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 1.168
lokottaraṃ tad api bho ity atra na saṃśayaḥ kāryo //
cīvaradharaṇaṃ munino lokottaraṃ atra saṃśayo nāsti /
āhārāharaṇam atho lokottaram eva sugatasya //
deśanā naranāgānāṃ sarvalokottarā matā /
yathātathaṃ pravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ varabuddhiṇāṃ //
deśakālavaśaṃ prāpya paripākaṃ ca karmaṇaḥ /
satyaṃ vā abhinirvṛtaṃ dharmaṃ deśenti nāyakāḥ //
lokānuvartanāṃ buddhā anuvartanti laukikīṃ /
prajñaptim anuvartanti yathā lokottarām api //
īryāpathāṃ darśayanti catvāraḥ puruṣottamāḥ /
no ca pariśramas teṣāṃ jāyate śubhakarmiṇāṃ //
pādāṃ ca nāma dhovanti na caiṣāṃ sajjate rajaḥ /
pādāḥ kamalapatrābhā eṣā lokānuvartanā //
snāyanti nāma saṃbuddhā na caiṣāṃ vidyate malo /
bimbe kanakabimbābhe eṣā lokānuvartanā //
dantadhovañ ca sevanti mukhaṃ ca utpalagandhikaṃ /
nivasanaṃ nivāsenti prāvāraṃ ca tricīvaraṃ //
cailaṃ vātāni vāyitvā vikopenti na dehakaṃ /
cīvaradharaṇaṃ munino lokottaraṃ atra saṃśayo nāsti /
āhārāharaṇam atho lokottaram eva sugatasya //
deśanā naranāgānāṃ sarvalokottarā matā /
yathātathaṃ pravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ varabuddhiṇāṃ //
deśakālavaśaṃ prāpya paripākaṃ ca karmaṇaḥ /
satyaṃ vā abhinirvṛtaṃ dharmaṃ deśenti nāyakāḥ //
lokānuvartanāṃ buddhā anuvartanti laukikīṃ /
prajñaptim anuvartanti yathā lokottarām api //
īryāpathāṃ darśayanti catvāraḥ puruṣottamāḥ /
no ca pariśramas teṣāṃ jāyate śubhakarmiṇāṃ //
pādāṃ ca nāma dhovanti na caiṣāṃ sajjate rajaḥ /
pādāḥ kamalapatrābhā eṣā lokānuvartanā //
snāyanti nāma saṃbuddhā na caiṣāṃ vidyate malo /
bimbe kanakabimbābhe eṣā lokānuvartanā //
dantadhovañ ca sevanti mukhaṃ ca utpalagandhikaṃ /
nivasanaṃ nivāsenti prāvāraṃ ca tricīvaraṃ //
cailaṃ vātāni vāyitvā vikopenti na dehakaṃ /