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).
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tathaiva śuklā paramārthadharmā
kāmanidānaṃ aphalā bhavanti //
pṛthagjanā tu ratā hīnasevī
jātyandhabhūtā abudhā rajyanti /
rajyanti te abudhacetasena
na kāmatṛṣṇāṃ jane bodhisatvo //
saṃvartanīye yatha buddhakṣetre
hutāsane prajvalite nabhasmiṃ /
ramaṇīya ābhā maṣiṃ chārikāṃ vā
tathaiva kāmāṃ vicikitsu [śukla]dharmā //
visṛṣṭa vadhyo yatha pārthivena
labheya mokṣaṃ śriyaṃ svastibhāvaṃ /
na hīnakāmāṃ pratisevamāno
labheya arthaṃ tu jinānujñātaṃ //
uccāro śuṣko yatha dahyamāno
jugupsanīyo paramadurgandho /
na rājaputro tahiṃ bhavati udagro
tathaiva kāmā garhita paṇḍitehi //
grīṣmāṇa māse yatha paścimasmiṃ
lavaṇodakaṃ janaye tṛṣāṃ narāṇāṃ /
tathaiva kāmāṃ duḥkha [prati]sevamāno
kāmanidānaṃ aphalā bhavanti //
pṛthagjanā tu ratā hīnasevī
jātyandhabhūtā abudhā rajyanti /
rajyanti te abudhacetasena
na kāmatṛṣṇāṃ jane bodhisatvo //
saṃvartanīye yatha buddhakṣetre
hutāsane prajvalite nabhasmiṃ /
ramaṇīya ābhā maṣiṃ chārikāṃ vā
tathaiva kāmāṃ vicikitsu [śukla]dharmā //
visṛṣṭa vadhyo yatha pārthivena
labheya mokṣaṃ śriyaṃ svastibhāvaṃ /
na hīnakāmāṃ pratisevamāno
labheya arthaṃ tu jinānujñātaṃ //
uccāro śuṣko yatha dahyamāno
jugupsanīyo paramadurgandho /
na rājaputro tahiṃ bhavati udagro
tathaiva kāmā garhita paṇḍitehi //
grīṣmāṇa māse yatha paścimasmiṃ
lavaṇodakaṃ janaye tṛṣāṃ narāṇāṃ /
tathaiva kāmāṃ duḥkha [prati]sevamāno