vistareṇa // tadāhaṃ śreṣṭhi abhūṣi // yvāgūpānaṃ kṛtvā bodhāye praṇihitaṃ //
te yadā vipulapuṇyasaṃcayā
bhonti bhāvitaśarīramānasā /