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 3.398
abhāvetva prapaṃcanāmarūpaṃ
adhyātmaṃ vahirdhā ca rāgabhūtaṃ /
yo samāno rāgamūle baṃdhanapramukto
anuvidito tāyi pravuccati tathatvā //
yaḥ prahīṇabandhano prahāṇavāṃ
sarvaduḥkhakṣayaṃ janetvā /
nānyān sarvatra na rakṣati
virajo vīryavān pravuccati tathatvā //
yasya bandhanāni saṃskṛttāni
adhyātma vahirdhā ca sarvaloke /
sarvarāgabandhanapramukto
ājāneyo ti tam āhu bhūriprajñā //
atha khalu sabhiko parivrājako bhagavantaṃ praśnaṃ pṛcchati //
kṣetrajño khalu punar nāma bhavati
iti sabhiko praśnaṃ pṛcchet* muniṃ /
tat te munī nāma kathaṃ pravuccati
praśnaṃ me bhagavaṃ pṛṣṭo anupūrvam anulomaṃ anusaṃdhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi //
evam ukte bhagavān sabhikaṃ parivrājakam etad uvāca //
kṣetrāṇi saṃyama kevalāni
divyaṃ mānuṣaṃ yaṃ ca brāhmaṃ kṣetraṃ /
adhyātmaṃ vahirdhā ca rāgabhūtaṃ /
yo samāno rāgamūle baṃdhanapramukto
anuvidito tāyi pravuccati tathatvā //
yaḥ prahīṇabandhano prahāṇavāṃ
sarvaduḥkhakṣayaṃ janetvā /
nānyān sarvatra na rakṣati
virajo vīryavān pravuccati tathatvā //
yasya bandhanāni saṃskṛttāni
adhyātma vahirdhā ca sarvaloke /
sarvarāgabandhanapramukto
ājāneyo ti tam āhu bhūriprajñā //
atha khalu sabhiko parivrājako bhagavantaṃ praśnaṃ pṛcchati //
kṣetrajño khalu punar nāma bhavati
iti sabhiko praśnaṃ pṛcchet* muniṃ /
tat te munī nāma kathaṃ pravuccati
praśnaṃ me bhagavaṃ pṛṣṭo anupūrvam anulomaṃ anusaṃdhim anudharmaṃ vyākarohi //
evam ukte bhagavān sabhikaṃ parivrājakam etad uvāca //
kṣetrāṇi saṃyama kevalāni
divyaṃ mānuṣaṃ yaṃ ca brāhmaṃ kṣetraṃ /