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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 1.123
anāgatā atikrāntā saṃbuddhā ye ca sāṃprataṃ /
kṛtena buddhadharmeṇa nirvāyanti narottamā iti //
evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākāśyapaḥ āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam uvāca // katamāni bho jinaputra samprati anyāni buddhakṣetrāṇi yatraitarhi samyaksaṃbuddhā dharmaṃ deśayantīti // evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākātyāyana āyuṣmantaṃ mahākāśyapaṃ gāthābhir adhyabhāṣe //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ sunirmitaṃ /
tatra mṛgapatiskandho nāmena jinapuṅgavaḥ //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ kṛtāgadaṃ /
tatra siṃhahanur nāma jino dvātriṃśalakṣaṇaḥ //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ vibhūṣitaṃ /
tatra lokagurur nāma sarvadarśī mahāmuniḥ //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram akaṇṭhakaṃ /
tatra jñānadhvajo nāma śāstā śāsati prāṇināṃ //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram avekṣitaṃ /
tatra kanakabimbābho jino nāmena sundaraḥ //
dakṣiṇasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ drumadhvajaṃ /
tatra anihato nāma saṃbuddho devananditaḥ //
dakṣiṇasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ manoramaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho cārunetro mahāmuniḥ //
kṛtena buddhadharmeṇa nirvāyanti narottamā iti //
evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākāśyapaḥ āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam uvāca // katamāni bho jinaputra samprati anyāni buddhakṣetrāṇi yatraitarhi samyaksaṃbuddhā dharmaṃ deśayantīti // evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākātyāyana āyuṣmantaṃ mahākāśyapaṃ gāthābhir adhyabhāṣe //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ sunirmitaṃ /
tatra mṛgapatiskandho nāmena jinapuṅgavaḥ //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ kṛtāgadaṃ /
tatra siṃhahanur nāma jino dvātriṃśalakṣaṇaḥ //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ vibhūṣitaṃ /
tatra lokagurur nāma sarvadarśī mahāmuniḥ //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram akaṇṭhakaṃ /
tatra jñānadhvajo nāma śāstā śāsati prāṇināṃ //
purastime diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram avekṣitaṃ /
tatra kanakabimbābho jino nāmena sundaraḥ //
dakṣiṇasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ drumadhvajaṃ /
tatra anihato nāma saṃbuddho devananditaḥ //
dakṣiṇasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ manoramaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho cārunetro mahāmuniḥ //