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 59

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dṛṣṭā mayā vane vṛkṣā aścakarṇā vibhītakā |
evaṃ ca karṇikārā pi mucilindā ca ketakā || 1 ||
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tiṣṭhante te vane jātā athāyaṃ gacchate drumo |
nāyaṃ kevalako vṛkṣo asti tatraiva kiṃcana || 2 ||
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purāṇatittiriko yaṃ bhittvā paṃjaram āgato |
kuśalo kālapāśānāṃ kramāpakramanti bhāṣati || 3 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Chapter 59

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019