Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Chapter 31

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yvāgūpānaṃ adāsi suvarṇapīṭhakaṃ ca vastrayugaṃ ca |
bodhisatvo jyotipālo prārthayamāno bhavanirodhaṃ || 1 ||
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so taṃ dānaṃ dattvā praṇidhesi lokanāyako asyāṃ |
devamanuṣyācaryo āryaṃ dharmaṃ prakāśeyyā || 2 ||
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buddho tuvaṃ hohisi lokanāyako |
anāgate imasmiṃ bhadrakalpe |
kapilāhvaye ṛṣivadanasmiṃ śākiyo |
tadā tava praṇidhivipāko bheṣyati || 3 ||
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catvāriṃśaṃ buddhasahasrāṇi nirvṛtā lokanāyakā buddhā |
yeṣu jino acari brahmacaryaṃ prārthayamāno bhavanirodhaṃ || 4 ||
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paṃcāśa buddhasahasrāṇi nirvṛtā lokanāyakā buddhā |
yehi jino akāsi kālaṃ prārthayamāno bhavanirodhaṃ || 5 ||
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ṣaṇṇavati pratyekabuddhakoṭīni nirvṛttāni svayaṃbhuno |
yeṣu jina akāsi kālaṃ prārthayamāno bhavanirodhaṃ || 6 ||
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aparimitā arhantakoṭī nirvṛtā yeṣu mahādhyāyīṣu |
jino akāsi kālaṃ prārthayamāno bhavanirodhaṃ || 7 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 31

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019