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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mā buddhajñānaṃ kṣipiyā avīciṃ
bhaveya paścā suduḥkhito kṛcchraprāptaḥ //
yo jālakāni upanaye cetiyeṣu
lokapradīpe mahāpuṇyakṣetre /
so mārajālaṃ vidhāpiya apramatto
bhoti narendro daśabalo niṣkileśo //
apāyabhūmiṃ vijahati apramatto
sadā ca buddhaṃ hataraja satkaroti /
sadā ca bhoti balacakravartī
samantalokaṃ upagata puṇyavanto //
deveṣu bhoti marupati pūjanīyo
divyaṃ ca āyuṃ labhe tatra kṣipraṃ /
yaśaṃ ca divyaṃ tathāpi ca divyavarṇaṃ
divyaṃ ca saukhyaṃ asadṛśam īśvarīyaṃ //
rūpāṃ ca śabdān tatha punar gandhaśreṣṭhāṃ
spṛṣṭavyāṃ tathā labhe devabhūto /
ullokanīyo bhavati mahānubhāvo
na kāmatṛṣṇāṃ janayati apsarāsu //
tato cyavitva vrajati manuṣyalokaṃ
sugandhitāṅgo bhavati viśiṣṭavarṇo /
na pārihāṇiṃ labhate kadācit*
choretva jālaṃ jinacetiyeṣu //
bhaveya paścā suduḥkhito kṛcchraprāptaḥ //
yo jālakāni upanaye cetiyeṣu
lokapradīpe mahāpuṇyakṣetre /
so mārajālaṃ vidhāpiya apramatto
bhoti narendro daśabalo niṣkileśo //
apāyabhūmiṃ vijahati apramatto
sadā ca buddhaṃ hataraja satkaroti /
sadā ca bhoti balacakravartī
samantalokaṃ upagata puṇyavanto //
deveṣu bhoti marupati pūjanīyo
divyaṃ ca āyuṃ labhe tatra kṣipraṃ /
yaśaṃ ca divyaṃ tathāpi ca divyavarṇaṃ
divyaṃ ca saukhyaṃ asadṛśam īśvarīyaṃ //
rūpāṃ ca śabdān tatha punar gandhaśreṣṭhāṃ
spṛṣṭavyāṃ tathā labhe devabhūto /
ullokanīyo bhavati mahānubhāvo
na kāmatṛṣṇāṃ janayati apsarāsu //
tato cyavitva vrajati manuṣyalokaṃ
sugandhitāṅgo bhavati viśiṣṭavarṇo /
na pārihāṇiṃ labhate kadācit*
choretva jālaṃ jinacetiyeṣu //