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 1.314
triṃśac catvāriṃśa paṃcāśaṃ yattakā preṣitā tattakā kāśyapena bhagavatā maitryāya sphāritvā āryadharmehi pratiṣṭhāpitāḥ // ākarṣaṇā eṣā buddhānāṃ // bhagavatā vaineyasatvānāṃ ākarṣaṇatāyai yattakā tahiṃ buddhavaineyā āsi tehi brāhmaṇasahasrehi tattakā tehi visarjitāḥ te ca bhagavatā sarve āryadharmehi vinītāḥ // mithyāpratipannā avaśiṣṭā anekaprāṇasahasriye // teṣām āryadharmehi vinītānāṃ bhavati // na ete brāhmaṇā buddhamāhātmyaṃ jānanti / yadi ete bhagavantaṃ kāśyapam upasaṃkramensuḥ mahatā arthena saṃyujyensuḥ // tehi teṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ dūto preṣito // bhagavāṃ kāśyapo samyaksaṃbuddho mahātmā mahākāruṇiko lokasyānugrahapravṛtto // mā bhavanto bhagavato kāśyapasyāntike bhikṣusaṃghasya bādhituṃ pradūṣetha // evaṃ mānaṃ ca madaṃ ca jahitvā āgacchatha sarve bhagavato kāśyapasya pādavandanaṃ mahatā arthena saṃprayujyatha //
satya apiśunavarṇā naṃ ca arthavatī śucī /
anyeṣāṃ madhurā vyaktā buddhasya sakhilā girā //
tarpaṇīyā nirvamhaṇī sarvadāhavināśanī /
nelavarṇā sukhavarṇā buddhasya sakhilā girā //
agadgadā avikalā avitathā ananyathā /
yathātathā avikalpitā buddhasya sakhilā girā //
jñeyajñānā anutpannā anosānā asādiśā /
naravaśā suvibhaktā ca vācā amitabuddhino //
satyaṃ cāpiśunaṃ ca bhāṣati
sa sarvataḥ puna maitracitto /
satya apiśunavarṇā naṃ ca arthavatī śucī /
anyeṣāṃ madhurā vyaktā buddhasya sakhilā girā //
tarpaṇīyā nirvamhaṇī sarvadāhavināśanī /
nelavarṇā sukhavarṇā buddhasya sakhilā girā //
agadgadā avikalā avitathā ananyathā /
yathātathā avikalpitā buddhasya sakhilā girā //
jñeyajñānā anutpannā anosānā asādiśā /
naravaśā suvibhaktā ca vācā amitabuddhino //
satyaṃ cāpiśunaṃ ca bhāṣati
sa sarvataḥ puna maitracitto /