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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śīlena kṣāntyā tapasā upeto
lokāntako uṣitabrahmacaryo //
samāgamya sahasrāṇi śatāni nayutāni ca /
saṃprāpnoti amṛtaṃ śāntaṃ yogakṣemam anuttaraṃ //
___atha khalu rājā śreṇiyo bimbisāro brāhmaṇaṃ purohitaṃ rājācāryaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
priyaṃ me kīrtaye rājye priyaṃ me kīrtaye priya /
priyasya buddhasya loka-arthacarasya brāhmaṇa //
dadāmi te grāmavarāṇi ṣoḍaśa
yuktāni ājānyarathāni ca daśa /
dāsīśataṃ ca gavāṃ śataṃ ca
priyasya buddhasya yaśo prakīrtaye //
___atha khalu bhagavāṃ magadheṣu cārikāṃ caramāṇo mahatā bhikṣusaṃghena sārdham ardhatrayodaśabhir bhikṣuśataiḥ yena magadhānāṃ rājagṛhaṃ nagaraṃ tad anusāri tad anuprāpto tatraiva viharati antagirismiṃ yaṣṭīvane udyāne // aśroṣīd rājā śreṇiyo bimbisāro brāhmaṇasya purohitasya rājācāryasya / bhagavāṃ kila magadheṣu cārikāṃ caramāṇo mahatā bhikṣusaṃghena sārdhaṃ trayodaśabhikṣuśatair yena magadhānāṃ rājagṛhaṃ nagaraṃ tad anusāri tad anuprāptas tatraiva viharati antagirismiṃ udyāne yaṣṭīvane / śrutvā punaḥ anyataraṃ rājāmātyam āmantrayasi / bho bhaṇe amātya bhagavato buddhasya pratyudgamanaṃ gamiṣyāmi rājagṛhaṃ alaṃkārāpehi bhadrāṇi ca yānāni yojāpehi sarvehi ca rājagṛhakehi brāhmaṇagṛhapatikehi sarvehi ca śilpāyatanehi sarvehi ca śreṇīhi mayā saha bhagavato
lokāntako uṣitabrahmacaryo //
samāgamya sahasrāṇi śatāni nayutāni ca /
saṃprāpnoti amṛtaṃ śāntaṃ yogakṣemam anuttaraṃ //
___atha khalu rājā śreṇiyo bimbisāro brāhmaṇaṃ purohitaṃ rājācāryaṃ gāthāye pratyabhāṣe //
priyaṃ me kīrtaye rājye priyaṃ me kīrtaye priya /
priyasya buddhasya loka-arthacarasya brāhmaṇa //
dadāmi te grāmavarāṇi ṣoḍaśa
yuktāni ājānyarathāni ca daśa /
dāsīśataṃ ca gavāṃ śataṃ ca
priyasya buddhasya yaśo prakīrtaye //
___atha khalu bhagavāṃ magadheṣu cārikāṃ caramāṇo mahatā bhikṣusaṃghena sārdham ardhatrayodaśabhir bhikṣuśataiḥ yena magadhānāṃ rājagṛhaṃ nagaraṃ tad anusāri tad anuprāpto tatraiva viharati antagirismiṃ yaṣṭīvane udyāne // aśroṣīd rājā śreṇiyo bimbisāro brāhmaṇasya purohitasya rājācāryasya / bhagavāṃ kila magadheṣu cārikāṃ caramāṇo mahatā bhikṣusaṃghena sārdhaṃ trayodaśabhikṣuśatair yena magadhānāṃ rājagṛhaṃ nagaraṃ tad anusāri tad anuprāptas tatraiva viharati antagirismiṃ udyāne yaṣṭīvane / śrutvā punaḥ anyataraṃ rājāmātyam āmantrayasi / bho bhaṇe amātya bhagavato buddhasya pratyudgamanaṃ gamiṣyāmi rājagṛhaṃ alaṃkārāpehi bhadrāṇi ca yānāni yojāpehi sarvehi ca rājagṛhakehi brāhmaṇagṛhapatikehi sarvehi ca śilpāyatanehi sarvehi ca śreṇīhi mayā saha bhagavato