Sanghabhedavastu [sanskrit]
79,275 words
The Sanskrit edition of the Sanghabhedavastu: The 17th and last section of the Vinaya of the Mulasarvastivadin. The text includes descriptions of the life of the Buddha Original titles: Saṅghabhedavastu (सङ्घभेदवस्तु), Saṃghabhedavastu (संघभेदवस्तु, Samghabhedavastu)
Chapter 90 - Previous birth of Yaśas
bhūtapūrvaṃ bhikṣavaḥ vārāṇasyāṃ nagaryāṃ nātidūre riṣiḥ prativasati sma maitryātmakaḥ kāruṇikaḥ sarvasatvahitavatsalaḥ; tena piṇḍapātaṃ praviśatā mṛtakuṇapaṃ dṛṣṭam; asatpratibaddheneva cittena piṇḍapātaṃ praviṣṭaḥ; piṇdapātaṃ caritvābhyāgataḥ; yāvatpaśyati taṃ mṛtakuṇapaṃ vilīnībhūtaṃ vyādhmātakaṃ ca; tasyaivāgrataḥ sphuṭitam; tena tatraiva vairāgyamutpāditam; tata ihāntaḥpure pratyayo dattaḥ
kiṃ manyadhve bhikṣavaḥ? yo'sau riṣireṣa evāsau yaśāḥ kumāraḥ tena kālena tena samayena; yadanena tatra vairāgyamutpāditaṃ tenaitarhi antaḥpuramadhyagatasya pratyayo dattaḥ; iti hi bhikṣavasḥ ekāntakṛṣṇānāṃ karmaṇāmekāntakṛṣṇo vipākaḥ; ekāntaśuklānāmekāntaśuklo vyatimiśrāṇāṃ vyatimiśraḥ; tasmāttarhi bhikṣavaḥ ekāntakṛṣṇāni karmāṇi apāsya vyatimiśrāṇi ca ekāntaśukleṣveva karmasvābhogaḥ karaṇīyaḥ; ityevaṃ vo bhikṣavaḥ śikṣitavyam