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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te citrakathā bahuśrutā
kahiṃ te gautama śrāvakā gatā //
bhagavān āha //
magadhāṃ gatā kośalāṃ gatā
vajjibhūmiṃ ca athāpare gatā /
mṛgakā va asaṃgacāriṇo
praviviktā viharanti bhikṣavaḥ //
bhagavāṃ prasthito / nāvikena bhagavantaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṃgātīram upasaṃkramantaṃ nāvā allīpitā // bhagavāṃ nāvam āruhya nāvikam āha //
siṃca bhikṣu imāṃ nāvāṃ maitrāye siktā te laghu bheṣyati /
chittvā rāgaṃ ca doṣaṃ ca tato nirvāṇam eṣyasi //
siṃca bhikṣu imāṃ nāvāṃ karuṇāya siktā te laghu bheṣyati /
chittvā rāgaṃ ca doṣaṃ ca tato nirvāṇam eṣyasi //
siṃca bhikṣu imāṃ nāvāṃ muditāya siktā te laghu bheṣyati /
chittvā rāgaṃ ca doṣaṃ ca tato nirvāṇam eṣyasi //
siṃca bhikṣu imāṃ nāvāṃ upekṣāye siktā te laghu bheṣyati /
chittvā rāgaṃ ca doṣaṃ ca tato nirvāṇam eṣyasi //
maitrāvihārī yo bhikṣuḥ prasanno buddhaśāsane /
adhigacchati padaṃ śāntaṃ asecanaṃ ca mocanaṃ //
karuṇāvihārī yo bhikṣu prasanno buddhaśāsane /
adhigacchati padaṃ śāntaṃ apṛthagjanasevitaṃ //
muditāvihārī yo bhikṣu prasanno buddhaśāsane /
kahiṃ te gautama śrāvakā gatā //
bhagavān āha //
magadhāṃ gatā kośalāṃ gatā
vajjibhūmiṃ ca athāpare gatā /
mṛgakā va asaṃgacāriṇo
praviviktā viharanti bhikṣavaḥ //
bhagavāṃ prasthito / nāvikena bhagavantaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṃgātīram upasaṃkramantaṃ nāvā allīpitā // bhagavāṃ nāvam āruhya nāvikam āha //
siṃca bhikṣu imāṃ nāvāṃ maitrāye siktā te laghu bheṣyati /
chittvā rāgaṃ ca doṣaṃ ca tato nirvāṇam eṣyasi //
siṃca bhikṣu imāṃ nāvāṃ karuṇāya siktā te laghu bheṣyati /
chittvā rāgaṃ ca doṣaṃ ca tato nirvāṇam eṣyasi //
siṃca bhikṣu imāṃ nāvāṃ muditāya siktā te laghu bheṣyati /
chittvā rāgaṃ ca doṣaṃ ca tato nirvāṇam eṣyasi //
siṃca bhikṣu imāṃ nāvāṃ upekṣāye siktā te laghu bheṣyati /
chittvā rāgaṃ ca doṣaṃ ca tato nirvāṇam eṣyasi //
maitrāvihārī yo bhikṣuḥ prasanno buddhaśāsane /
adhigacchati padaṃ śāntaṃ asecanaṃ ca mocanaṃ //
karuṇāvihārī yo bhikṣu prasanno buddhaśāsane /
adhigacchati padaṃ śāntaṃ apṛthagjanasevitaṃ //
muditāvihārī yo bhikṣu prasanno buddhaśāsane /