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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 1.124
dakṣiṇasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram akardamaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho mālādhārī vināyakaḥ //
paścimasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram avigrahaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho ambaro bhavasūdanaḥ //
uttarasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ manoramaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho pūrṇacandro vidhiśrutaḥ //
heṣṭimasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ suniṣṭhitaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho dṛḍhabāhus tathāgataḥ //
upariṣṭā diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram anuddhṛtaṃ /
tatra buddho mahābhāgo nāmena arisūdanaḥ //
buddhakṣetrasahasrāṇi anekāni ataḥ paraṃ /
buddhakṣetrasahasrāṇāṃ koṭī na prajñāyate'parā //
buddhakṣetrāṇāṃ śūnyānāṃ koṭī na prajñāyate'ntarā /
lokadhātūsahasrāṇāṃ koṭī na prajñāyate'ntarā //
yathā saṃsāracakrasya pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate /
tathāiva lokadhātūnāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate //
atikrāntānāṃ buddhānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate /
praṇidhentāna bodhāya pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate //
avaivartikadharmāṇāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate /
abhiṣekabhūmiprāptānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate //
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho mālādhārī vināyakaḥ //
paścimasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram avigrahaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho ambaro bhavasūdanaḥ //
uttarasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ manoramaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho pūrṇacandro vidhiśrutaḥ //
heṣṭimasmiṃ diśo bhāge buddhakṣetraṃ suniṣṭhitaṃ /
tatra nāmena saṃbuddho dṛḍhabāhus tathāgataḥ //
upariṣṭā diśo bhāge buddhakṣetram anuddhṛtaṃ /
tatra buddho mahābhāgo nāmena arisūdanaḥ //
buddhakṣetrasahasrāṇi anekāni ataḥ paraṃ /
buddhakṣetrasahasrāṇāṃ koṭī na prajñāyate'parā //
buddhakṣetrāṇāṃ śūnyānāṃ koṭī na prajñāyate'ntarā /
lokadhātūsahasrāṇāṃ koṭī na prajñāyate'ntarā //
yathā saṃsāracakrasya pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate /
tathāiva lokadhātūnāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate //
atikrāntānāṃ buddhānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate /
praṇidhentāna bodhāya pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate //
avaivartikadharmāṇāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate /
abhiṣekabhūmiprāptānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate //