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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 1.88
lābhasatkāram utsṛjya paramārthābhikāṃkṣiṇo /
śuddha adhyāśayas teṣām ity evam upadiśyate //
kathaṃ ca bho dhutadharmadhara bodhisatvā dṛḍhādhyāśayā bhavanti // ucyate //
na saṃharanti vīriyaṃ dharme lokair abhidrutā /
evam adhyāśayās teṣāṃ dṛḍhā santi maharṣiṇām iti //
kathaṃ ca bho dhutadharmadhara bodhisatvāḥ svabhāvādhyāśayā bhavanti // ucyate //
mūrchitās te na bhuṃjanti parānnāny avasrutā /
svabhāvādhyāśayas teṣām evam ārya praśaṃsyate ti //
kathaṃ ca bho dhutadharmadhara bodhisatvāḥ tṛptādhyāśayā bhavanti // ucyate //
nātra prasyandanti kāmeṣu niṣkramyābhiratāḥ sadā /
evam adhyāśayo tṛpto bodhisatve praśaṃsyate ti //
kathaṃ ca bho dhutadharmadhara bodhisatvāḥ pudgalādhyāśayā bhavanti // ucyate //
svayaṃbhūsarvadarśitvam abhikāṅkṣanti paṇḍitāḥ /
pudgalādhyāśayā bhavanti caivam apratimā dhruvāḥ //
śuddha adhyāśayas teṣām ity evam upadiśyate //
kathaṃ ca bho dhutadharmadhara bodhisatvā dṛḍhādhyāśayā bhavanti // ucyate //
na saṃharanti vīriyaṃ dharme lokair abhidrutā /
evam adhyāśayās teṣāṃ dṛḍhā santi maharṣiṇām iti //
kathaṃ ca bho dhutadharmadhara bodhisatvāḥ svabhāvādhyāśayā bhavanti // ucyate //
mūrchitās te na bhuṃjanti parānnāny avasrutā /
svabhāvādhyāśayas teṣām evam ārya praśaṃsyate ti //
kathaṃ ca bho dhutadharmadhara bodhisatvāḥ tṛptādhyāśayā bhavanti // ucyate //
nātra prasyandanti kāmeṣu niṣkramyābhiratāḥ sadā /
evam adhyāśayo tṛpto bodhisatve praśaṃsyate ti //
kathaṃ ca bho dhutadharmadhara bodhisatvāḥ pudgalādhyāśayā bhavanti // ucyate //
svayaṃbhūsarvadarśitvam abhikāṅkṣanti paṇḍitāḥ /
pudgalādhyāśayā bhavanti caivam apratimā dhruvāḥ //