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.

pūrvevāsanivāsena pratyutpannahitena vā |
evan taṃ saṃjāyate premnaṃ utpalaṃ vā yathodake || 1 ||
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yatra manaṃ nivasati cittaṃ vāpi prasīdati |
niṣṭhāṃ paṇḍito gaccheyā saṃtuṣṭā me pure saha || 2 ||
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sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntā samucchrayāḥ |
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ pi jīvitaṃ || 3 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 80

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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