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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 1.295
vāḍhaṃ pi taṃ rakṣayantu ca karontu
svastyayanaṃ mānuṣikaprajāye /
tasmā hi taṃ rakṣatha apramattā
mātā va putraṃ anukampamānā /
[etaṃ pi saṃghe ratanaṃ praṇītaṃ]
etena satyena susvasti bhotu
manuṣyato vā amanuṣyato vā //
yo dharmacakraṃ abhibhūya lokaṃ
pravartayati sarvabhūtanukampitaṃ /
etādṛśaṃ devamanuṣyaśreṣṭhaṃ
buddhaṃ namasyāmi susvasti bhotu /
dharmaṃ namasyāmi susvasti bhotu
saṃghaṃ namasyāmi susvasti bhotu
manuṣyato vā amanuṣyato vā //
gośṛṅgīye buddhapramukhe bhikṣusaṃghe bhaktaṃ kṛtvā śālavanaṃ niryātitaṃ // lecchavīnām etad abhūṣī // pratibalo asmākam ekako bhagavantaṃ saśrāvakasaṃghaṃ yāvajjīvam upasthihituṃ cīvarapiṇḍapātraśayanāsanaglānapratyayabhaiṣajyapariṣkārehi // api tu tathā kriyatu yathā mahājano puṇyena saṃyujyeyā // manuṣyataṇḍulo ohārīyatu // tehi manuṣyataṇḍulo ohārito paṃcaviṃśam uttaraṃ vā taṇḍulajātā // evaṃ tehi bhagavāṃ saśrāvakasaṃgho saptāham upasthito //
śirimantaṃ maheśākhyaṃ varṇavantaṃ yaśasvinaṃ /
svastyayanaṃ mānuṣikaprajāye /
tasmā hi taṃ rakṣatha apramattā
mātā va putraṃ anukampamānā /
[etaṃ pi saṃghe ratanaṃ praṇītaṃ]
etena satyena susvasti bhotu
manuṣyato vā amanuṣyato vā //
yo dharmacakraṃ abhibhūya lokaṃ
pravartayati sarvabhūtanukampitaṃ /
etādṛśaṃ devamanuṣyaśreṣṭhaṃ
buddhaṃ namasyāmi susvasti bhotu /
dharmaṃ namasyāmi susvasti bhotu
saṃghaṃ namasyāmi susvasti bhotu
manuṣyato vā amanuṣyato vā //
gośṛṅgīye buddhapramukhe bhikṣusaṃghe bhaktaṃ kṛtvā śālavanaṃ niryātitaṃ // lecchavīnām etad abhūṣī // pratibalo asmākam ekako bhagavantaṃ saśrāvakasaṃghaṃ yāvajjīvam upasthihituṃ cīvarapiṇḍapātraśayanāsanaglānapratyayabhaiṣajyapariṣkārehi // api tu tathā kriyatu yathā mahājano puṇyena saṃyujyeyā // manuṣyataṇḍulo ohārīyatu // tehi manuṣyataṇḍulo ohārito paṃcaviṃśam uttaraṃ vā taṇḍulajātā // evaṃ tehi bhagavāṃ saśrāvakasaṃgho saptāham upasthito //
śirimantaṃ maheśākhyaṃ varṇavantaṃ yaśasvinaṃ /