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 1.126
nirvṛtānāṃ śayantānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate /
dhyāpiyantānāṃ vīrāṇāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate //
evam etaṃ yathābhūtaṃ śāstupūgaṃ vijānatha /
kvacit kvacit ca saṃbuddho buddhakṣetreṣu dṛśyate //
evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākāśyapo āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam uvāca // yadi bho jinaputrā ettakā samyaksaṃbuddhā eko ca samyaksaṃbuddho aparimitān satvā parinirvāpayati nanu acireṇa kālena sarvasatvān parinirvāpayiṣyanti / evam ayaṃ lokaḥ sarveṇa sarvaśūnyaṃ bhaviṣyati sarvasatvavirahita iti // evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākātyāyana āyuṣmantaṃ mahākāśyapa gāthābhiḥ adhyabhāṣe //
samanantarasaṃpūraṃ śūnyaṃ bhavatu sarvadā /
apratiṣṭham anālambanaṃ niviṣṭaṃ bhavatu sarvadā //
yattikā pṛthivīdhātu satvā bahutarakā ato /
pṛthagjanā khu nirdiṣṭā tena paramadarśinā //
śṛṇvatāṃ puruṣavarasya śāsanaṃ bahunāṃ kutaḥ /
paryanto bheṣyati satvānām iti uktaṃ maharṣiṇeti //
evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākāśyapo āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam uvāca // ye ime bho
dhyāpiyantānāṃ vīrāṇāṃ pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate //
evam etaṃ yathābhūtaṃ śāstupūgaṃ vijānatha /
kvacit kvacit ca saṃbuddho buddhakṣetreṣu dṛśyate //
evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākāśyapo āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam uvāca // yadi bho jinaputrā ettakā samyaksaṃbuddhā eko ca samyaksaṃbuddho aparimitān satvā parinirvāpayati nanu acireṇa kālena sarvasatvān parinirvāpayiṣyanti / evam ayaṃ lokaḥ sarveṇa sarvaśūnyaṃ bhaviṣyati sarvasatvavirahita iti // evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākātyāyana āyuṣmantaṃ mahākāśyapa gāthābhiḥ adhyabhāṣe //
samanantarasaṃpūraṃ śūnyaṃ bhavatu sarvadā /
apratiṣṭham anālambanaṃ niviṣṭaṃ bhavatu sarvadā //
yattikā pṛthivīdhātu satvā bahutarakā ato /
pṛthagjanā khu nirdiṣṭā tena paramadarśinā //
śṛṇvatāṃ puruṣavarasya śāsanaṃ bahunāṃ kutaḥ /
paryanto bheṣyati satvānām iti uktaṃ maharṣiṇeti //
evam ukte āyuṣmān mahākāśyapo āyuṣmantaṃ mahākātyāyanam uvāca // ye ime bho