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 1.296
saṃbuddhaṃ paryupāsanti candraṃ tārāgaṇā yathā //
pītālaṃkāravasanāḥ karṇikārā va puṣpitā /
saṃbuddhaṃ paryupāsanti ghanakeyūradhāriṇaḥ //
haricandanaliptāṃgā kāśikottamadhāriṇaḥ /
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tāṃ devasaṃghāṃ pariṣāṃ samāgatāṃ
śuciṃ sujātāṃ śatapuṇyalakṣaṇāṃ /
sarveṇa buddho abhibhoti tejasā
nakṣatrarājā iva tārakāṇāṃ //
candro yathā vigatavalāhake nabhe
abhirocate tāragaṇāṃ prabhāṃkaro /
evaṃ h'; imāṃ kṣatriyabhūmipālāṃ
sarveṇa buddho abhibhoti tejasā //
sūryo yathā prabhavati antarīkṣe
ādityamārgasmiṃ sthito virocati /
evaṃ h'; imāṃ kṣatriyabhūmipālāṃ
sarveṇa buddho abhibhoti tejasā //
sūryo yathā pratapati antarīkṣe
ādityamārgasmiṃ sthito virocati /
evaṃ h'; imāṃ kṣatriyabhūmipālāṃ
sarveṇa buddho abhibhoti tejasā //
padmaṃ yathā kokanadaṃ sujātaṃ
prabhāsitaṃ phullam upetagandhaṃ /
pītālaṃkāravasanāḥ karṇikārā va puṣpitā /
saṃbuddhaṃ paryupāsanti ghanakeyūradhāriṇaḥ //
haricandanaliptāṃgā kāśikottamadhāriṇaḥ /
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tāṃ devasaṃghāṃ pariṣāṃ samāgatāṃ
śuciṃ sujātāṃ śatapuṇyalakṣaṇāṃ /
sarveṇa buddho abhibhoti tejasā
nakṣatrarājā iva tārakāṇāṃ //
candro yathā vigatavalāhake nabhe
abhirocate tāragaṇāṃ prabhāṃkaro /
evaṃ h'; imāṃ kṣatriyabhūmipālāṃ
sarveṇa buddho abhibhoti tejasā //
sūryo yathā prabhavati antarīkṣe
ādityamārgasmiṃ sthito virocati /
evaṃ h'; imāṃ kṣatriyabhūmipālāṃ
sarveṇa buddho abhibhoti tejasā //
sūryo yathā pratapati antarīkṣe
ādityamārgasmiṃ sthito virocati /
evaṃ h'; imāṃ kṣatriyabhūmipālāṃ
sarveṇa buddho abhibhoti tejasā //
padmaṃ yathā kokanadaṃ sujātaṃ
prabhāsitaṃ phullam upetagandhaṃ /