The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Xv : {p. 159} BOOK XV. 1. Daily praised by all the various heavenly beings, the perfectly Wise One thus passed that period of seven days which is designated 'the aliment of joy.' 2. He then passed the second week, while he was bathed with jars full of water by the heavenly beings, the Bodhisattv...
The Vagrakkhedika Or Diamond Cutter : {p. 111} THE VA"G"RA"KKH"EDIK OR DIAMOND-CUTTER. ADORATION to the blessed rya-pra"g"-pramit (perfection of wisdom). I. Thus it was heard by me: At one time Bhagavat (the blessed Buddha) dwelt in "S"rvast, in the grove of "G"eta, in the garden of Anthapi"nd"ada, together with a large company...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Xvi : {p. 174} BOOK XVI. 1. The omniscient lion of the "S"kyas then caused all the assembly, headed by those who belonged to the company of Maitrya, to turn the wheel of the Law. 2. 'Listen, O company belonging to Maitrya, ye who form one vast congregation,--as it was proclaimed by those past...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Vi : {p. 62} BOOK VI. 1. Then when the sun, the eye of the world, was just risen, he, the noblest of men, beheld the hermitage of the son of Bh"ri"gu, 2. Its deer all asleep in quiet trust, its birds tranquilly resting,--seeing it he too became restful, and he felt as if his end was attained. 3...
Title Page : BUDDHIST MAHYNA TEXTS "THE BUDDHA-KARITA OF ASVAGHOSHA" TRANSLATED FROM THE SANSKRIT BY E. B. COWELL The Larger Sukhvat-vyha The Smaller Sukhvat-vyha The Vagrakkhedik The Larger Prag-pramit-hridaya-stra The Smaller Prag-pramit-hridaya-stra TRANSLATED BY F. MAX MLLER "THE AMITYUR-DHYNA-STRA"...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Xii : {p. 123} BOOK XII. 1. Then the moon of the Ikshvku race turned towards the hermitage of the sage Ar"d"a of tranquil life,--as it were, doing honour to it by his beauty. 2. He drew near, on being addressed in a loud voice 'Welcome' by the kinsman of Klma, as he saw him from afar. 3. They, having...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Ii : {p. 17} BOOK II. 1. From the time of the birth of that son of his, who, the true master of himself, was to end all birth and old age, the king increased day by day in wealth, elephants, horses, and friends as a river increases with its influx of waters. 2. Of different kinds of wealth and jewels...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book V : {p. 49} BOOK V. 1. He, the son of the "S"kya king, even though thus tempted by the objects of sense which infatuate others, yielded not to pleasure and felt not delight, like a lion deeply pierced in his heart by a poisoned arrow. 2. Then one day accompanied by some worthy sons of his father's...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Vii : {p. 70} BOOK VII. 1. Then having left the weeping tear-faced "Kh"a"m"da,--indifferent to all things in his longing for the forest he by whom all objects are accomplished, overpowering the place by his beauty, entered that hermitage as if it were fully blessed. 2. He the prince with a gait like...
The Larger Pragna Paramita Hridaya Sutra : {p. 147} THE LARGER PRA"G"-PRAMIT- H"RI"DAYA-STRA. ADORATION TO THE OMNISCIENT! This I heard: At one time the Bhagavat dwelt at R"g"ag"ri"ha, on the hill G"ri"dhrak"t"a, together with a large number of Bhikshus and a large number of Bodhisattvas. At that time the Bhagavat was absorbed...
Part Ii.Title Page : BUDDHIST MAHYNA TEXTS PART II THE LARGER SUKHVAT-VYHA THE SMALLER SUKHVAT-VYHA THE VA"G"RA"KKH"EDIK THE LARGER PRA"G"-PRAMIT-H"RI"DAYA-STRA THE SMALLER PRA"G"-PRAMIT-H"RI"DAYA-STRA TRANSLATED BY F. MAX MLLER THE AMITYUR-DHYNA-STRA TRANSLATED BY J. TAKAKUSU
The Amitayur Dhyana Sutra : {p. 161} MEDITATION ON BUDDHA AMITAYUS. PART I. 1. Thus it was heard by me: At one time the Buddha dwelt in R"g"ag"ri"ha, on the mountain G"ri"dhrak"t"a, with a large assembly of Bhikshus and with thirty-two thousands of Bodhisattvas; with Ma"g"u"s"r, Prince of the Law, at the head of the assembly...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Iii : {p. 27} BOOK III. 1. On a certain day he heard of the forests carpeted with tender grass, with their trees resounding with the kokilas, adorned with lotus-ponds, and which had been all bound up in the cold season. 2. Having heard of the delightful appearance of the city groves beloved by the women...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book X : {p. 104} BOOK X. 1. The prince, he of the broad and lusty chest, having thus dismissed the minister and the priest, crossed the Ganges with its speeding waves and went to R"g"ag"ri"ha with its beautiful palaces. 2. He reached the city distinguished by the five hills, well guarded and adorned with...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Introduction : {p. vi} INTRODUCTION. THE Sanskrit text of the Buddha-"k"arita was published at the beginning of last year in the 'Anecdota Oxoniensia,' and the following English translation is now included in the series of 'Sacred Books of the East.' It is an early Sanskrit poem written in India on the legendary...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Xiii : {p. 137} BOOK XIII. 1. When the great sage, sprung from a line of royal sages, sat down there with his soul fully resolved to obtain the highest knowledge, the whole world rejoiced; but Mra, the enemy of the good law, was afraid. 2. He whom they call in the world Kmadeva, the owner of the various...
The Larger Sukhavati Vyuha.Note : {p. 73} NOTE BY THE REV. BUNYIU NANJIO, M.A., ON THE TWO PRA"N"IDHNAS, THE 18TH AND 21ST, MISSING IN THE TEXT. IN the Chinese translations of the Larger Sukhvat-vyha, made by Sanghavarman, A. D. 252, and Bodhiru"k"i, A. D. 693-713, there are altogether 48 Pra"n"idhnas, not 46, as in the Sanskrit...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Ix : {p. 92} BOOK IX. 1. Then the two, the counsellor and the family priest, beaten by the king with his scourge of tears, went with every effort to that forest in the hurry of affection, like two noble horses goaded. 2. Having come at last full of weariness to that hermitage, accompanied by a fitting...
The Larger Sukhavati Vyuha : {p. 1} THE LARGER SUKHVAT-VYHA. DESCRIPTION OF SUKHVAT, THE LAND OF BLISS. OM. Adoration to the Three Treasures! Om. Adoration to all the glorious Buddhas and Bodhisattvas! Adoration to all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, ryas, "S"rvakas, and Pratyekabuddhas, past, present, and to come, who dwell...
Part Ii.Introduction : {p. v} INTRODUCTION. THE LARGER SUKHVAT-VYHA. ACCORDING to the census of 1891 Japan has about forty millions of inhabitants, of whom more than thirty millions are Buddhists. Of these Buddhists the Shin-shiu sect claims about ten millions of followers, with 19,208 temples, and 11,958 preachers...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Xiv : {p. 148} BOOK XIV. 1. Then, having conquered the hosts of Mra by his firmness and calmness, he the great master of meditation set himself to meditate, longing to know the supreme end. 2. And having attained the highest mastery in all kinds of meditation, he remembered in the first watch...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Xvii : {p. 190} BOOK XVII. [1. When the heavenly beings with Brahman at their head and the Bodhisattvas intent on self-mortification heard this glorification of the Law uttered by the lion of the "S"kyas, they were desirous to hear again this which is so difficult to find, and they went to the city...
Untitled : BUDDHIST MAHYNA TEXTS TRANSLATED BY E. B. COWELL, F. MAX MLLER AND J. TAKAKUSU Oxford, The Clarendon Press [1894] Vol. XLIX Of The Sacred Books Of The East Title Page Contents Part I: The Buddha-"k"arita of A"s"vaghosha: Introduction Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIII...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Iv : {p. 37} BOOK IV. 1. Then from that city-garden, with their eyes restless in excitement, the women went out to meet the prince as a newly-arrived bridegroom; 2. And when they came up to him, their eyes wide open in wonder, they performed their due homage with hands folded like a lotus-calyx. 3...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book I : {p. 1} THE BUDDHA-"K"ARITA OF A"S"VAGHOSHA. BOOK I. 1. That Arhat is here saluted, who has no counterpart,--who, as bestowing the supreme happiness, surpasses (Brahman) the Creator,--who, as driving away darkness, vanquishes the sun,--and, as dispelling all burning heat, surpasses the beautiful...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Viii : {p. 79} BOOK VIII. 1. Meanwhile the attendant of the horse, in deep distress, when his unselfish master thus went into the forest, made every effort in the road to dissolve his load of sorrow, and yet in spite of it all not a tear dropped from him. 2. But the road which by his lord's command he...
The Smaller Pragna Paramita Hridaya Sutra : {p. 153} THE SMALLER PRA"G"-PRAMIT- H"RI"DAYA-STRA. ADORATION TO THE OMNISCIENT! The venerable Bodhisattva Avalokite"s"vara, performing his study in the deep Pra"g"pramit (perfection of wisdom), thought thus: 'There are the five Skandhas, and these he considered as by their nature empty...
The Smaller Sukhavati Vyuha : {p. 89} THE SMALLER SUKHVAT-VYHA. ADORATION TO THE OMNISCIENT! 1. Thus it was heard by me: At one time the Blessed (Bhagavat, i.e. Buddha) dwelt at "S"rvast, in the "G"eta-grove, in the garden of Anthapi"nd"aka, together with a large company of Bhikshus (mendicant friars), viz. with twelve hundred...
The Buddha Karita Of Asvaghosha.Book Xi : {p. 111} BOOK XI. 1. Being thus addressed by the monarch of the Magadhas, in a hostile speech with a friendly face, self-possessed, unchanged, pure by family and personal purity, the son of "S"uddhodana thus made answer: 2. 'This is not to be called a strange thing for thee, born as thou art...
