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.

vīryaṃ loke praśaṃsanti vīryaṃ loke anuttaraṃ |
paśya vīryaprabhāvena dhanaskandho me āhṛto || 1 ||
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śilpaṃ loke praśaṃsanti śilpaṃ loke anuttaraṃ |
suśikṣitena vīṇāyāṃ dhanaskandho me āhṛto || 2 ||
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rūpaṃ loke praśaṃsanti rūpaṃ loke anuttaraṃ |
gaṇikāya ca aṃkagato dhanaskaṃdho me āhṛto || 3 ||
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prajñāṃ loke praśaṃsanti prajñā loke anuttarā |
sucintitāye prajñāye dhanaskandho me āhṛto || 4 ||
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puṇyaṃ loke praśaṃsanti puṇyaṃ loke anuttaraṃ |
rājyaṃ ca rājakanyā ca puṇyehi mama āgatā || 5 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 71

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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