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 1.77
evam ukte tu gāthābhiḥ kāśyapo'bravi paṇḍitaḥ /
kātyāyanam ato'tyarthaṃ vākyam apratimaṃ idaṃ //
bhūmīnāṃ pariṇāmāni yathāvat anukīrtaya /
yathā ca te vivartante saṃsaranto mahāyaśā //
yathā cāpi saṃvartante sattvasārāḥ tathā vade /
yathaivādhyāśayā teṣāṃ bhavanti tāṃ udāhare //
yathā ca parikalpenti satvā satvasamanvitā /
yathā ca denti dānāni tat sarvam anukīrtaye //
tathā ca dṛṣṭvā saṃbuddhā bhāṣanto ca manojanaṃ /
saṃjñotpādaṃ tathā brūhi kāśyapo idam abravīt* //
idaṃ te vacanaṃ śrutvā vaśibhūtā upasthitā /
gauraveṇa mahāsatvā saṃbuddhānāṃ mahātmanāṃ //
evam ukte kātyāyano kāśyapam uvāca // na khalu bho jinaputra śakyaṃ bodhisatvānāṃ bhūmīḥ pramātuṃ ettakakalpā vā anantā bhavanti / sarvaṃ saṃsāro bodhisatvānāṃ khaṇḍasaṃjñayā bhūmir iti parikalpitaṃ tena bhūmir iti smṛtā // evam ukte āyuṣmān ānanda āyuṣmantaṃ kātyāyanam uvāca // yadi bho jinaputra ekā bhūmi aprameyā
kātyāyanam ato'tyarthaṃ vākyam apratimaṃ idaṃ //
bhūmīnāṃ pariṇāmāni yathāvat anukīrtaya /
yathā ca te vivartante saṃsaranto mahāyaśā //
yathā cāpi saṃvartante sattvasārāḥ tathā vade /
yathaivādhyāśayā teṣāṃ bhavanti tāṃ udāhare //
yathā ca parikalpenti satvā satvasamanvitā /
yathā ca denti dānāni tat sarvam anukīrtaye //
tathā ca dṛṣṭvā saṃbuddhā bhāṣanto ca manojanaṃ /
saṃjñotpādaṃ tathā brūhi kāśyapo idam abravīt* //
idaṃ te vacanaṃ śrutvā vaśibhūtā upasthitā /
gauraveṇa mahāsatvā saṃbuddhānāṃ mahātmanāṃ //
evam ukte kātyāyano kāśyapam uvāca // na khalu bho jinaputra śakyaṃ bodhisatvānāṃ bhūmīḥ pramātuṃ ettakakalpā vā anantā bhavanti / sarvaṃ saṃsāro bodhisatvānāṃ khaṇḍasaṃjñayā bhūmir iti parikalpitaṃ tena bhūmir iti smṛtā // evam ukte āyuṣmān ānanda āyuṣmantaṃ kātyāyanam uvāca // yadi bho jinaputra ekā bhūmi aprameyā