Saṅghabhedavastu

tataḥ kanthako 'śvarājo bodhisatvasya pādau jihvayā nirlīḍhe; bodhisatvena cakrasvastikanandyāvartena pāṇinā parāmṛśyābhihitaḥ: gaccha kanthaka so 'ham abhisaṃbuddhabodhir bhavatkṛtajño bhavīṣyāmi iti; chandako 'py uktaḥ: na tvayā kanthako 'ntaḥpuraṃ praveśayitavya iti; evam uktaś chandako bāṣpagadgadakanṭho 'śruparyākulekṣaṇaḥ kanthakam aśvarājam ādāya punar bodhisatvam īkṣamāṇaḥ saṃprasthitaḥ; tau yāṃ bhūmiṃ yāmadvayena gatau tāṃ saptarātreṇa pratinivṛttau; chandakaḥ saṃlakṣayati: yugapat <yadi> pravekṣyāmo mahatā vipralāpena nātmānaṃ sandhārayiṣyāmi; tenodyāne sthitvā kanthakaḥ preṣitaḥ; tena heṣitam; tacchabdapratisaṃvedī antaḥpurajano 'nyaś ca janakāyaḥ sasaṃbhramo nirgato, na paśyati bodhisatvam; kanthakaṃ kaṇṭhe pariṣvajya roditum ārabdhāḥ; dharmatā hy eṣā anye prākṛtās tiryagyonigatāḥ prāṇinaḥ saṃvṛtijñānalābhinaḥ; prāg eva kanthako 'śvarājaḥ; sa mahājanakāyaviklavaṃ śrutvā antargatenaiva bāṣpeṇoparuddhyamānaḥ kālagataḥ; tena viśrute anyatamasmin ṣaṭkarmanirate brāhmaṇakule (sbv i 92) pratisandhir gṛhītaḥ; yadā bodhisatvo 'nuttarāṃ saṃyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbhotsyate tadā taṃ khaṭuṃkāśvavādena avabodhya saṃsārakāntārād uttāryātyantaniṣṭhe yogakṣeme nirvāṇe pratisthāpayiṣyati

the taking of the yellow robes

bodhisatvasya kāṣāyaiḥ prayojanam utpannam; anupame nagare 'nyatamo gṛhapatir āḍhyo mahādhano mahābhogo vistīrṇaviśālaparigraho vaiśravaṇadhanasamudito vaiśravaṇadhanapratispardhī; tena sadṛśāt kulāt kalatram ānītam; sa tayā sārdhaṃ krīḍati ramate paricārayati; tasya krīḍato ramamāṇasya paricārayataḥ (a 377a) putro jātaḥ; evaṃ yāvad daśaputrā jātāh; sarvaiś ca pravrajya pratyekā bodhiḥ sākṣātkṛtā; teṣāṃ mātā vṛddhā; sā tebhyaḥ śāṇakāni cīvarāṇy anuprayacchati; tair abhihitā: aṃba vayaṃ parinirvāsyāmaḥ; nāsmākam etaiḥ prayojanam; kin tu rājñaḥ śuddhodanasya śākyamunir nāma putraḥ kumāro 'nuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbhotsyate; tasyaitāni dāsyasi; tatas te mahatī phalāvāptir bhaviṣyati; ityuktvā jvalanatapanavarṣaṇavidyotanaprātihāryāṇi kṛtvā nirupadhiśeṣe nirvāṇadhātau parinirvṛtāḥ; tayāpi vṛddhayā tāni cīvarāṇi maraṇakāle duhitur dattāni; yathāvṛttaṃ cārocitam; sāpy asyā duhitā glānā saṃvṛttā; tayāpi maraṇāvasthāṃ paricchidya vṛkṣe sthāpitāni; yā devatā tasmin vṛkṣe 'dhyuṣitā sā āyācitā tvayaitāni rājñaḥ śuddhodanaputrasya dātavyānīti; śakrasya devendrasyādhastāj jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate; tena tāni gṛhītvā nītāni; tato jarājīrṇalubdhavarṇam ātmānam abhinirmāya tāni prāvṛtya dhanurbāṇavyagrapāṇiḥ bodhisatvasya pratimārge 'vasthitaḥ; bodhisatvaś cānupūrveṇa taṃ mārgaṃ pratipannaḥ paśyati lubdhaṃ dhanurbāṇavyagrapāṇiṃ kāṣāyavastraprāvṛtam; dṛṣṭvā ca punas taṃ puruṣam āmantrayate: bhoḥ puruṣa etāni sāṇakāni vastrāṇi pravrajitānurūpāṇi; imāni kāśikasūkṣmāṇi gṛhāṇa; mamaitaṇy

anuprayaccha iti; sa kathayati: kumāra nāham etāny anuprayacchāmi; mā me syur atonidānaṃ pare vaktāraḥ, tvayā rājakumāraṃ jīvitād vyaparopya etāni kāśikasūkṣmāṇi vastrāṇi gṛhītāni <iti>; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: bhoḥ puruṣa sarvaloko (sbv i 93) māṃ jānīte yāḍṛśo 'haṃ śaktisaṃpannaḥ; kaḥ śaknoti māṃ jīvitād vyaparopayitum; ko vā śraddhatte tvayāhaṃ jīvitād vyaparopita iti; nirviśaṅkaḥ prayaccha iti; tataḥ śakro devendro bodhisatvasya pādayor nipatya śāṇakāny anuprayacchati; kāśikāni gṛhṇāti; bodhisatvasya tāni śāṇakāni vastrāṇi na kāyapramāṇikāṇi; tasyaitad abhavat: aho bata me śāṇakāni cīvarāṇi kāyapramāṇikāni syur iti; vākpravyāhārasamanantaram eva bodhisatvasya tāni śāṇakāni cīvarāṇi kāyapramāṇikāni saṃvṛttāni; yathāpitad bodhisatvasya bodhisatvānubhāvena devatānāṃ ca devatānubhāvena; bodhisatvaḥ saṃlakṣayati: idānīm ahaṃ pravrajitaḥ, kariṣyāmi jagato 'nugraham iti; tatas tāni bodhisatvakāśikavastrāṇi <pratigṛhya> śakreṇa deveṣu trayastriṃśeṣu kāśikamahaḥ prajñaptaḥ; śrāddhair brāhmaṇagṛhapatibhir tasmin pradeśe kāṣāyapratigrahaṇaṃ nāma caityaṃ pratiṣṭhāpitam adyāpi caityavandakā bhikṣavo vandante; tato bodhisatvo muṇḍaḥ kāṣāyavastraprāvṛtaḥ itaś cāmutās ca paryaṭan bhārgavasya riṣer āśramapadam anuprāptaḥ

the sage bhārgava

tasmiṃś ca samaye bhārgavariṣiḥ kare kapolaṃ datvā cintāparo (a 377b) vyavasthitaḥ; sa bodhisatvena tathāvidho dṛṣṭaḥ; uktaś ca: maharṣe kim arthaṃ kare kapolaṃ datvā cintāparas tiṣṭhasi iti; sa kathayati: mamāsminn āśramapade tālāḥ sauvarṇaiḥ puṣpaphalair āsan; te yathā paurāṇāḥ saṃvṛttāḥ iti; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: maharṣe yasyānubhāvād etasminn āśramapade tālāḥ sauvarṇaiḥ puṣpaphalair āsan sa jīrṇāturamṛtasandarśanād udvigno vanaṃ saṃśṛtaḥ; yady asau jīrṇāturamṛtasandarśanād udvignas tapovanaṃ <na> saṃśṛto 'bhaviṣyat tasyaitad udyānam abhaviṣyat; ity evam ukto bhārgavariṣir bodhisatvaṃ nirīkṣitum ārabdhah; tato rūpaśobhāṃ śāntaṃ ca veṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā, ciraṃ nirīkṣya kutūhalajātaḥ kathayati: bhoḥ pravrajita mā haiva tvam eva saḥ; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: maharṣe vyaktam etat; tato bhārgavena vismayotphulladṛṣṭinā bodhisatvas tatprathamata āsanenopanimantritaḥ puṣpaphalaiś ca; evaṃ pratisaṃmodito muhūrtam āsthāya kathayati: maharṣe kiyad dūram itaḥ kapilavastu nagaram (sbv i 94) iti; sa kathayati: dvādaśayojanānīti; bodhisatvaḥ saṃlakṣayati āsannam kapilavastunagaram, nātrāvasthānaṃ śreyaḥ; śākyāḥ paurāḥ saṃkṣobhaṃ kariṣyanti; yanv ahaṃ gaṅgām uttareyam iti

arrival at rājagṛha and bimbisāra's meeting

sa gaṅgām uttīryānupūrveṇa cārikāṃ caran rājagṛham anuprāptaḥ: kuśalo bhavan bodhisatvas teṣu teṣu śilpasthanākarmasthāneṣu karavīrapatrapuṭakaṃ kṛtvā śānteneryāpathena rājagṛhaṃ piṇḍāya praviṣṭaḥ; tasmiṃś ca samaye rājā biṃbisāra upariprāsādatalagataḥ; tenāsau dṛṣṭaḥ prāsādikena abhikramapratikrameṇa ālokitavyavalokitena saṃmiñjitaprasāritena saṅghāṭīcīvarapātradhāraṇena piṇḍapātam aṭan; dṛṣṭvā ca punar asyaitad abhavat: yāvantaḥ pravrajitasamāpannā rājagṛhe prativasanti, nāsti kasyacid evaṃrūpa īryāpathas tadyathāsya pravrajitasya; ātha cātra pravrajyāṃ kīrtayiṣyāmi cakṣuṣmān prāvrajad yathā / yathā mīmāṃsamāno 'sau pravrajyāṃ samarocayat / saṃbādho 'yaṃ gṛhāvāsa āvāso rajasām ayam / pravrajyābhyavakāśaś ca jñātvāyaṃ prāvrajat tathā //

pravrajitvā 'tha kāyena karma pāpaṃ pravarjayan / hitvā ca pāpikāṃ vācam ājīvaṃ paryaśodhayat //

tato rājagṛhaṃ gatvā magadhānāṃ purottamaḥ / piṇḍāya vyāharan nāthaḥ saṃprajānan pratismṛtaḥ //

prāsādasthas tam adrākṣīc chreṇiko magadhādhipaḥ / prasannacitto dṛṣṭvātha amātyān idam abravīt //

imaṃ bhavanta īkṣadhvam ākīrṇaṃ varalakṣaṇaiḥ / āroheṇa ca saṃpannaṃ yugamātraṃ ca paśyati //

nokṣiptacakṣur medhāvi (a 378a) nāyam ūnakuloditaḥ / rājadūtānusaṃyāntu vāsaṃ kvopagamiṣyati //

tataḥ saṃcoditā dūtā anvabadhnaṃś ca pṛṣṭhataḥ / (sbv i 95) bhikṣur gamiṣyati kvāyaṃ kutra vāsam upaiṣyati //

sa piṇḍapātaṃ carati ṣaḍbhir dvāraiḥ susaṃvṛtaḥ / kṣipraṃ pātraṃ pūrayati saṃprajānan pratismṛtaḥ //

piṇḍapātaṃ caritvātha niṣkramya nagarān muniḥ / pāṇḍavam abhisārayaty atra vāso bhaviṣyati //

jñātvā ca vāsopagatam eko dūta upāviśat / apare kṣipram āgamya rājña ārocayaṃs tataḥ //

eṣa bhikṣur mahārāja pāṇḍavasyopari sthitaḥ / āsīno vyāghraśābo vā siṃho vā girigahvare //

dūtānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā ratham āruhya pārthivaḥ / prāyāsīt kṣipram evāsāv amātyaiḥ parivāritaḥ //

āyānabhūmiṃ niryāya sa yānād avatīrya ca / padbhyāṃ samupasaṅkramya tathādrākṣīt tathāgatam //

rājā niṣadya saṃmodya kṛtvā saṃrañjanīṃ kathām / anuddhataṃ so 'paruṣam idam artham abhāṣata //

prathamotpatite bhikṣo yauvane samupasthite / evaṃtejoguṇopete bhaikṣacaryā na śobhate //

niveśanāni ramyāṇi nārīś ca samalaṅkṛtāḥ / dadāmi te varān bhogān jātiṃ pṛṣṭo vadātmanaḥ//

santi rājan janapadāḥ pārśve himavato gireḥ / ākīrṇā dhanadhānyena kausalā iti viśrutāḥ //

ikṣvākavaḥ sūryagotrāḥ śākyās tatra nivāsinaḥ / kṣatriyṣ me kulaṃ rājan na kāmān prārthayāmy aham //

praśāsya hīmāṃ pṛthivīṃ saśailāṃ sasāgarāṃ sarvasamṛddharatnām / na yāti tṛptiṃ puruṣaḥ kadācit kāṣṭair nidāghe jvalano yathaiva //

vairaprasaṅgāṃs tu vadanti kāmān duruttarāsāranibhān narendra / duḥkhasya śokasya bhayasya cāpi mūlaṃ paraṃ prākṛtabuddhisevyān //

niṣkrāntamātreṇa mayā tu rājan kṛtā na kāmeṣv abhilāṣabuddhiḥ / vāntān kathaṃ tān punar ādadeyam (sbv i 96) bhayaṅkarān dharmasapatnabhūtān //

apyeva nānāśikharapravṛddhaḥ kampeta merur himavāṃś ca vātaiḥ / na tv eva buddhiṃ mama kāmavegā mokṣāśritāṃ kaṃpayituṃ samarthāḥ //

loko hy ayaṃ kāmanimagnavāhaḥ saṃsāracakre paribaṃbhramīti / trātāham asmīti narendra nānyaḥ taṃ mokṣayiṣyāmi mahābhayebhyaḥ //

kāmeṣv ādīnavaṃ jñātvā dṛṣṭvā nirvāṇaśāntatām / prahāṇāya gamiṣyāmi yatra me raṃsyate manaḥ //

rājñā biṃbisāreṇābhihitam: bhoḥ pravrajita anena vratena kiṃ prārthayase? kathayati: anuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim; rājā kathayati: bhoḥ pravrajita yadā tvam anuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbuddhyethās tadāsmān api samanvāharethā iti; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: evaṃ bhavatu samanvāhariṣyāmi; ityuktvā rājagṛhān niṣkrāntaḥ

hermitage of the sages

gṛdhrakūṭasya nātidūre ṛṣīṇām āśramapadam; tatropasaṅkrāntaḥ; teṣāṃ cāravihāratayā dhyānaparo vyavasthitaḥ; (a 378b) yadā te ekapādā divasasya praharam avatiṣṭhante, bodhisatvo dvāv avatiṣṭhate; yadi te pañcatapaḥprayogeṇa divasasya praharam avatiṣṭhante, bodhisatvas tenāpi yogena dvāv avatiṣṭhate; tatas te vismayam āpannāḥ saṃjalpaṃ kartum ārabdhāḥ: mahān ayaṃ śramaṇa <iti> mahāśramaṇo mahāśramaṇa iti saṃjñā saṃvṛttā; bodhisatvena te pṛṣṭāḥ: bhavanto yūyam anena vratena kiṃ prārthayatha? tatraike kathayanti: śakratvam iti; apare (sbv i 97) kathayanti vayaṃ brahmatvam iti; anye kathayanti māratvam iti; bodhisatvaḥ saṃlakṣayati: punarāvartakā hy ete ṛṣaya unmārgapratipannā iti

ārāḍa kālāma

sa taṃ mārgaṃ nālam iti kṛtvā yenārāḍaḥ kālāmas tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya ārāḍaṃ kālāmam idam avocat: sacet te ārāḍa aguru careyam ahaṃ bhavato 'ntike brahmacaryam iti;sa kathayati: na me āyuṣman gautamāguru; vihara tvaṃ yathāsukham iti; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: kiyanto bhavatā ārāḍena dharmā adhigatāḥ? sa kathayati: yāvad evāyuṣman gautama ākiñcanyāyatanam; atha bodhisatvasyaitad abhavat: ārāḍasyāpi kālāmasya śraddhā, mamāpi śraddhā; ārāḍasyāpi kālāmasya vīryaṃ smṛtiḥ samādhiḥ prajñā, mamāpi vīryaṃ smṛtiḥ samādhiḥ prajñā; ārāḍena kālāmena iyanto dharmāḥ sākṣātkṛtāḥ yāvad eva ākiñcanyāyatanam; kasmād aham imān dharmān na sākṣātkariṣyāmi iti; atha bodhisatvas teṣām eva dharmāṇām aprāptānāṃ prāptaye anadhigatānaṃ adhigamāya asākṣātkṛtānāṃ sākṣātkriyāyai eko vyapakṛṣṭo 'pramatta ātāpī prahitātmā vyāhārṣīd; eko vyapakṛṣṭo 'pramatta ātāpī prahitātmā viharann acirād eva tān dharmān sākṣād akārṣīt; sākṣātkṛtvā ca punas tān dharmān yenārāḍaḥ kālāmas tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya ārāḍaṃ kālāmam idam avocat: nanu bhavatā ārāḍena ime dharmāḥ svayam abhijñayā sākṣātkṛtā yāvad evākiñcanyāyatanam; sa evam āha: tathyaṃ mayā gautama ime dharmāḥ sākṣātkṛtā yāvad evākiñcanyāyatanam; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: mamāpy āyuṣman ārāḍa ime dharmāḥ svayam abhijñayā sākṣātkṛtā yāvad evākiñcanyāyatanam iti; tarhy āyuṣman gautama yāvat tava tāvan mama; yāvan mama tāvat tava; ehy āvām ubhāv apīmaṃ gaṇaṃ parikarṣāvaḥ; asmīṃś cārthe āvāṃ samasamau sāmānyaprāptau; athārāḍaḥ kālāmo bodhisatvasya pūrvācārya eva san bodhisatvaṃ paramayā mānanayā mānitavān; paramayā pūjanayā pūjitavān; parameṣu cāsya pratyayeṣu āttamanāś cābhūd abhirāddhaś ca; atha bodhisatvasyaitad abhavat: ayaṃ mārgo (sbv i 98) nālaṃ jñānāya, nālaṃ darśanāya, nālam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaye

udraka rāmaputra

atha bodhisatvas taṃ mārgaṃ nālam iti viditvā yenodrako rāmaputras tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramyodrakaṃ rāmaputram idam avocat: sacet te udraka aguru careyam ahaṃ tavāntike brahmacaryam; na me āyuṣman gautamāguru; vihara tvaṃ yathāsukhaṃ; kiyanto bhavatā udrakeṇa dharmāḥ sākṣātkṛtāḥ? yāvad evāyuṣman gautama naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatanam; bodhisatvasyaitad abhavat: udrakasya rāmaputrasya śraddhā; mamāpi śraddhā; udrakasya rāmaputrasya vīryaṃ smṛtiḥ samādhiḥ prajñā; mamāpi vīryaṃ smṛtiḥ samādhiḥ prajñā; udrakeṇa rāmaputreṇa iyanto dharmāḥ sākṣātkṛtā yāvad eva naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatanam; kasmād aham imān dharmān na sākṣātkariṣyāmi iti; atha bodhisatvas teṣām eva dharmāṇām aprāptānāṃ prāptaye anadhigatānām adhigamāya asākṣātkṛtānāṃ sākṣātkriyāyai eko vyapakṛṣṭo 'pramatta ātāpī prahitātmā vyāhārṣīt; eko vyapakṛṣṭo 'pramatta ātāpī prahitātmā viharann acirād eva tān dharmān sākṣādakārṣīt; sākṣātkṛtvā ca punas tān dharmān yenodrako rāmaputras tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramyodrakaṃ rāmaputram idam avocat: nanu bhavatā udrakeṇa ime dharmāḥ svayam abhijñayā sākṣātkṛtā yāvad eva naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatanam? tathyam; mayā āyuṣman gautama ime dharmāḥ sākṣātkṛtā yāvad eva naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatanam; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: mayāpy āyuṣmann udraka ime dharmāḥ svayam abhijñayā sākṣātkṛtā yāvad eva naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatanam iti; tarhy āyuṣman gautama yāvat tava tāvan mama; yāvan mama tāvat tava; ehy āvām ubhāv apīmaṃ gaṇaṃ parikarṣāvaḥ; asmiṃś cārthe āvāṃ samasamau sāmānyaprāptau; athodrako rāmaputro bodhisatvasya pūrvācārya eva san taṃ paramayā mānanayā mānitavān; paramayā pūjanayā pūjitavān; parameṣu cāsya pratyayeṣv āttamanāś cābhūd abhirāddhaś ca; atha bodhisatvasya etad abhavat: ayam api mārgo nālaṃ jñānāya, nālaṃ darśanāya nālam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaye; atha bodhisatvas tam api mārgaṃ nālam iti kṛtvā prakrāntaḥ (sbv i 99)

the river nairañjanā

rājā śuddhodanaḥ putraśokābhibhūto nityam eva bodhisatvaṃ samanveṣaṇāya dūtān preṣayati; tena śrutaṃ yathā siddhārthaṃ kumāra udrakeṇa rāmaputreṇa sārdhaṃ vihṛtya rājagṛhān niṣkrānto upasthāyakavirahitaḥ paribhramatīti; śrutvā trīṇy upasthāyakānāṃ śatāni preṣitāni; devadṛśe nagare suprabuddhena śākyenaivam eva śrutam; tenāpi dve upasthāyakaśate <preśite> iti; tatra bodhisatvaḥ pañcabhir upasthāyakaśataiḥ parivṛtas tapovane paribhramati; sa saṃlakṣayati: tapovanādhyācaraṇam (a 379b) ākīrṇavihāratā ca nālam amṛtādhigamāya; yanv ahaṃ pañcopasthāyakān gṛhītvā pariśiṣṭān preṣayeyam iti; tena mātṛpakṣād dvau gṛhītau, pitṛpakṣāt trayaḥ; te tasyopasthānaṃ kurvanti; atha bodhisatvaḥ pañcabhir upasthāyakaiḥ parivṛto gayādakṣiṇena yenorubilvāsenāyanīgrāmakas tena cārikāṃ prakrāntaḥ; sa itaś cāmutaś ca paribhramann adrākṣīd ramaṇīyaṃ pṛthivīpradeśam, prāsādikaṃ vanaṣaṇḍam, nadīṃ ca nairañjanāṃ śītalasyandanāṃ sasikatāṃ sūpatīrthāṃ haritaśādvalavistīrṇakūlāṃ nānāvṛkṣopaśobhitāṃ ramaṇīyāṃ; dṛṣṭvā ca punar asyaitad abhavat: ramaṇīyo batāyaṃ pṛthivīpradeśaḥ, prāsādikaṃ ca vanaṣaṇḍam, nadī ca nairañjanā śītalasyandanā sasikatā sūpatīrthā haritaśādvalavistīrṇakūlā nānāvṛkṣopaśobhitā ramaṇīyā; aho bata prahāṇārthinā kulaputreṇemaṃ vanaṣaṇḍam niśritya prahāṇaṃ praṇidhātuṃ <yuktam>; ahaṃ ca prahāṇenārthī; yanv aham imaṃ vanaṣaṇḍaṃ niśritya prahāṇaṃ praṇidadhyām iti (sbv i 100)

self-tortures and fastings

atha bodhisatvas taṃ vanaṣaṇḍam abhyavagāhyānyatarad vṛkṣamūlaṃ niśritya danteṣu dantān ādhāya, jihvāgraṃ tāluni pratiṣṭhāpya, cetasā cittam abhigṛhṇāty abhinipīḍayaty abhisantāpayati; tasya cetasā cittam abhigṛhṇato 'bhinipīḍayato 'bhisantāpayataḥ sarvaromakūpebhyaḥ svedo muktaḥ; tadyathā balavān puruṣo durbalataraṃ puruṣaṃ udbāhukaṃ gṛhītvā abhinigṛhṇīyād abhinipīḍayed abhisantāpayet, tasya romakūpebhyaḥ svedo mucyeta; evam eva bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye danteṣu dantān ādhāya jihvāgraṃ tāluni pratiṣṭhāpya cetasā cittam abhinigṛhṇato 'bhinipīḍayato 'bhisantāpayataḥ sarvaromakūpebhyaḥ svedo muktaḥ; ārabdhaṃ cāsya vīryaṃ bhavaty asaṃlīnaṃ, prasrabdhaḥ kāyo bhavaty asaṃrabdhaṃ, upasthitā smṛtir bhavaty asaṃmūḍhā, samāhitaṃ cittaṃ bhavaty ekāgram; evaṃrūpāṃ bodhisatvasya duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ kaṭukām amanāpāṃ vedanāṃ vedayataś cittaṃ na paryādāya tiṣṭhati; yathāpitad bhāvitatvāt kāyasya; tasyaitad abhavat: yanv ahaṃ bhūyasyā mātrayā vyādhmātakāni <dhyānāni> dhyāyeyam iti; bhūyasyā mātrayā vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyātum ārabdhaḥ; sa vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyāyan, mukhe nāsikāyāṃ cāśvāsapraśvāsān saṃniruṇaddhi; tasya mukhe nāsikāyāṃ cāśvāsapraśvāseṣu saṃniruddheṣv atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye śirasi śirovedanā vartante; tadyathā balavān puruṣo durbalatarasya puruṣasya dṛḍhena vāratrakeṇa dāmnā śirasy āmreḍakam dadyāt, tasyātyarthaṃ śirasi śirovedanā varteran; evam eva bodhisatvasya vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyāyato 'tyarthaṃ śirasi śirovedanā vartante; ārabdhaṃ cāsya vīryaṃ bhavaty

asaṃlīnam; prasrabdhaṃ kāyo bhavaty asaṃrabdhaḥ; upasthitā smṛtir bhavaty asaṃmūḍhā; samāhitaṃ cittaṃ bhavaty ekāgram; evaṃrūpāṃ bodhisatvasya duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ kaṭukām amanāpāṃ vedanām vedayataś (a 380a) cittaṃ na paryādāya tiṣṭhati; yathāpitad bhāvitatvāt kāyasya; tasyaitad abhavat: yanv ahaṃ bhūyasyā mātrayā vyādhmātakāni (sbv i 101) dhyānāni dhyāyeyam iti; tad bhūyasyā mātrayā vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyātum ārabdhaḥ; sa vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyāyan mukhe nāsikāyāṃ cāśvāsapraśvāsān saṃniruṇaddhi; tasya mukhe nāsikāyāṃ cāśvāsapraśvāseṣu saṃniruddheṣu atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye

[here there is a gap of about one leaf due to an error of the scribe. the tib. transl. that covers this gap has been reproduced below in facsimile, as the appendix.]

kukṣau kukṣivedanā vartante; tadyathā goghātako vā goghātakāntevāsī vā tīkṣṇayā gokartanyā gokukṣiṃ pāṭayet, tasyātyarthaṃ kukṣau kukṣivedanā varteran; evam eva bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyāyato 'tyarthaṃ tasmin samaye kukṣau kukṣivedanā vartante; ārabdhaṃ cāsya vīryaṃ bhavaty asaṃlīnam, prasrabdhaḥ kāyo bhavaty asaṃrabdhaḥ, upasthitā smṛtir bhavaty asaṃmūḍhā, samāhitaṃ cittaṃ bhavaty ekāgram; evaṃrūpāṃ bodhisatvasya duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ khāraṃ kaṭukām amanāpāṃ vedanāṃ vedayataś cittaṃ na paryādāya tiṣṭhati yathāpitad bhāvitatvāt kāyasya; tasyaitad abhavat: yanv ahaṃ bhūyasyā mātrayā vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyāyeyam iti; sa bhūyasyā mātrayā vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyātum ārabdhaḥ; vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyāyan mukhe nāsikāyāṃ cāśvāśapraśvāsān saṃniruṇaddhi; tasya mukhe nāsikāyāṃ cāśvāsapraśvāseṣu saṃniruddheṣv atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye kāye kāyaparidāhā vartante; tadyathā dvau balavattarau puruṣau durbalataraṃ puruṣam udbāhukaṃ gṛhītvā aṅgārakarṣyām upanāmayete, tasyātyarthaṃ kāye kāyaparidāhā varteran; evam eva bodhisatvasya vyādhmātakāni dhyānāni dhyāyato 'tyarthaṃ tasmin samaye kāye kāyaparidāhā vartante; ārabdhaṃ cāsya vīryaṃ bhavaty asaṃlīnam; prasrabdhaḥ kāyo bhavaty asaṃrabdhaḥ; upasthitā ca smṛtir bhavaty asaṃmūḍhā; samāhitaṃ cittaṃ bhavaty ekāgram; evaṃrūpāṃ bodhisatvasya duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ kaṭukām amanāpāṃ (sbv i 102) vedanāṃ vedayataś cittaṃ na paryādāya tiṣṭhati yathāpitad bhāvitatvāt kāyasya; tasyaitad abhavat: yanv ahaṃ sarveṇa sarvam anāhāratāṃ pratipadyeya iti

offer of the devatās

atha saṃbahulā devatā bodhisatvasya cetasā cittam ājñāya yena bodhisatvas tenopasaṅkrāntāḥ; upasaṅkramya bodhisatvam idam avocan: sacet tvaṃ mārṣa mānuṣyakeṇāhāreṇārttīyase jehrīyasi vitarasi vijugupsase, vayaṃ te sarvaromakūpeṣu divyam ojaḥ kāye upasaṃharāmaḥ; tat tvam āsādaya iti; atha bodhisatvasyaitad abhavat: ahaṃ cen manuṣyāṇām anāhāratāṃ pratijānīyām, devatāś ca me sarvaromakūpeṣu divyam (a 380b) ojaḥ kāye upasaṃhareyuḥ, tac cāthaṃ svīkuryām, tan mama syān mṛṣā; yan mama syān mṛṣā tan mama syān mithyādṛṣṭiḥ; mithyādṛṣṭipratyayaś ca punar ihaike satvāḥ kāyasya bhedāt paraṃ maraṇād apāyadurgativinipātaṃ narakeṣūpapadyante; yanv ahaṃ devatānāṃ vacanaṃ sarveṇa sarvaṃ pratyākhyāyālpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āhareyam; yadi vā mudgayūṣeṇa yadi vā kulutthayūṣeṇa yadi vā hareṇukāyūṣeṇa iti

new strivings

atha bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye devatānāṃ vacanaṃ sarveṇa sarvaṃ pratyākhyāyālpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āharataḥ sarvāṇy aṅgapratyaṅgāni mlānāny abhūvan; saṃmlānāni kṛśāni alpamāṃsāni; tadyathā asītakaparvāṇi vā kālakāparvāṇi vā mlānāni bhavanti; saṃmlānāni kṛśāny alpamāṃsāni; evam eva tasmin (sbv i 103) samaye bodhisatvasya alpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āharataḥ śirasi śirastvak mlānābhūt; saṃmlānā saṅkucitā saṃparpaṭakajātā; tadyathā alābūr vṛntāc chinnā mlānāvatiṣṭhate; saṃmlānā saṅkucitā saṃparpaṭakajātā; evam eva bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye alpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āharataḥ śirasi śirastvak mlānābhūt; saṃmlānā saṅkucitā saṃparpaṭakajātā; ārabdhaṃ cāsya vīryaṃ bhavaty asaṃlīnam; prasrabdhaḥ kāyo bhavaty asaṃrabdhaḥ; upasthitā smṛtir bhavaty asaṃmūḍhā; samāhitaṃ cittaṃ bhavaty ekāgram; evaṃrūpāṃ bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye ātmopasaṅkramikāṃ duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ kaṭukām amanāpāṃ vedanāṃ vedayataś cittaṃ na paryādāya tiṣṭhati; yathāpitad bhāvitatvāt kāyasya; tasyālpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āharataḥ akṣṇor akṣitārake apagate gaṃbhīre gaṃbhīrānugate dūrānugate dūrānu praviṣṭe; apīdānīm uddhṛte iva khyāyete; tadyathā gaṃbhīrodake udapāne udakatārakā apagatā bhavanti; atyapagatā gaṃbhīrā gaṃbhīrānugatā dūrānupraviṣṭā apīdānīm ākhyāyikābhiḥ śrūyante; evam eva tasmin samaye bodhisatvasyālpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āharata akṣṇor akṣitārake apagate abhūtām; atyapagate gaṃbhīre gaṃbhīrānugate dūrānupraviṣṭe; apīdānīm uddhṛte

iva khyāyete; ārabdhaṃ cāsya vīryaṃ bhavaty asaṃlīnam; prasrabdhaḥ kāyo bhavaty asaṃrabdhaḥ; upasthitā smṛtir bhavaty asaṃmūḍhā; samāhitaṃ cittaṃ bhavaty ekāgram; evaṃrūpāṃ bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye ātmopakramikāṃ duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ kaṭukām amanāpāṃ vedanāṃ vedayataś cittaṃ na paryādāya tiṣṭhati, yathāpitad bhāvitatvāt kāyasya; tasmin samaye alpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āharataḥ pārśukāntarāṇy (a 381a) unnatāvanatāny abhūvan; tadyathā dvivarṣatrivarṣapraticchannāyās tṛṇaśālāyā gopānasyā unnatāvanatā bhavanti; evam eva tasmin samaye bodhisatvasya alpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āharataḥ pārśukāntarāṇy unnatāvanatāny abhūvan; ārabdhaṃ cāsya vīryaṃ (sbv i 104) bhavaty asaṃlīnam; prasrabdhaḥ kāyo bhavaty asaṃrabdhaḥ; upasthitā smṛtir bhavaty asaṃmūḍhā; samāhitaṃ cittaṃ bhavaty ekāgram; evaṃrūpāṃ bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye ātmopakramikāṃ duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ kaṭukām amanāpāṃ vedanāṃ vedayataś cittaṃ na paryādāya tiṣṭhati; atha bodhisatvasya alpaṃ stokaṃ katipayaṃ parīttam āhāram āharataḥ pṛṣṭhavaṃśo 'bhūt tadyathā vartanāveṇī; āniṣādo 'bhūt tadyathā uṣṭrapadam; sa ekadā utthāsyāmīty avāṅmukhaḥ patati; ekadā niṣatsyāmīty uttānamukhaḥ patati; sa pūrvaṃ kāyaṃ parigṛhya paścimakaṃ kāyaṃ saṃsthāpayati; paścimakaṃ kāyaṃ saṃparigṛhya pūrvakaṃ kāyaṃ saṃsthāpayati; sa ubhābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ kāyam āmārṣṭi; parāmārṣṭi; tasyobhābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ kāyam āmārjataḥ parimārjato 'pīdānīṃ pratimūlāni romāṇi pṛthivyāṃ śīryante; tasyaitad abhavat: ayam api mārgo nālaṃ jñānāya,

nālaṃ darśanāya, nālam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaya iti; atha tisro devatā yena bodhisatvas tenopasaṅkrāntāḥ; tatraikā evam āha: kṛṣṇaḥ śramaṇo gautama iti: dvitīyā evam āha: naiṣa kṛṣṇo 'pi tu śyāma iti; tṛtīyā evam āha: naiṣa kṛṣṇo nāpi śyāmo 'pi tu madguracchavir iti; bodhisatvasya yā sā śubhā varṇanibhā sā sarveṇa sarvam antarhitābhūt

the three similes

atha bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye aśrutapūrvās tisra upamāḥ pratibhātāḥ; 1) tadyathā ārdraṃ kāṣṭhaṃ sasnehaṃ jala upanikṣiptaṃ syād ārāt sthalāt; atha puruṣa āgacched agnyarthī agnigaveṣī; sa tatrādharāraṇyām uttarāraṇiṃ pratiṣṭhāpya abhimathnan na bhavyo 'gniṃ saṃjanayituṃ, tejaḥ prāviṣkartum; evam eva tad bhavati yathāpitad ārdrāt kāṣṭhāt sasnehāt; evam eva ye kecic chramaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā kāmeṣu na kāyena cittena vā vyapakṛṣṭā viharanti, teṣāṃ yaḥ kāmeṣu kāmacchandaḥ kāmasnehaḥ kāmapremā kāmālayaḥ kāmaniyantrī kāmādhyavasānaṃ <sa> teṣāṃ cittaṃ paryādāya tiṣṭhati; evam eva tad bhavati yathāpitat kāyena cittena (sbv i 105) vāvyapakṛṣṭānāṃ viharatām; kiṃ cāpi te imām evaṃrūpāṃ ātmopakramikāṃ duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ kaṭukām amanāpāṃ vedanāṃ vedayanti; atha ca punas te nālaṃ jñānāya, nālaṃ darśanāya, nālam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaye iti; iyaṃ tatra bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye prathamā aśrutapūrvā upamā pratibhātā; 2) tadyathā ārdraṃ kāṣṭhaṃ sasnehaṃ sthala upanikṣiptaṃ syād ārāt jalāt; <atha> puruṣa āgacched (a 381b) agnyarthī agnigaveṣī; sa tatrādharāraṇyām uttarāraṇiṃ pratiṣṭhāpyābhimathnan na bhavyo 'gniṃ saṃjanayitum, tejaḥ prāviṣkartum; evam etad bhavati yathāpitad ārdrāt kāṣṭhāt sasnehāt; evam eva ye kesic chramaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā kāmeṣu kāyena vyapakṛṣṭā viharanti, na tu cittena teṣāṃ tatra yaḥ kāmeṣu kāmacchandaḥ kāmapremā kāmālayaḥ kāmaniyantrī, kāmādhyavasānaṃ sa teṣāṃ cittaṃ paryādāya tiṣṭhati; kiṃcāpi te imām evaṃrūpām ātmopakramikāṃ duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ kaṭukām

amanāpāṃ vedanāṃ vedayanti; atha ca punas te nālaṃ jñānāya; nālaṃ darśanāya, nālam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaye iti; iyaṃ tatra bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye dvitīyā aśrutapūrvā upamā pratibhātā; 3) tadyathā śuṣkaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ koṭaraṃ niḥsnehaṃ sthala upanikṣiptaṃ syād ārāj jalāt; atha puruṣa āgacched agnyarthī, agnigaveṣī; sa tatrādharāraṇyām uttarāraṇiṃ pratiṣṭhāpyābhimathnan bhavyo 'gniṃ sañjanayituṃ tejaḥ prāviṣkartum; evam etad bhavati yathāpitat śuṣkāt kāṣṭhāt koṭarāt; evam eva ye kecic chramaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā kāyena vyapakṛṣṭā viharanti cittena ca, teṣāṃ yaḥ kāmeṣu kāmacchandaḥ kāmasnehaḥ kāmapremā kāmālayaḥ kāmaniyanti kāmādhyavasānaṃ sa teṣāṃ cittāṃ na paryādāya tiṣṭhati; kiṃcāpi te na imām evaṃrūpām ātmopakramikāṃ duḥkhāṃ tīvrāṃ kharāṃ amanāpāṃ vedanāṃ vedayante; atha ca punas te alaṃ jñānāya alaṃ darśanāya, alam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaye iti; iyaṃ tatra bodhisatvasya tasmin samaye tṛtīyā aśrutapūrvā upamā pratibhātā; yanv aham ekatilaphalam āhāram āhareyam iti; sa ekaṃ tilaphalam āhāram (sbv i 106) āharati; na tāvad dvitīyaṃ yāvad asya tad ojaḥ kāyān na vigataṃ bhavati; tasyaikaṃ tilam āhāram āharataḥ sutarām aṅgapratyaṅgāni parikṣīṇāni, yathā ekaṃ tilam, ekaṃ taṇḍulam, ekaṃ kolam, ekaṃ kulattham, ekaṃ māṣam, ekaṃ mudgaṃ

reaction of śuddhodana and others

tāṃ duṣkaracaryāvasthāṃ śrutvā rājā śuddhodanaḥ ardhatṛtīyāni vārtāvāhakaśatāni preṣayati; suprabuddho 'pi rājā ardhatṛtīyāni; tayoḥ pratidivasaṃ muhur muhur vārtāṃ kathayanti: bodhisatva īdṛśīṃ duṣkaracaryāṃ carati; ekaṃ tilam āhāram āharati; ekaṃ taṇḍulam, ekaṃ kolam, ekaṃ kulattham, ekaṃ māṣam, ekaṃ mudgam; darbhasaṃstare ca śayyāṃ kalpyati; iti śrutvā rājā śuddhodanaḥ putraśokābhibhūto bhūyasyā mātrayā bāṣpopatapyamānahṛdayo 'śruparyākulekṣaṇaḥ santapyate; darbhasaṃstare ca śayyāṃ kalpayati; sārdham antaḥpureṇa yaśodharā devī bhartus tadavasthāṃ pratiśrutya bhartṛśokābhibhūtā bāṣpārdravadanā vinirmuktamālyābharaṇā viṣaṇṇā (a 382a) duṣkaraṃ carati; ekaṃ tilam āhāram āharati; ekaṃ taṇḍulam, ekaṃ kolam, ekaṃ kulattham, ekaṃ mudgam; tṛṇasaṃstare ca śayyāṃ kalpayati; tasyāḥ sa garbho layaṃ gataḥ; rājñā śuddhodanena śrutam; sa saṃlakṣayati: yadi yaśodharā pratidivasaṃ bodhisatvasya vārtāṃ śṛṇoti sthānam etad vidyate yad bhartṛśokābhyāhatā anayā duṣkaracaryayā garbhaṃ na dhārayiṣyati; prāṇair vā viyokṣyate; tad upāyasaṃvidhānaṃ kartvayaṃ yena yaśodharāyā bodhisatvavārtāṃ na kaścit kathayati iti viditvā rājñā śuddhodanena sarvāntaḥpurajanaḥ kriyākāraṃ kārito na kenacit bodhisatvavārtā yaśodharāyā arocayitavyā <iti>; vārtāsaṃcārakāś ca samanuśiṣṭāḥ, māṃ muktvā na kasyacid bodhisatvavārtā nivedayitavyeti; śrutvāpi svayaṃ vārtāṃ yaśodharāpekṣayā antarnigūḍhasantāpo 'nyathāntaḥpurajanaṃ vipralaṃbhayati, yaṃ śrutvā yaśodharā devī prāṇān sandhārayati (sbv i 107)

unpalatable food

atha bodhisatvasyaitad abhavat: ayam api mārgo nālaṃ jñānāya, nālaṃ darśanāya, nālam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaye; yanv ahaṃ paramavikṛtam āhāram āhareyam iti; sa paramavikṛtabhojanam āhāram āharati; tatredaṃ paramavikṛtabhojanam; ye te vatsakā acirajātakā mātus stanyena yāpayanti teṣām uccāraprasrāvaḥ; tāvac ca na dvitīyam āhāram āharati, yāvad asya tad ojaḥ kāyān na vigataṃ bhavati; dvitīye tu <vigate> dvitīyam āhāram āharati; mahāśmaśānaṃ ca gatvā mṛtakaḍebaraṃ śirasy upanidhāya dakṣiṇena pārśvena śayyāṃ kalpayati pāde pādam ādhāyālokasaṃjñī smṛtaḥ saṃprajānan utthānasaṃjñām eva manasi kurvānaḥ

village girls and boys

apīdānīm grāmakumārakā grāmakumārikāś cāgamyāsyobhayoḥ karṇasrotasos tūlikā āsārayanty api prasārayanty api; ubhayoḥ karṇasrotasor evaṃ cāhuḥ, pāṃsupiśācakaṃ bata paśyāmaḥ, pāṃsupiśācakaṃ bata paśyāmaḥ iti; apīdānīṃ pāṃsum api kṣipanti, loṣṭam api, śarkarām api; nābhijānāti bodhisatvas teṣāṃ grāmakumārakāṇāṃ grāmakumārikāṇāṃ vā antike praduṣṭaṃ cittam utpādayituṃ, pāpikāṃ vā vācaṃ niścārayitum; evaṃrūpāṇi bodhisatvasya duṣkarāṇi carataḥ etad abhavat: ye kecid duḥkhaprahāṇayogam anuyuktā viharanti sarve te etāvan nāta uttareṇa; ato bhūyas so 'pi mārgo nālaṃ jñānāya, nālaṃ darśanāya, nālam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaye iti; ārabdhaṃ cāsya vīryaṃ bhavaty asaṃlīnam; prasrabdhaḥ kāyo bhavaty asaṃrabdhaḥ; upasthitā smṛtir bhavaty asaṃmūḍhā; samāhitaṃ cittaṃ bhavaty ekāgram; tasyaitad abhavat: katamo 'sau mārgaḥ alaṃ jñānāya, alaṃ darśanāya, alam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhaye iti; tasyaitad abhavat: abhijānāmy ahaṃ pituḥ śuddhodanasya niveśane karmāntān anusaṅgamya jambūcchāyāyāṃ niṣadya (a 382a) viviktaṃ kāmair viviktaṃ pāpakair akuśalair dharmaiḥ savitarkaṃ savicāraṃ vivekajaṃ prītisukhaṃ (sbv i 108) prathamaṃ dhyānam upasaṃpadya vihartum; syāt sa mārgaḥ, syāt pratipad alaṃ jñānāya, alaṃ darśanāya, alam anuttarāyai samyaksaṃbodhye; sa tu mayā na sukaram utpādayituṃ yathāpitat kṛśena durbalenāplasthāmena; yanv ahaṃ yathāsukham āśvasyāṃ yathāsukhaṃ praśvasyāṃ, yathāsukham audāram āhāram āhareyam odanakulmāṣān; sarpistailābhyāṃ gātrāṇi mrakṣayeyam; sukhodakena ca kāyaṃ pariṣiñceyam iti; sa yathāsukham āśvasiti, yathāsukhaṃ praśvasiti; audārikam āhāram āharaty odanakulmāṣān; sarpistailābhyāṃ gātrāṇi mrakṣayati; sukhodakena ca kāyaṃ pariṣiñcati

the five attendants desert

atha teṣāṃ pañcānām upasthāyakānām etad abhavat: ayaṃ bhavantaḥ śramaṇo gautamaḥ śaithilikaḥ saṃvṛtto, bāhuliko bahulājīvaḥ, prahāṇavibhrānto ya eṣa idānīm audārikam āhāram āharaty odanakulmāṣān; sarpistailābhyāṃ gātrāṇi mrakṣayati; sukhodakena kāyaṃ pariṣiñcati; na śakyam anenādhunā kiṃcid adhigantum; iti viditvā bodhisatvam apahāya prakrāntāḥ, anupūrveṇa vārāṇasīṃ gatvā ye loke arhantas tān uddiśya pravrajitāḥ; te pañca samagrāḥ sahitāḥ saṃmodamānā avivadamānā ṛṣivadane viharanti mṛgadāve iti pañcakāḥ pañcakā iti saṃjñā saṃvṛttā

nandā and nandabalā

bodhisatvo 'py anupūrveṇa kāyasya sthāmaṃ ca balaṃ ca viryaṃ ca saṃjanayya anupūrveṇa senāyanīgrāmaṃ gataḥ; tatra seno nāma grāmikaḥ; tasya dve duhitarau nandā ca nandabalā ca; tābhyāṃ śrutam: śākyānāṃ kumāra utpanno 'nuhimavatpārśve nadyā bhāgīrathyās tīre kapilasya ṛṣer āśramapadasya nātidūre: sa brāhmaṇair naimittikair vipañcanakair vyāktṛaḥ rājā bhaviṣyati cakravartī; sa cābhirūpo darśanīyaḥ prāsādikaḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannaḥ sarvajanamanoharaḥ; yā nārī dvādaśavarṣāṇi idam evaṃrūpaṃ vrataṃ samādāya vartate tasyā (sbv i 109) asau bhartā bhavati iti; puruṣābhiprāyo mātṛgrāmaḥ; tābhyāṃ dvādaśavārṣikaṃ vrataṃ taptam; tasya samāptau ṣoḍaśaguṇitaṃ madhupāyasaṃ tapaḥparikhinnāya ṛṣaye pratipādyate āgantukāya iti śrutvā ca punas tābhyāṃ gosahasraṃ dohayitvā tad eva gosahasraṃ pāyitam; tatas tad eva gosahasraṃ dohayitvā pañcaśatāni pāyitāni; tatas tāni pañcaśatāni dohayitvā tāny eva <pañcaśatāni> pāyitāni; <tataḥ tāni> pañcaśatāni dohayitvā ardhatṛtīyāni śatāni pāyitāni; tatas tāny ardhatṛtīyāni śatāni dohayitvā <tāny evārdhatṛtīyāni śatāni pāyitani; tatas tāny ardhatṛtīyāni śātāni dohayitvā> pañcaviṃśatyuttaram śataṃ pāyitam; tatas tat pañcaviṃṣatyuttaraṃ śataṃ dohayitvā <tad eva pañcaviṃśatyuttaraṃ śataṃ pāyitam; tataḥ tat pañcaviṃśatyuttaraṃ śataṃ dohayitvā> triṣaṣṭiḥ pāyitā; tatas tāṃ triṣaṣṭiṃ dohayitvā saiva triṣaṣṭiḥ pāyitā; tatas tāṃ triṣaṣṭiṃ dohayitvā dvātriṃśat pāyitā; tatas tā dvātriṃśat dohayitvā tā eva dvātriṃśat pāyitāḥ; tatas tā dvātriṃśat dohayitvā ṣoḍaśa pāyitāḥ;

tatas tāḥ ṣoḍaśa dohayitvā tā eva ṣoḍaśa (a 383a) pāyitāḥ; tatas tāḥ ṣodaśa dohayitvā aṣṭau pāyitāḥ; tatas tā aṣṭau dohayitvā tā evāṣṭau pāyitāḥ; tatas tā aṣṭau dohayitvā sphaṭikamayyāṃ sthālyāṃ ṣoḍaśaguṇitaṃ madhupāyasaṃ sādhayitum ārabdhāḥ; śuddhāvāsakāyikā devāḥ saṃlakṣayanti; bodhisatvaḥ idaṃ pāyasaṃ bhuktvā adyaivānuttaraṃ jñānam adhigamiṣyati; tatas tejaupasaṃhāraḥ kartavya iti taiḥ sadyobalā oṣadhayaḥ prakṣiptāḥ; tatra ca kṣīre saṃparivartamāne cakrasvastikanandyāvartāni cihnāni dṛśyante; tatra ca upago nāmājīvakaḥ paribhramaṃs taṃ pradeṣam anuprāptaḥ; tena tat pāyasaṃ dṛṣṭam; sa saṃlakṣayati: ya etat pāyasaṃ bhuṅkte so 'nuttaraṃ jñānam adhigamiṣyati; yanv aham etat prārthayeyam iti; sa muhūrtam ekānte prakramya sthito yāvad avatāritam iti; sa upasaṅkramya kathayati: kṣuttarṣaśramapīḍito 'smi; mamaitat prayaccha iti; te kathayataḥ: nānuprayacchāma iti; sa tūṣṇīṃ prakrāntaḥ; tatas tābhyāṃ sphaṭikamayyāṃ sthālyāṃ ratnamayyāṃ pātryāṃ prakṣiptam; śakrasya devendrasyādhastāj jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate: tasyām avasthāyāṃ brāhmaṇaveṣam abhinirmāya tayoḥ purato 'vasthitaḥ; brahmāpy avatīrya tasyādūre avasthitaḥ; te śakrāya dātum ārabdhe; sa kathayati: kiṃ mamānuprayacchatha āhosvid yo mamāntikād viśiṣṭataraḥ? yas tavāntikād viśiṣṭataraḥ tasyānuprayacchāvaḥ; ayaṃ brahmā mamāntikāt prativiśiṣṭaḥ; tad asyānuprayacchatam; te tasmai dātum ārabdhe; (sbv i 110) sa kathayati: kiṃ mamānuprayacchatha āhosvid yo mamāntikāt prativiśiṣṭatamaḥ; yas tavāntikāt prativiśiṣṭatamaḥ; amī

śuddhāvāsakāyikā devāḥ; ebhyo 'nuprayacchatam; te tebhyo dātum ārabdhe; te kathayanti: kiṃ asmākam anuprayacchatha āhosvid yo 'smadviśiṣṭatamaḥ? yo yuṣmadviśiṣṭatamaḥ; te kathayanti: ayaṃ bodhisatvo bhagavān nairañjanām abhyavagāhya gātrāṇi pariṣicya alpasthāmavatvān na śaknoti pratyuttartum; eṣo 'smadviśiṣṭatamaḥ; asmāy anuprayacchatam; te tasya sakāśam saṃprasthite; tadā devatābhir arjunaśākhāvanāmitā yām avalaṃbya bodhisatvo nadīṃ nairañjanām uttīrya cīvarakāṇi prāvṛtya nadyā nairañjanāyās tīre niṣaṇṇaḥ; tatas tābhyāṃ satkṛtya tīvreṇāśayena tan madhupāyasaṃ tasmai pratipāditam; bodhisatvenāpi tayor anugrahārthaṃ pratisaṅgṛhītam; pratigṛhya kathayati: kim eṣāpi pātrī parityaktā? te kathayataḥ: bhagavann eṣāpi parityaktā; tato boshisatvena madhupāyasaṃ paribhujya sā pātrī prakṣālya nadyāṃ nairañjanāyāṃ prakṣiptā; nāgaiḥ pratigṛhītā; devānām adhastāj jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate; śakreṇa devānām indreṇa garuḍaveṣam abhinirmāya nadīṃ nairañjanāṃ kṣobhayitvā, nāgān vitrāsya, tāṃ pātrīm apahṛtya, deveṣu trayastriṃśeṣu pātrīmahaḥ prajñaptaḥ; tato nandā nandabalā bodhisatvenokte: anena dānena kiṃ prārthayatha iti; te kathayataḥ: bhagavan yo 'sau śākyānāṃ kumāra utpanno 'nuhimavatpārśve (a 383b) nadyā bhāgīrathyās tīre kapilasya ṛṣer āśramapadasya nātidūre sa brāhmaṇair naimittikair vipañcanakair vyākṛtaḥ rājā bhaviṣyati cakravartī iti; so 'smākam anena kuṣalamūlena cittotpādenānnaparityāgena bhartā bhaved iti; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: pravrajito 'sāv anarthikaḥ kāmair iti; te

kathayataḥ: bhagavan yady anarthī kāmaiḥ praṇītadānāt tu yad asti puṇyaṃ saṃpadyatāṃ tasya yaśonvitasya /

sarvārthasiddhasya narottamasya sarvārthasiddhir bhṛśam agrabuddheḥ //

evam astv ityuktvā bodhisatvaḥ madhupāyasaṃ paribhujya santarpitaḥ ṣaḍindriyabalasthāmaprāptaḥ, (sbv i 111) nadyā nairañjanāyās tīre itaś cāmutaś ca niṣadya bhūmiṃ paryeṣate; yāvat paśyati mahāśailaṃ parvataṃ nānāpuṣpaphalopetam; sa tam abhiruhya viviktāvakāśe pṛthivīpradeśe paryaṅkam ābhujya niṣaṇṇaḥ; niṣādakālasamanantaram evāsau parvato viśīrṇaḥ; bodhisatvaḥ saṃlakṣayati: nūnaṃ mayāpakṣālāni karmāṇi kṛtāni yenāyaṃ parvato viśīrṇaḥ; devatā bodhisatvasya cetasā cittam ājñāya kathayanti: bhagavan na tvayā pāpakāni karmāṇi kṛtāni; api tu dharmatā hy eṣā, sarvāpi dvau pṛthivī na śaknoti dhārayituṃ yaś cocchinnakuśalamūlo yaś cottaptakuśalamūlaḥ; sa tvam uttaptakuśalamūlaḥ; naitad bhagavan bodhisatvānāṃ sthānam; api tu nadīṃ nairañjanām uttīryāmuṣmin pradeśe gaccha vajrāsanam; tatra atītānāgatapratyutpannās sarve bodhisatvā niṣadyānuttaraṃ jñānam adhigatavantaḥ; adhigamiṣyanti ca iti; tato bodhisatvo devatopadiṣṭena mārgeṇa saṃprasthitaḥ; tasya caraṇanipāte padmaṃ prādurbhavati; caturbhyaś ca mahāsamudrebhyas salilam āgacchati; padminī prādurbhavati; caraṇanipāte saṃpīditā ceyaṃ mahāpṛthivī kāṃsapātrīva raṭitum ārabhdā; cāṣā mṛgāś ca bodhisatvasya pradakṣiṇīkurvanti; vātabalāhakā api devaputrā mandamandaṃ pravātum ārabdhāḥ; varṣabalāhakā api devaputrā īṣat pravarṣitum ārabdhāḥ; bodhisatvaḥ saṃlakṣayati: yādṛśīni me nimittāni prādurbhavanti adyaiva mayā anuttaraṃ jñānam adhigataṃ bhaviṣyatīti

kālika nāgarāja

nadyāṃ nairañjanāyāṃ kālikasya nāgarājasya pūrvakarmavipākajaṃ bhavanam abhinirvṛttam; sa buddhotpāde buddhotpāde cakṣuṣī pratilabhate; sa raṇantyāḥ pṛthivyāḥ śabdena bhavanād abhyudgataḥ; paśyati bodhisatvaṃ dūrād eva dvātriṃśatā mahāpuruṣalakṣaṇaiḥ samalaṅkṛtam, aśītyā cānuvyañjanair virājitagātraṃ, vyāmaprabhālaṅkṛtaṃ, sūryasahasrātirekaprabhaṃ, jaṅgamam iva ratnaparvataṃ, (sbv i 112) samantatobhadrakam; sahadarśanāc ca bodhisatvaṃ gāthābhir gītena cābhiṣṭotum ārabdhaḥ: raṇantīṃ ptṛhivīṃ śrutvā nadīṃ ghoṣasamākulām / bhavanād udgato nāgo diśas samavalokayan //

adrākṣīd uragaśreṣṭho nāgarājo mahardhikaḥ / nairañjanāyās tīreṇa āyāntaṃ (a 384a) lokanāyakam //

buddhotpādaprabhāvāc ca cakṣur āsādya pannagaḥ / prahṛṣṭacittaḥ sumanā imāṃ giram uvāca ha //

pūrvakā hi mayā dṛṣṭās te 'pi buddhā mahardhikāḥ / teṣāṃ tava ca paśyāmi na nānākaraṇaṃ mune //

yathokṣipasi pūrvaṃ hi pādaṃ dakṣiṇakaṃ mune / dakṣiṇīyasya lokasya tvaṃ buddho 'dya bhaviṣyasi //

yathā cīvaravikṣepo yathā caivāvagāhase / nairañjanāṃ śītajalāṃ tvaṃ buddho 'dya bhaviṣyasi //

sudṛḍhavikrama vikramase yathā laḍitagovṛṣavikramavikrama / sa puruṣarṣabha dharmabhṛtāṃ vara tvam iha buddhavaro 'dya bhaviṣyasi //

nabhasi cāṣaśataiḥ kriyate yathā paripatadbhir idaṃ paridakṣiṇam / tava śarīram udārodārakṛtīty avarabuddhavaro 'dya bhaviṣyasi //

surabhayaḥ parivānti yathānilās trasati nāpi gaṇo mṛgapakṣiṇām / na taravaḥ pracalanty anileritāḥ avarabuddhavaro 'dya bhaviṣyasi //

tava bhadanta yathā vimalaprabhā (sbv i 113) jvalitakāñcanadīptisamaprabhā / mukham idaṃ ca virājati varṇavat avarabuddhavaro 'dya bhaviṣyasi //

antaroddānam: raṇanty, adrākṣīt, buddhaś ca, pūrva, caraṇa, cīvara, sudṛḍha cāṣa, anilāś caiva, tava, kṛtvātha te daśa /

svastika and buddha's determination

tato bodhisatvaḥ kālikanāgarājena saṃstūyamāno vajrāsanābhimukhaḥ saṃprasthitaḥ; sa saṃlakṣayati: tṛṇasaṃstare niṣadyāṃ kalpayāmīti; tasya tṛṇaiḥ prayojanam iti śakro devānām indro bodhisatvasya cetasā cittam ājñaya gandhamādanāt parvatāt tūlasaṃsparśānāṃ tṛṃānāṃ bhāram ādāya svastikayāvasikavarṇam ātmānam abhinirmāya bodhisatvasya purastād avasthitaḥ; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: bhadramukha dīyantāṃ mamaitāni tṛṇānīti; śakreṇa devendreṇa bodhisatvasya pādayor nipatya sagauraveṇa dattāni; tato bodhisatvaḥ svastikasya yāvasikasyāntikāt tṛṇāny ādāya devatopadiṣṭena mārgeṇa yena bodhimūlaṃ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya anākulam asaṅkulaṃ tṛṇasaṃstarakaṃ prajñapayitum ārabdhaḥ; tatas tāni tṛṇāni pradakṣiṇāni patitum ārabdhāni; bodhisatvaḥ saṃlakṣayati: yathaitāni tṛṇāni pradakṣiṇaṃ patanti, niyataṃ mayādyānuttaraṃ jñānam adhigantavyam; iti viditvā vajrāsanam abhiruhya suptoragarājabhogaparipiṇḍīkṛtaṃ paryaṅkaṃ baddhvā niṣaṇṇaḥ; ṛjuṃ kāyaṃ praṇidhāya pratimukhāṃ smṛtim upasthāpya cittam utpādayati; vācaṃ ca bhāṣate: na tāvad bhetsyāmi paryaṅkaṃ yāvad aprāpta āsravakṣayaḥ (a 384b) sa na tāvat bhindati paryaṅkaṃ yāvad aprāpta āsravakṣayaḥ

māra's mischief

mārasya pāpīyaso dvau dhvajau harṣasthānīyaḥ śokasthānīyaś ca; yāvac chokasthānīyo dhvajaḥ kampitum (sbv i 114) ārabdhaḥ māraḥ pāpīyān saṃlakṣayati: yathaiṣa kampate dhvajaḥ, nūnam anarthena bhavitavyam; sa samanvāhartuṃ pravṛttaḥ yāvat paśyati bodhisatvaṃ vajrāsane niṣaṇṇam; tasyaitad abhavat: ayaṃ śuddhodanaputro vajrāsane niṣaṇṇo yāvan madviṣayaṃ nākrāmati, tāvad asya vighnaḥ kartavyaḥ; iti viditvā uddhūtaśiraskaḥ śaṇaśāṭīnivasitaḥ, lekhavāhakavarṇam ātmānam abhinirmāya, yena bodhisatvas tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya sasaṃbhramaḥ kathayati: kimarthaṃ bhavān niṣaṇṇo 'vatiṣṭhate; kapilavastu nagaraṃ devadattenāvaṣṭabdham; antaḥpuraṃ vidhvaṃsitam; śākyāḥ praghātitā iti; tatra bodhisatvasya trayaḥ pāpakā akuśalā vitarkāḥ samutpannāḥ; tadyathā, kāmavitarko, vyāpādavitarko, vihiṃsāvitarkaś ca; tatra yaśodharāmṛgajāgopikāsu kāmavitarkaḥ, devadatte vyāpādavitarkaḥ, tadanujīviṣu śākyeṣu vihiṃśāvitarkaḥ; bodhisatvasyaitad abhavat: kim arthaṃ me trayaḥ pāpakā akuśalā vitarkāḥ samutpannāḥ; yāvat paśyati, māraḥ pāpīyān upasaṅkrānto yaduta vyākṣepakarmaṇeti; tato bodhisatvasya trayaḥ kuśalāḥ samutpannāḥ; tadyathā naiṣkramyavitarkaḥ, avyāpādavitarkaḥ, avihiṃsāvitarkaś ca bhūyo māraḥ kathayati: kim arthaṃ tvaṃ bodhimūle niṣaṇṇa iti; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: anuttaraṃ jñānam adhigamiṣyāmīti; māraḥ kathayati: kumāra kutas tava anuttaraṃ jñānam iti; bodhisatvaḥ kathayati: tava tāvat pāpīyan ekaṃ yajñam iṣṭvā kāmadhātvīśvaratvaṃ saṃpannam; prāg eva yena mayā triṣu kalpāsaṅkhyeyeṣv anekāni

yajñakoṭīniyutaśatasahasrāṇīṣṭāni; satvānāṃ cārthāya śiraḥkaracaraṇanayanamāṃsarudhirasutadārahiraṇyasuvarṇādi parityaktam anuttarajñānādhigamāya; so 'ham anuttaraṃ jñānaṃ nādhigamiṣyāmīti kuta etat? evam ukto māraḥ kathayati: sa tāvat bhavān eva sākṣī yathā mayā ekena yajñena kāmadhātvīśvaratvaṃ prāptam iti; bhavataḥ kaḥ sākṣī; yathā tvayā triṣu kalpāsaṅkhyeyeṣv anekāni yajñakoṭīniyutaśatasahasrāṇīṣṭāni; satvānāṃ cārthāya śiraḥkaracaraṇanayanamāṃsarudhirasutadārahiraṇyasuvarṇādi parityaktam anuttarajñānādhigamāyeti? tato bhagavatā cakrasvastikanandyāvartena jālāvanaddhena anekapuṇyaśatanirjātena bhītānām (sbv i 115) āśvāsanakareṇa kareṇa pṛthivī parāmṛṣṭā pṛthivī sākṣiṇī yathā mayā (a 385a) triṣu kalpāsaṅkhyeyeṣv anekāni yajñakoṭīniyutaśatasahasrāṇiṣṭāni; satvānāṃ cārthāya śiraḥkaracaraṇanayanamāṃsarudhirasutadārahiraṇyasuvarṇādi parityaktam iti; tataḥ pṛthivīdevatā pṛthivīm udbhidya kṛtāñjalipuṭā śabdam udīrayati: evam etat pāpīyan yathā bhagavān kathayatīti; evam ukte māraḥ pāpīyāṃs tūṣṇīṃbhūto madgubhūtas srastaskandho 'dhomukho niṣpratibhaḥ pradhyānaparamo vyavasthitaḥ sa duḥkhī durmanāḥ saṃlakṣayati: evam apy ahaṃ kurvan na labhe śākyasya śuddhodanaputrasya avatāraṃ; yanv aham asya bhūyasyās mātrayā vighnaṃ kuryām ityuktvā prakrāntaḥ; tatas tena tisro duhitaraḥ preṣitāḥ tṛṣṇā ca ratā ca ratiś ca; tā rūpayauvanamadamattā divyavastrālaṅkāravibhūṣitā bodhisatvasya purastāt strīsādhyāni vidarśayitrm ārabdhāḥ; tato bodhisatvenopāyakauśalena tathādhiṣṭhitā yathā vṛddhāḥ

saṃvṛttāḥ; yena māras tenopasaṅkrāntāḥ; māras tās tathāvidhā dṛāṭvā viṣaṇṇaḥ kare kapolaṃ datvā cintāparo vyavasthitaḥ: ko 'sāv upāyas syād yena śākyasya śuddhodanaputrasya tapovighnaṃ kuryām iti; ṣaṭtriṃśadbhūtakoṭibalāgram ādāya hastyaśvoṣṭramṛgamahiṣavarāhakukkurolūkanakulaśākhāmṛgādyākārāṇām asitomarabhiṇḍipālacakrakuntakadhanuṣpāśaparaśubhusuṇḍyādyāyudhānām, svayaṃ cākarṇād dhanuḥ pūrayitvā bodhisatvaṃ parivāryāvasthitaḥ; tato bodhisatvas tān anekarūpān bahuvividhapraharaṇasahitān dṛṣṭvā saṃlakṣayati: yas tāvat prākṛtapuruṣeṇa sārdhaṃ saṃraṃbham ārabhate, sa pratipakṣaṃ yojayati; prāg evāyaṃ kāmadhātvīśvaro yanv ahaṃ pratipakṣaṃ yojayeyam; iti viditvā tadupaśamanopāyaṃ cintayitum ārabdhaḥ; māraś ca ṣaṭtriṃśadbhūtakoṭisahito bodhisatvasyopari kuntakacakratomarabhiṇḍipālaśarādi nikṣeptum ārabdhaḥ; tato bodhisatvo maitrīṃ samāpannaḥ; tāni cāsya praharaṇāni divyāny utpalapadmakumudapuṇḍarīkāṇi bhūtvā bodhisatvasya samantāt patitum ārabdhāni; tato māra upari vihāyasam abhyudgamya pāṃsuvarṣaṃ varṣitum ārabdhaḥ; tad api (sbv i 116) divyāni māndārakāṇi puṣpāṇi bhūtvā bodhisatvasyopari nipatitum ārabdhāni; tato māreṇa viṣavāyur utsṛṣṭaḥ upalavarṣaś ca; śuddhāvāsakāyikābhir devatābhis tato bodhisatvasyopari parṇikākuṭir abhinirmitā; upalavarṣeṇāpi viṣavāyusametena bodhisatvasya na kiñcit kṛtam iti; māraḥ saṃlakṣayati: kiyac ciraṃ mayā parivārya avasthātavyam; śabdakaṇtakāni dhyānāni; bodhivṛkṣaṃ sphaṭikamayam abhinirmāya gacchāmi; tasya patrāṇi nityaṃ śabdaṃ kariṣyanti; tenāsya

cittaikāgratā na bhaviṣyati; iti viditvā bodhivṛkṣaṃ sphaṭikamayam abhinirmāya śrotrāvadhānatatparo 'vasthitaḥ; bodhipatrāṇi (a 385b) sphaṭikamayāni muhur muhuḥ svanitum ārabdhāni; bodhisatvaś śabdakaṇṭakatvād dhyānānāṃ cittaikāgratāṃ nāsādayati; śuddhāvāsakāyikā devāḥ saṃlakṣayanti: bodhisatvaḥ sphaṭikabodhipatranisvanāc cittaikāgratāṃ nāsādayati; upāyasaṃvidhānaṃ kartavyam iti; tatas taiḥ patraṃ vidhāritam; tathāpi mārabalaṃ tiṣṭhaty eva; śuddhāvāsakāyikā devāḥ saṃlakṣayanti: ayaṃ māraḥ pāpīyāṃś ciraṃ bodhisatvaṃ viheṭhayiṣyati; iti viditvā tan mārabalaṃ cakravāṭasyopariṣṭāt kṣiptam iti

experiences of suernatural powers

tatra bodhisatvo bhagavān urubilvāyāṃ viharati; nadyā nairañjanāyās tīre bodhimūle yuktaḥ sātatye naipakye saṃbodhipakṣeṣu dharmeṣu bhāvanāyogam anuyukto viharati; sa rātryā prathame yāme riddhiviṣayajñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñāyāṃ cittam abhinirṇamayati; so 'nekavidham ṛddhiviṣayaṃ pratyanubhavati; eko bhūtvā bahūdhā bhavati; bahudhā bhūtvā eko bhavati; āvirbhāvatirobhāvaṃ jñānadarśanaṃ pratyanubhavati; tiraḥ kuḍyaṃ tiraḥśailaṃ tiraḥ prākāram asajjamānena kāyena gacchati, tadyathā ākāśe; pṛthivyām unmajjananimajjanaṃ karoti tadyathā udake; udake abhinnasroto gacchati; tadyathā pṛthivyām, ākāśaṃ paryaṃkena krāmati tadyathā pakṣī śakuniḥ; imaū vā punaḥ sūryācandramasau evaṃmahardhikāv evaṃmahānubhāvau pāṇinā āmārṣṭi parimārṣṭi; yāvat, (sbv i 117) brahmalokaṃ kāyena vaśe vartayati; bhūyo māraḥ saṃlakṣayati: śabdakaṇṭakāni dhyānāni; yanv ahaṃ dūrastha eva śabdaṃ kuryām iti; tena ṣaṭtriṃśadbhūtakoṭiparivāreṇa mahābhayabhairavaśabda utsṛṣṭaḥ; bodhisatvenāpi tadāvaranāya dvādaśayojanāni kadalīvanaṃ nirmitaṃ yenāsau śabdaḥ parāhataḥ śrūyate; bodhisatvaḥ saṃlakṣayati: yanv ahaṃ divyaśrotrajñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñāyaṃ cittam abhinirṇamayeyaṃ, yena yān śabdān ākāṅkṣāmi śrotuṃ tān śṛṇomi, divyān api mānuṣān api; iti viditvā divyaśrotrajñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñāyāṃ cittam abhinirṇamayati; sa divyena śrotreṇa viśuddhenātikrāntamānuṣeṇa ubhayān śabdān śṛṇoti mānuṣān apy amānuṣān api, ye 'pi dūre, ye'py antike

reasoning within, and enlightenment

tato bodhisatvaḥ saṃlakṣayati: ṣaṭtriṃśadbhūtakoṭiparivārasya <mārasya> kena mamāntike cittaṃ pradūṣitaṃ, kena neti katham etaj jñāyate iti; tasyaitad abhavat: cetaḥparyāyajñānasākṣātkriyayābhijñayā iti; sa rātryā madhyame yāme cetaḥparyāyajñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñāyāṃ cittam abhinirṇamayati; parasatvānāṃ parapudgalānāṃ vitarkitaṃ, vicāritaṃ manasā mānasaṃ yathābhūtaṃ prajānāti; sarāgaṃ cittaṃ sarāgaṃ cittam iti yathābhūtaṃ prajānāti; vigatarāgaṃ cittaṃ vigatarāgaṃ cittam iti yathābhūtaṃ prajānāti; sadveṣaṃ vigatadveṣaṃ, samohaṃ (a 386a) vigatamohaṃ, saṃkṣiptaṃ vikṣiptaṃ, līnaṃ pragṛhītam, uddhatam anuddhatam, avyupaśāntaṃ vyupaśāntam, asamāhitaṃ samāhitam, abhāvitaṃ bhāvitam, avimuktaṃ cittam, avimuktaṃ cittam iti yathābhūtaṃ prajānāti; savimuktaṃ cittam <savimuktaṃ cittam> iti yathābhūtaṃ prajānāti; tasyaitad abhavat: eṣāṃ mārakiṃkarāṇāṃ ko me anyasyāṃ jātau mātṛsaṃbandhaṃ pitṛsaṃbandhaḥ; ko vā vadhakaḥ, pratyarthikaḥ, pratyamitra iti; katham etaj jñāyata iti; tasyaitad abhavat: pūrvanivāsānusmṛtijñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñayeti; sa rātryā madhyame yāme pūrvanivāsānusmṛtijñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñāyāṃ cittam abhinirṇamayati; so 'nekavidhaṃ pūrvanivāsaṃ samanusmarati; tadyathā ekām api jātiṃ, dve, tisraś, catasraḥ, pañca, ṣaṭ, sapta, aṣṭau, (sbv i 118) nava daśa, viṃśatiṃ, triṃśataṃ, catvāriṃśataṃ, pañcāśataṃ, jātisahasram api, jātiśatāny anekāny api, jātishasrāṇy anekāny api, jātiśatasahasrāṇi, saṃvartakalpam api, vivartakalpam api, saṃvartavivartakaplam api, anekān api

saṃvartakalpān, anekān api vivartakalpān, anekān api saṃvartavivartakaplān samanusmarati; amī nāma te bhavantaḥ satvāḥ yatrāham āsam evaṃnāmā, evaṃjātyaḥ, evaṃgotraḥ, evamāhāraḥ, evaṃ sukhaduḥkhaṃ pratisaṃvedī, evaṃdīrghāyuḥ, evaṃcirasthitikaḥ, evamāyuḥparyantaḥ; so 'haṃ tasmāt sthānāc cyutaḥ amutropapannaḥ tasmād api cyutaḥ amutropapannaḥ; tasmād api cyuta ihopapanna iti; sākāraṃ soddeśam anekavidhaṃ pūrvanivāsaṃ samanusmarati; tasyaitad abhavat: eṣāṃ mārakiṃkarāṇāṃ ke apāyagāminaḥ, ke neti; katham etaj jñāyate? tasyaitad abhavat: cyutyupapādajñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñayeti; sa rātryā madhyame yāme cyutyupapādajñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñāyāṃ cittam abhinirṇamayati; sa divyena cakṣuṣā viśuddhenātikrāntamānuṣyakeṇa satvān paśyati, cyavamānān api upapadyamānān api, suvarṇān api, durvarṇān api, hīnān api, praṇītān api, sugatim api gacchato, durgatim api gacchato; yathākarmopagān satvān yathābhūtān prajānāti; amī nāma te bhavantaḥ satvāḥ kāyaduścaritena samanvāgatā vāṅmanoduścaritena samanvāgatā āryāṇām apavādakā mithyādṛṣṭayaḥ; mithyādṛṣṭikarmadharmasamādānahetoḥ taddhetutatpratyayaṃ kāyasya bhedāt paraṃ maraṇād apāyadurgativinipātaṃ narakeṣu prapadyante; amī vā punar bhavantaḥ satvāḥ kāyasucaritena samanvāgatā vāṅmanassucaritena samanvāgatās āryāṇām anapavādakāḥ samyagdṛṣṭayaḥ; samyagdṛṣṭikarmadharmasamādānahetos taddhetutatpratyayaṃ kāyasya bhedāt paraṃ maraṇāt sugatau svargaloke deveṣūpapadyante; tasyaitad abhavat: amī bhavantaḥ satvāḥ kāmāśraveṇa bhavāśraveṇāvidyāśravena (a

386b) ca saṃsāre saṃsaranti; tat kāmāśravo bhavāśravo 'vidyāśravaś ca; yathā prahīyante tat kathaṃ jñāyata iti; tasyaitad abhavat: āśravakṣayajñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñayeti-āsravakṣayajñānasākṣātkriyāyām-; ca yuktaḥ sātatye naipakye saṃbodhipakṣeṣu dharmeṣu bhāvanāyogam anuyukto viharann āsravakṣayajñānasākṣātkriyāyām abhijñāyāṃ cittam abhinirṇamayati; sa idaṃ duḥkham āryasatyam iti yathābhūtaṃ prajānāti; ayaṃ duḥkhasamudayaḥ, ayaṃ duḥkhanirodhaḥ, ayaṃ duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipad āryasatyam iti yathābhutaṃ prajānāti; tasyaivaṃ jānata evaṃ (sbv i 119) paśyataḥ kāmāśravāc cittaṃ vimucyate; bhavāśravād cittaṃ vimucyate; <avidyāśravāc cittaṃ vimucyate>; vimuktasya vimuktam eva jñānadarśanaṃ bhavati, kṣīnā me jātir, uṣitaṃ brahmacaryaṃ, kṛtaṃ karaṇīyaṃ, nāparam asmād bhavaṃ prajānāmīti; iti tatrābhisaṃbuddhabodhir bhagavān kṛtakṛtyaḥ, kṛtakaraṇīyaḥ, tejodhātuṃ samāpannaḥ

māra's defeat, and mischievous rumour

yadā bodhisatvena ṣaṭtriṃśādbhūtakoṭiparivāraṃ māraṃ maitreṇāstreṇābhinirjitya anuttaraṃ jñānam adhigataṃ, tadā mārasya pāpīyaso hastād dhanuḥ srasto, dhvajaḥ patitaḥ, bhavanaṃ ca kampitam; tato māraḥ pāpīyān ṣaṭtriṃśadbhūtakoṭiparivāro duḥkhī, durmanā, vipratīsārī, tatraivāntarhitaḥ; mārakāyikābhir devatābhiḥ kapilavastunagare ārocitam: śākyamunir bodhisatvo duṣkaracaryāṃ caritvā vajrāsanam abhiruhya tṛṇasaṃstare kālagataḥ iti; yat śrutvā rājā śuddhodanaḥ antaḥpurakumārāmātyagaṇasahīyo mahatā duḥkhadaurmanasyena santaptaḥ, kapilavāstavaś ca janakāyaḥ; gopikā mṛgajā yaśodharā ca bodhisatvaguṇānusmaraṇāt mūrchitāḥ pṛthivyāṃ nipatitāḥ; jalāvasekapratyāgataprāṇās tā antaḥpurajanena sāntvyamānā aśruparyākulekṣaṇā muhur bāṣparodhagadgadasvarā vipralapantyo 'vasthitāḥ; tāṃ vipratipattiṃ dṛṣṭvā buddhābhiprasannābhir devatābhir ārocitam: na śākyamunir bodhisatvaḥ kālagataḥ, api tu tenānuttaraṃ jñānam adhigatam iti

rāhula and ānanda

yat śrutvā rājā śuddhodanaḥ saparivāraḥ kapilavāstavaś ca janakāyaḥ paraṃ harṣam upāgatāḥ; anuttarajñānādhigame ca bhagavataḥ yaśodharāyaḥ putro jātaḥ; amṛtodanasya ca putro jātaḥ; rāhuṇā candro grastaḥ; atha rājā śuddhodanaḥ tāṃ saṃpattiṃ dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭatuṣṭapramudita udagraprītisaumanasyajātaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ; tena kapilavastunagaram apagatapāṣaṇaśarkarakaṭhallaṃ vyavasthāpitam, candanavāripariṣiktaṃ surabhidhūpasphaṭikopanibaddham āmuktapaṭṭadāmakalāpam ucchṛtadhvajapatākaṃ nānāpuṣpāvakīrṇaṃ ramaṇīyam; (sbv i 119) caturṣu nagaradvāreṣu dānaśālā māpitā madhye ca śṛṇgāṭakasya; tataḥ pūrvanagaradvāre śramaṇabrāhmaṇacarakaparivrājakādīnavānāthakṛpaṇavanīpakayācanakebhyo dānāni dattāni; dakṣiṇe paścime uttare madhye śṛṅgāṭakasya (a 387a) dānāni dīyante; puṇyāṇi kriyante; yaśodharāyāḥ putrasya nāma vyavasthāpyate; antaḥpurajanaḥ kathayati: asya janmani rāhuṇā candro grastaḥ; tasmād bhavatu dārakasya rāhula iti nāmeti; amṛtodanasyāpi tathaiva dānāni datvā puṇyāni kṛtvā putrasya nāmadheyaṃ vyavasthāpyate; kiṃ bhavatu dārakasya nāmeti: jñātaya ūcuḥ: yasmād asya janmani sarvaṃ nagaram ānanditaṃ, tasmād bhavatu dārakasya ānanda iti nāmeti; rājā śuddhodanaḥ kathayati: yo 'yaṃ yaśodharāyāḥ putro jātaḥ naiṣa śākyamuneḥ putraḥ; iti śrutvā yaśodharā vyathitā; tatas tayā bodhisatvasya vyāyāmaśilāyām āropya krīḍāpuṣkariṇyās tīre sthitayā satyopayācanaṃ kṛtam: yady ayaṃ bodhisatvena jātas tathāsyāṃ puṣkariṇyāṃ saha śilayā plaveta; no cen nimajjeta; ityuktvā udake prakṣiptaḥ; sa tūlapicuvat saha

śilayā plavitum ārabdhaḥ; rājā śuddhodanas tad atyadbhutaṃ <śrutvā> mahājanakāyaparivṛto bodhisatvasya kriḍāpuṣkariṇīgato yāvat paśyati rāhulabhadraṃ bodhisatvasya śilāyāṃ niṣaṇṇaṃ tūlapicuvad udake plavamānam; dṛṣṭvā ca punaḥ hṛṣṭatuṣṭapramudita udagraprītisaumanasyajātaḥ sahasā puṣkariṇīm avatīrya rāhulabradraṃ kumāram aṃśenādāya vyutthitaḥ yadā bhagavatā ṣaṭtriṃśadbhūtakoṭiparivāraṃ māraṃ maitreṇāstreṇābhinirjitya anuttaraṃ jñānam adhigatam, atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye mahāpṛthivīcālo 'bhūt; sarvaś cāyaṃ loka udāreṇāvabhāsena sphuṭo 'bhūt; yā api tā lokasya lokāntarikā andhās tamaso 'ndhakāratamisrā yatremau sūryācandramasāv evaṃmahardhikāv evaṃmahānubhāvāv ābhayā ābhāṃ na pratyanubhavataḥ, tā api tasmin samaye udāreṇāvabhāsena sphuṭā abhūvan; tatra ye satvā upapannās <te svakam api bāhuṃ pragṛhītaṃ na paśyanti>; te tayā ābhayā (sbv i 121) anyonyaṃ satvān dṛṣṭvā saṃjānate; anye 'pīha bhavantaḥ satvā upapannā anye 'pīha bhavantaḥ satvā upapannā iti; antaroddānam:

cātuṣparṣikaṃ daharaḥ pitāputrasamāgamaḥ / śākyānāṃ caiva pravrajyā gaṅgāpāla namo 'stu te //

two devatas

atha dvayor brahmakāyikayor devatayor <brahmaloke nivāsinor> etad abhavat: ayaṃ buddho bhagavān urubilvāyāṃ viharati; nadyā nairañjanāyās tīre bodhimūle acirābhisaṃbuddhabodhis tejodhātusamāpannaḥ saptāham ekaparyaṅkena atināmayati; na cainaṃ kaścit piṇḍakena pratipādayati; yan nu vayam enaṃ gatvā pratyekapratyekaṃ gāthābhir abhiṣṭuyāma iti; atha dve brahmakāyike devate tadyathā balavān puruṣaḥ saṃmiñjitaṃ vā bāhuṃ prasārayet, prasāritaṃ vā saṃmiñjayet, evam eva dve brahmakāyike devate brahmaloke antarhite bhagavataḥ purataḥ pratyaṣṭhātām; ekāntasthite dve brahmakāyike devate; ekā gāthāṃ bhāṣate: uttiṣṭha vijitasaṃgrāma sārthavāhānigha vicara loke / deśaya sugata varadharmaṃ bhaviṣyanti (a 387b) dharmaratnasyājñātāraḥ //

dvitiyā gāthaṃ bhāṣate uttiṣṭha vijitasaṅgrāma parṇalopānigha vicara loke / cittaṃ hi te suviśuddhaṃ pañcadaśyāṃ śaśīva paripūrṇaḥ // (sbv i 122) ityuktvā tatraivāntarhite; atha bhagavāṃs tasmāt samādher vyutthāya tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣate: yac ca kāmasukhaṃ loke yac cāpi divijaṃ sukham / tṛṣṇākṣayasukhasyaitat kalāṃ nārhati ṣoḍaśīm //

nikṣipya hi guruṃ bhāraṃ nādadīta paraṃ punaḥ / bhārasya duḥkham ādānaṃ bhāranikiṣepaṇaṃ sukham //

sarvāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ viprahāya sarvasaṃskārasaṃkṣayāt / sarvabhāvaparijñānān na gacchati punar bhavam //

trapuṣa and bhallika

vimuktiprītisukhasaṃvedī buddho bhagavān saptāham ekaparyaṅkena atināmayati; na cainaṃ kaścit piṇḍakena pratipādayati; tena khalu samayena trapuṣabhallikau vaṇijau pañcamātraiḥ śakaṭaśataiḥ sārdham anuvyavaharamāṇau, tasminn eva mārge adhvapratipannāv abhūtām; atha trapuṣabhallikayor vaṇijor anyatamāyāḥ purāṇamitrāmātyajñātisālohitāyāḥ devatāyāḥ etad abhavat: ayaṃ buddho bhagavān urubilvāyāṃ viharati nadyā nairañjanāyās tīre bodhimūle acirābhisaṃbuddho vimuktiprītisukhapratisaṃvedī saptāham ekaparyaṅkenātināmayati; na cainaṃ kaśit piṇḍakena pratipādayati; taṃ trapuṣabhallikau vaṇijau tatprathamataḥ pratipādayetām; tat syāt trapuṣabhallikayor vaṇijor dīrgharātram arthāya hitāya sukhāya; yanv ahaṃ svayam evautsukyam āpadayeya yaduta bhagavataḥ piṇḍapātapradānasya hetor iti; atha sā devatā sarvaṃ karvaṭakam udāreṇāvabhāsena sphāritvā trapuṣabhallikau vaṇijāv idam avocat: vaṇijau vaṇijau ayaṃ buddho bhagavān uribilvāyāṃ viharati nadyā nairañjanāyās tīre bodhimūle acirābhisaṃbuddho vimuktiprītisukhapratisaṃvedī; saptāham ekaparyaṅkenātināmayati; nainaṃ kaścit piṇḍakena pratipādayati; taṃ yuvāṃ tatprathamataḥ piṇḍakena pratipādayatam; tad yuvayor bhaviṣyati dīrgharātram arthāya hitāya sukhāya; ityuktvā sā devatā tatraivāntarhitā; (sbv i 123) atha trapuṣabhallikayor vaṇijor etad abhavat: na batāvaro buddho bhaviṣyati; nāvaraṃ dharmākhyānam; yatredānīṃ devatā api tasya bhagavata autsukyam āpadyante yaduta piṇḍapātapratipādanahetoḥ; iti viditvā prabhūtaṃ madhu ca manthāś ca ādāya

yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntau; upasaṅkramya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte 'sthātām; ekāntasthitau trapuṣabhallikau vaṇijāv idam avocatām: ihāvābhyāṃ bhadanta bhagavantam uddiśya prabhūtaṃ madhu ca manthāś ca ānītāḥ; tān bhagavān pratigṛhṇātv anukampām upādāya iti; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: na mama pratirūpaṃ syād yad ahaṃ pāṇau piṇḍapātaṃ pratigṛhṇīyāṃ, tadyathā anyatīrthikaḥ; yanv ahaṃ samanvāhareyam kutra pūrvakaiḥ samyaksaṃbuddhaiḥ piṇḍapātaḥ pratigṛhīto hitāya prāṇinām iti; devatā bhagavata ārocayanti: pātre bhadanta pūrvakaiḥ samyaksaṃbuddhaiḥ piṇḍapātaḥ pratigṛhīto hitāya prāṇinām iti; bhagavato 'pi samanvāhṛtya jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate pātre pūrvakaiḥ samyaksaṃbuddhaiḥ piṇḍapātaḥ pratigṛhīto hitāya prāṇinām iti; tatra bhagavataḥ pātreṇa pātrakāryam utpannam; atha catvāro mahārājā bhagavataḥ pātreṇa pātrakāryam utpannam iti viditvā anyatamasmāt pāṣāṇaparvatāc catvāri śailamayāni pātrāṇy amanuṣyakṛtāny amanuṣyaniṣṭhitāny acchāni śucīni niṣpratigandhāny ādāya, yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntāḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte tasthuḥ; ekāntasthitāś catvāro mahārājā bhagavantam idam avocan: iha asmābhir bhadanta bhagavataḥ pātreṇa pātrakāryam utpannaṃ viditvā anyatamamāt pāṣāṇaparvatāc catvāri śailamayāni pātrāṇy amanuṣyakṛtāny amanuṣyaniṣṭhitāni acchāni śucīni niṣpratigandhāni ānītāni; tāni bhagavān pratigṛhṇātv anukampām upādāya iti; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: saced aham ekasya mahārājasyāntikād ekaṃ pātraṃ pratigrahīṣyāmi, trayāṇāṃ

bhaviṣyati cetaso 'nyathātvam; saced dvayor, dvayor bhaviṣyati cetaso 'nyathātvam; sacet trayāṇām ekasya bhaviṣyati cetaso (sbv i 124) 'nyathātvam; yanv ahaṃ caturṇāṃ mahārājānām antikāc catvāri pātrāṇi pratigṛhya ekaṃ pātram adhimucyeyam iti; atha bhagavāṃś caturṇāṃ mahārājānām antikāc catvāri patrāṇi pratigṛhya ekaṃ pātram adhimuktavān iti; tatra bhagavatā trapuṣabhallikayor vaṇijor antikāt piṇḍapātaḥ pratigṛhīto hitāya prāṇinām iti; tatra bhagavān trapuṣabhallikau vaṇijāv idam avocat: etau yuvāṃ vaṇijau buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchatām; dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchatām; yo 'py asau bhaviṣyaty anāgate 'dhvani saṅgho nāma tam api śaraṇaṃ gacchatām; etāv āvāṃ bhadanta buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāvah, dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāvaḥ, yo 'py asau bhaviṣyaty anāgate 'dhvani saṅgho nāma tam api śaraṇaṃ gacchāvaḥ; atha bhagavāṃs trapuṣbhallikayor vaṇijos tad dānam anayā abhyanumodanayā abhyanumodate yadarthaṃ dīyate dānaṃ tadarthāya bhaviṣyati /

sukhārthaṃ dīyate dānaṃ tat sukhāya bhaviṣyati //

sukho vipākaḥ puṇyānām abhiprāyaḥ ca siddhyati / kṣipraṃ ca paramāṃ śāntiṃ nirvṛtiṃ cādhigacchati //

parato ye upasargā devatā mārakāyikāḥ / na śaknuvanty antarāyaṃ kṛtapuṇyasya kartu vai //

saced hi sa vyāyamate āryaprajñayā tyāgavān / duḥkhasyāntakriyāyai sparśo (a 388b) bhavati vipaśyataḥ //

atha trapuṣabhallikau vaṇijau bhagavato bhāṣitam abhinandya anumodya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā bhagavato 'ntikāt prakrāntau (sbv i 125)

the buddha's ailment, and māra's mischief again

atha bhagavān trapuṣabhallikayor vaṇijor antikāt piṇḍapātam ādāya yena nadī nairañjanā tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya nadyā nairañjanāyās tire niṣadya bhaktakṛtyam akārṣīt; tatra madhv api vātikaṃ, manthā api vātikāḥ, tena bhagavato vātābādhikaṃ glānyam utpannam; atha māraḥ pāpīyān bhagavato vātābādhikaṃ glānyam utpannaṃ viditvā, yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavantam idam avocat: parinirvātu bhagavān, parinirvāṇakālasamaya iti; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: māro batāyaṃ pāpīyān upasaṅkrānto yaduta vyākṣepakarmaṇi; iti viditvā māraṃ pāpīyāṃsam idam avocat: na tāvat pāpīyan parinirvāsyāmi, yāvan na me śrāvakāḥ paṇḍitā bhaviṣyanti vyaktā medhāvinaḥ, alam utpannotpannānāṃ parapravādakānāṃ saha dharmeṇa nigrahītāraḥ alaṃ svasya vādasya paryavadāpayitāraḥ bhikṣavo bhikṣuṇyaḥ upāsakā upāsikāḥ, vaistārikaṃ ca me brahmacaryaṃ bhaviṣyati bāhujanyaṃ pṛthubhūtaṃ yāvad devamanuṣyebhaḥ samyaksuprakāśitam iti; atha mārasya pāpīyasa etad abhavat: na parinirvāsyati bata śramaṇo gautamaḥ; iti viditvā duḥkhī durmanā vipratīsārī tatraivāntarhitaḥ

harītakī brought by śakra

atha śakro devendro bhagavato vātābādhikaṃ glānyam utpannaṃ viditvā, yasyā jambvā nāmnā jambūdvīpaḥ prajñāyate tasya nātidūre mahad dharītakīvanam, tato varṇagandharasopetā harītakīr ādāya yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte asthāt: ekāntasthitaḥ śakro devendro bhagavantam idam avocat: iha mayā bhadanta bhagavato vātābādhikaṃ glānyam utpannaṃ viditvā yasyā jambvā nāmnā jambūdvīpaḥ prajñāyate tasya nātidūre mahad dharītakīvanaṃ tato mayā varṇagandharasopetā (sbv i 126) harītakya ānītāḥ; tā bhagavān paribhuṅktām; bhagavatā paribhuktā vātaṃ cānulomayiṣyanti; vātābādhikaṃ glānyaṃ vyupaśamayiṣyantīti; tā bhagavān paribhuktavān; bhagavatā paribhuktā vātaṃ cānulomitam; vātābādhikaṃ glānyaṃ vyupaśāntam; tena bhagavataḥ kṣemaṇīyataraṃ cābhūd yāpanīyataraṃ ca

mucilinda nāgarāja

atha bhagavān yathāsukhaṃ ramyaṃ bodhimūle vihṛtya, yena mucilindasya nāgarājasya bhavanaṃ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya anyatarad vṛkṣamūlaṃ niśritya niṣaṇṇaḥ paryaṅkam ābhujya ṛjuṃ kāyaṃ praṇidhāya pratimukhaṃ smṛtim upasthāpya; tena khalu samayena mucilindasya nāgarājasya bhavane sāptāhika akālameghaḥ samupāgataḥ; atha mucilindo nāgarājaḥ sāptāhikam akālameghaṃ samupāgataṃ viditvā bhavanād abhyudgamya saptakṛtvaḥ kāye kāyaṃ veṣṭayitvā, upari mahāntaṃ phaṇaṃ kṛtvā asthāt; mā (a 389a) bhagavata imaṃ saptāhaṃ śītaṃ bhaviṣyati; mā uṣṇaṃ mā daṃśamaśakavātātapasarīsṛpasaṃsparśāḥ kāyaṃ paritāpayiṣyanti; mucilindo nāgarājo taṃ vigataṃ sāptāhikaṃ viditvā bhagavataḥ kāyena kāyam udveṣṭya aṅgadakuṇḍalavicitramālyābharaṇānulepano bhūtvā yena bhagavāṃs tenāñjaliṃ praṇamayya bhagavantam idam avocat: mā bhagavata imaṃ saptāhaṃ śītam abhūt, mā uṣṇaṃ, mā daṃśamaśakavātātapasarīsṛpasaṃsparśāḥ kāyaṃ paritāpitavantaḥ; atha bhagavāṃs tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣate sukho vivekas tuṣṭasya śrutadharmasya paśyataḥ / avyābādhasukhaṃ loke prāṇibhūteṣu saṃyamaḥ / sukhaṃ virāgatā loke kāmānāṃ samatikramaḥ / asmimānasya yo vinaya etad vai paramaṃ sukham // (sbv i 127)

cognizance of pratītyasamutpāda

atha bhagavān yathābhiramyaṃ mucilindasya nāgarājasya bhavane vihṛtya, yena bodhimūlaṃ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya prajñapta eva tṛṇasaṃstarake niṣaṇṇaḥ, paryaṅkam ābhujya ṛjuṃ kāyaṃ praṇidhāya pratimukhaṃ smṛtim upasthāpya saptāham ekaparyaṅkenātināmayati, idam evaṃ dvādaśāṅgaṃ pratītyasamutpādam anulomapratilomaṃ vyavalokayan, yaduta asmin sati idaṃ bhavati; asyotpādād idam utpadyate; yadutāvidyāpratyayāḥ saṃskārāḥ; saṃskārapratyayaṃ vijñānam; vijñānapratyayaṃ nāmarūpam; nāmarūpapratyayaṃ ṣaḍāyatanam; ṣaḍāyatanapratyayaḥ sparśaḥ; sparśapratyayā vedanā; vedanāpratyayā tṛṣṇā; tṛṣṇāpratyayam upādānam; upādānapratyayo bhavaḥ; bhavapratyayā jātiḥ; jātipratyayā jarāmaraṇaśokaparidevaduḥkhadaurmanasyopāyāsā amī bhavanti; evam asya kevalasya mahato duḥkhaskandhasya samudayo bhavati; yaduta asminn asati idaṃ na bhavati; asya nirodhād idaṃ niruddhyate; yaduta avidyānirodhāt saṃskāranirodhaḥ; saṃskāranirodhād vijñānanirodhaḥ; vijñānanirodhān nāmarūpanirodhaḥ; nāmarūpanirodhāt ṣaḍāyatananirodhaḥ; ṣaḍāyatananirodhāt sparśanirodhaḥ; sparśanirodhād vedanānirodhaḥ; vedanānirodhāt tṛṣṇānirodhaḥ; tṛṣṇānirodhād upādānanirodhaḥ; upādānanirodhāt bhavanirodhaḥ; bhavanirodhāj jātinirodhaḥ; jātinirodhāj jarāmaraṇaśokaparidevaduḥkhadaurmanasyopāyāsā niruddhyante; evam asya kevalasya mahataḥ duḥkhaskandhasya nirodho bhavati atha bhagavāṃs tasyaiva saptāhasyātyayāt tasmāt samādher vyutthāya tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthā bhāṣate yadā ime prādurbhavanti dharmā ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya / athāsya kāṅkṣā vyapayānti sarvā yadā prajānāti sahetudharmam //

yadā ime prādurbhavanti dharmā ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya / (sbv i 128) athāsya kāṅkṣā vyapayānti sarvā yadā prajānāti sahetuduḥkam //

yadā ime prādurbhavanti dharmā ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya / athāsya kāṅkṣā vyapayānti sarvā yadā kṣayaṃ vedanānām upaiti //

<yadā ime prādurbhavanti dharmā / ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya / athāsya kāṅkṣā vyapayānti sarvā yadā kṣayaṃ pratyayānām upaiti //

yadā ime prādurbhavanti dharmā ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya / athāsya kāṅkṣā vyapayānti sarvā> yadā kṣayam āsravāṇām upaiti //

yadā ime (a 389b) prādurbhavanti dharmā ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya / avabhāsayaṃs tiṣṭhati sarvalokaṃ sūryo yathaivābhyudito 'ntarikṣe //

yadā ime prādurbhavanti dharmā ātāpino dhyāyato brāhmaṇasya / vidhūpayaṃs tiṣṭhati mārasainyaṃ buddho hi saṃyojanavipramuktaḥ //

atha bhagavata etad abhavat: adhigato me dharmo gambhīro gambhīrāvabhāso durdṛśo duravabodhaḥ; atarkyo 'tarkyāvacaraḥ sūkṣmo nipuṇapaṇḍitavijñavedanīyaḥ; taṃ ced ahaṃ pareṣām ārocayeyam; taṃ ca pare na vijānīyuḥ; sa mama syād vighātaḥ; syād bhramaḥ; cetaso 'nudaya eva; yanv aham ekākī araṇye pravaṇe dṛṣṭadharmasukhavihārayogam anuyukto vihareyam iti; tatra bhagavata alpotsukavihāratāyāṃ cittaṃ krāmati, na dharmadeśanāyām; atha brahmaṇaḥ sabhāpater etad abhavat; vinaśyati batāyaṃ lokaḥ; praṇaśyati batāyaṃ lokaḥ, yatredānīṃ kadācit karhicit tathāgatā arhantaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhā (sbv i 129) loke utpadyante, tadyathā udumbarapuṣpam; tasya cādya bhagavata alpotsukavihāratāyāṃ cittaṃ krāmati, na dharmadeśanāyām; yanv aham enaṃ gatvā adhyeśayeyam; atha brahmā sabhāpatis, tadyathā balavān puruṣaḥ saṃmiñjitaṃ vā bāhuṃ prasārayet, prasāritaṃ vā saṃmiñjayet, evam eva brahmā sabhāpatir brahmaloke antarhitaḥ; sa bhagavataḥ purastāt pratyasthāt; atha brahmā sabhāpatis tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣate prādurbabhūva magadheṣu pūrvaṃ dharmo hy aśuddhaḥ samalānubaddhaḥ / apāvṛṇīṣva amṛtasya dvāraṃ vadasva dharmaṃ virajonubaddham //

bhagavān aha; kṛcchreṇa me adhigato 'khilo brahman pradālya vai / bhavarāgaparīttair hi nāyaṃ dharmaḥ susaṃbuddhaḥ //

pratisrotonugāminaṃ mārgaṃ gambhīraṃ atidurdṛśaṃ / na drakṣyanti rāgāraktās tamaskandhena nīvṛtāḥ //

brahma's request for dharmadeśanā

santi bhadanta satvā loke jātā, loke vṛddhās tīkṣṇendriyā api, madhyendriyā api, mṛdvindriyā api, svākārāḥ, suvineyā, alparajaso 'lparajaskajātīyā, ye 'śravaṇāt saddharmasya parihīyante; tadyathā bhadanta utpalāni vā, padmāni vā kumudāni vā, puṇḍarīkāṇi vā udake jātāny, udake vṛddhāny, ekatyāni udakād abhyudgatāni tiṣṭhanti; ekatyāni samodakāni; ekatyāni udakanimagnakośāni tiṣṭhanti; evam eva santi bhadanta satvā loke jātā, loke vṛddhās tīkṣṇendriyā api, madhyendriyā api, mṛdvindriyā api, svākārāḥ, suvineyāḥ, alparajaso 'lparajaskajātīyā ye 'śravaṇāt saddharmasya parihīyante; deśayatu bhagavān dharmam; deśayatu sugato dharmam; bhaviṣyanti dharmatatnasyājñātāraḥ; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: yac cāham svayam eva buddhacakṣuṣā (sbv i 130) lokaṃ vyavalokayeyam iti; atha bhagavān svayam eva buddhacakṣuṣā lokaṃ vyavalokayati; adrākṣīd bhagavān svayam eva buddhacakṣuṣā lokaṃ vyavalokayan santi satvā loke jātā, loke vṛddhās, tīkṣṇendriyā api, madhyendriyā api, mṛdvindriyā api, svākārāḥ, suvineyāḥ, alparajaso 'lparajaskajātīyā, ye (a 390a) 'śravaṇāt saddharmasya parihīyante; dṛṣṭvā ca punar asya satveṣu mahākaruṇā 'vakrāntā; atha bhagavāṃs tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣate apāvariṣye amṛtasya dvāraṃ / ye śrotudāmāḥ praṇudantu kāṅkṣāḥ / viheṭhaprekṣī pracuraṃ na bhāṣe dharmaṃ praṇītaṃ manujeṣu brahman //

atha brahmaṇaḥ sabhāpater etad abhavat: deśayiṣyati bata bhagavān dharmaṃ, deśayiṣyati bata sugato dharmam; iti viditvā hṛṣṭatuṣṭapramudita udagraprītisaumanasyajāto bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā bhagavantaṃ triḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tatraivāntarhitaḥ

death of ārāḍa kālāma

atha bhagavata etad abhavat: kasya nv ahaṃ tatprathamato dharmaṃ deśayeyam iti; atha bhagavata etad abhavat; yanv aham ārāḍasya kālāmasya tatprathamato dharmaṃ deśayeyaṃ, yo māṃ pūrvācārya eva san paramayā mānanayā mānitavān, paramayā pūjanayā pūjitavān, parameṣu ca pratyayeṣv āttamanāś cābhūd abhirāddhaś ca; devatā bhagavata ārocayanti: saptāhakālagato bhadantārāḍaḥ kālāma iti; bhagavato 'pi samanvāhṛtya jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate; saptāhakālagata ārādaḥ kālāmaḥ; atha bhagavata etad abhavat; mahatī bateyaṃ jyānir, ārāḍasya kālāmasya kālakriyāyā; sumahatī bateyaṃ jyānir ārāḍasya kālāmasya kālakriyāyā, ya imaṃ dharmavinayaṃ nāśrauṣīt; saced aśroṣyad ajñāsyat sa imaṃ dharmavinayam iti; (sbv i 131) atha bhagavata etad abhavat: kasya nv chaṃ tatprathamato dharmaṃ deśayeyam iti

death of udraka rāmaputra

atha bhagavata etad abhavat; yanv aham udrakasya rāmaputrasya tatprathamato dharmaṃ deśayeyaṃ, yo māṃ pūrvācārya eva san paramayā mānanayā mānitavān, paramayā pūjanayā pūjitavān, parameṣu ca pratyayeṣv āttamanāś cābhūd, abhirāddhaś ca; devatā bhagavata ārocayanti; abhidoṣakālagato bhadanta udrako rāmaputraḥ; bhagavato 'pi samanvāhṛtya jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate; abhidoṣakālagata udrako rāmaputraḥ; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: mahatī bateyaṃ jyānir udrakasya rāmaputrasya kālakriyāyā; sumahatī bateyaṃ jyānir udrakasya rāmaputrasya kālakriyāyā, yo mama imaṃ dharmavinayaṃ nāśrauṣīt; saced imaṃ dharmavinayam aśroṣyad ajñāsyat sa imaṃ dharmavinayam iti

buddha starts of vārāṇasī

atha bhagavata etad abhavat: kasya nv ahaṃ tatprathamato dharmaṃ deśayeyam iti; tasyaitad abhavat: yanv ahaṃ pañcakānāṃ bhikṣūṇāṃ tatprathamato dharmaṃ deśayeyam iti; ye māṃ pūrvaṃ duḥkhaprahāṇayogam anuyuktaṃ viharantaṃ satkṛtyopatastuḥ premṇā ca gauraveṇa ca; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: kutra tv etarhi pañcakā bhikṣavo viharanti iti; adrākṣīd bhagavān divyena cakṣuṣā viśuddhena atikrāntamānuṣeṇa pañcakān bhikṣūn; vārāṇasyāṃ viharanti ṛṣivadane mṛgadāve; dṛṣṭvā ca punar yathābhiramyaṃ bodhimūle vihṛtya yena vārāṇasī kāśīnāṃ nigamas tena cārikāṃ prakrāntaḥ

upagu ājīvika

tena khalu samayena upagur ājīvikas tasminn eva (a 390b) mārge adhvapratipanno 'bhūt; adrākṣīd upagur ājīvako bhagavantaṃ pratipannaṃ (sbv i 132) mārge; dṛṣṭvā ca punar evam āha: viprasannāni te āyuṣman gautama indriyāṇi; pariśuddho mukhavarṇaḥ paryavadātaś chavivarṇaḥ; kas te āyuṣman gautama śāstā; taṃ vāsy uddiśya pravrajitaḥ; kasya vā dharmaṃ rocasīti; atha bhagavāṃs tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthā bhāṣate na me 'sti kaścid ācāryaḥ sadṛśo me na vidyate / eko 'smi loke saṃbuddhaḥ prāptaḥ saṃbodhim uttamām //

sarvābhibhūḥ sarvavid asmi loke sarvaiś ca dharmair iha nopaliptaḥ / sarvañjaho vītatṛṣṇo vimuktaḥ svayaṃ by abhijñāya kam uddiśeyam //

kam uddiśeyam asamo hy atulyaḥ svayaṃ pravaktā adhigamya bodhim / tathāgato devamanuṣyaśāstā sarvaiś ca sarvajñabalair upetaḥ //

sadevakeṣu lokeṣu ahaṃ mārābhibhūr jinaḥ //

jina ity āyuṣman gautama <kaṃ> vadasi; jinā hi mādṛśā jñeyā ye prāptā āśravakṣayam / -āsravakṣayam jitā me pāpakā dharmās tenopagu jino hy aham //

kutra tvam āyuṣman gautama gamiṣyasi? vārāṇasīṃ gamisyāmy āhantuṃ dharmadundubhim / dharmacakraṃ pravartayituṃ yal lokeṣv apravartitam //

na hi santaḥ prakāśante viditvā lokaparyāyam / ājñānirvṛtabuddhās te tīrṇā lokaviṣaktikām //

sādhv āyuṣman gautama jinaḥ; ityuktvā upagur ājīvakaḥ mārgād apakrāntaḥ (sbv i 133)

the five bhikṣus

atha bhagavān kāśiṣu janapadeṣu cārikāṃ caran vārāṇasīm anuprāptaḥ; tena khalu samayena pañcakā bhikṣavo vārāṇasyāṃ viharanti ṛṣivadane mṛgadāve; adrākṣuḥ pañcakā bhikṣavo bhagavantaṃ dūrata eva; dṛṣṭvā ca punar anyonyaṃ saṃpratasthuḥ; kriyākāraṃ cākārṣuḥ; ayaṃ sa bhavantaḥ śramaṃo gautama āgacchati śaithiliko bāhuliko bahulājīvaḥ prahāṇavibhrāntaḥ; sa etarhy audārikam āhāram āharati odanakulmāṣān; sarpistailābhyāṃ gātrāṇi mrakṣayati; sukhodakena ca kāyaṃ pariṣiñcati; so 'smābhir upasaṅkrānto nābhivādyaḥ, na vanditavyo, na pratyutthātavyo, notthāyāsanenopanimantrayitavyo nānyatra prāg evāsanāni prajñapya; idaṃ syād vacanīyaḥ; saṃvidyante āyuṣman gautama āsanāni; saced ākāṅkṣasi niṣīda iti; yathā yathā bhagavān pañcakān bhikṣūn darśanāyopasaṅkrāmati tathā tathā pañcakā bhikṣavo bhagavatas tejaś ca śriyaṃ ca gauravaṃ ca asahamānā utthāyāsanād eke bhagavato 'rthe āsanaṃ prajñapayanti; eke pādodakaṃ, pādādhiṣṭhānaṃ caikānte upanikṣipanti; eke pratyudgamya cīvarakāṇi pratigṛhṇanti; evaṃ cāhuḥ: etu bhavān gautama; svāgataṃ bhavate gautamāya; niṣīdatu bhavān gautama prajñapta evāsane; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: cyutā bateme nohapuruṣā svasmāt kriyākārād; iti viditvā prajñapta eva āsane niṣaṇṇaḥ; tatrasvit pañcakā bhikṣavo bhagavantam atyarthaṃ nāmavādena gotravādena āyuṣmadvādena samudācaranti; tatra bhagavān pañcakān bhikṣūn āmantrayate sma: mā yūyaṃ bhikṣavas tathāgatam (a 391a) atyarthaṃ nāmavādena gotravādena āyuṣmadvādena samudācarata; mā vo 'bhūd dīrgharātram

anarthāyāhitāya duḥkhāya; tat kasya hetoḥ? yaḥ kaścid bhikṣavaḥ tathāgatam atyarthaṃ nāmavādena gotravādena āyuṣmadvādena samudācarati; tat tasya bhavati mohapuruṣasya dīrgharātram anarthāya ahitāya duḥkhāya; ta evam (sbv i 134) āhuḥ: tayā tāvat tvam āyuṣman gautama pūrvikayā īryayā caryayā duṣkaracaryayā kiñcid adhigatavān uttaraṃ manuṣyadharmād alaṃ āryaviśeṣādhigamaṃ jñānaṃ vā, darśanaṃ vā, sparśavihāratāṃ vā; kutaḥ punar yas tvam etarhi śaithiliko bahulājīvaḥ prahāṇavibhrāntaḥ sa tvam etarhy audārikaṃ āhāram āharasy odanakulmāṣān; sarpistailābhyāṃ gātrāṇi mrakṣayasi; sukhodakena ca kāyaṃ pariṣiñcasi; nanu yūyaṃ bhikṣavaḥ paśyatha tathāgatasya pūrveṇāparaṃ mukhasya vā viprasannatvam, indriyāṇāṇ <vā> nānākaraṇam ? ta evam ūhuḥ: evam etad āyuṣman gautama

the middle course of conduct tatra bhagavān pañcakān bhikṣūn āmantrayate sma : dvāv imau bhikṣavo 'ntau pravrajitena na sevitavyau, na vaktavyau, na paryupāsitavyau; katamau dvau; yaś ca kāmeṣu kāmasukhālayānuyogo hīno grāmyaḥ prākṛtaḥ pārthagjanikaḥ; yaś cātmaklamathānuyogo duḥkho 'nāryo 'narthopasaṃhitaḥ; ity etāv ubhāv antāv anupagamya asti madhyamā pratipac cakṣuṣkaraṇī jñānakaraṇī upaśamasaṃvartanī abhijñāyaiva saṃbhodhaye nirvāṇāya saṃvartate; madhyamā pratipat katamā? āryāṣṭāṅgo mārgaḥ; tasya samyagdṛṣṭiḥ, samyaksaṅkalpaḥ, samyagvāk, samyakkarmāntaḥ, samyagājīvaḥ; samyagvyāyāmaḥ, samyaksmṛtiḥ, samyaksamādhiḥ; aśakad bhagavān pañcakān bhikṣūn anayā saṃjaptyā saṃjñapayitum; dvau ca bhagavān pañcakānāṃ bhikṣūṇāṃ pūrvabhakte avavadati; trayo grāmaṃ piṇḍāya praviśanti; yat trivargo 'bhinirharati tena ṣaḍvargo yāpayati; trīṃś ca bhagavān pañcakānāṃ bhikṣūṇāṃ paścādbhakte avavadati; dvau grāmaṃ piṇḍāya praviśataḥ; yad dvivargo 'bhinirharati tena pañcavargo yāpayati; tathāgataḥ pratiyaty eva kālabhojī (sbv i 135)

the four noble truths

tatra bhagavān pañcakān bhikṣūn āmantrayate sma: 1) idaṃ duḥkham āryasatyam iti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi; jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; ayaṃ duḥkhasamudayaḥ, ayaṃ duḥkhanirodhaḥ; iyaṃ duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipat āryasatyam iti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; tat khalu duḥkham āryasatyam abhijñayā parijñeyaṃ mayeti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; tat khalu duḥkhasamudayam āryasatyam abhijñayā prahātavyaṃ mayeti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam (a 391b) ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; tat khalu duḥkhanirodham āryasatyam abhijñayā sākṣātkartavyaṃ mayeti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; tat khalu duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipad āryasatyam abhijñayā bhāvayitavyaṃ mayeti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi tat khalu duḥkham āryasatyam abhijñāyā parijñātaṃ mayeti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; tat khalu duḥkhasamudayam āryasatyam abhijñayā prahīṇaṃ mayeti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; tat khalu duḥkhanirodham āryasatyam abhijñayā sākṣātkṛtaṃ

mayeti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; tat khalu duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipad āryasatyam abhijñayā bhāvitaṃ mayeti bhikṣavaḥ pūrvam ananuśruteṣu dharmeṣu yoniśo manasi kurvataś cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi; yāvac ca (sbv i 136) mama bhikṣava eṣu caturṣv āryasatyeṣv evaṃ triparivartaṃ dvādaśākāraṃ na cakṣur udapādi, na jñānaṃ <na> vidyā na buddhir udapādi, na tāvad aham asmād bhikṣavaḥ sadevakāl lokāt, samārakāt, sabrahmakāt, saśramaṇabrāhmaṇikāyāḥ prajāyāḥ sadevamānuṣāyā mukto nisṛto visaṃyukto vipramukto viparyāsāpagatena cetasā bahulaṃ vyāhārṣam; na tāvad ahaṃ bhikṣavaḥ anuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbuddho 'smīty adhyajñāsiṣam; yataś ca mama bhikṣava eṣu caturṣv āryasatyeṣv evaṃ triparivartaṃ dvādaśākāraṃ cakṣur udapādi, jñānaṃ vidyā buddhir udapādi, tato 'ham asmāt sadevakāl lokāt samārakāt sabrahmakāt, saśramaṇabrāhmaṇikāyāḥ prajāyāḥ sadevamānuṣāyā mukto nisṛto visaṃyukto vipramukto viparyāsāpagatena cetasā bahulaṃ vyāhārṣam; bhikṣavaḥ anuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbuddho 'smīty adhyajñāsiṣaṃ

the name of ājñātakauṇḍinya

asmin khalu dharmaparyāye bhāṣyamāṇe āyuṣmata ājñātākauṇḍinyasya virajo vigatamalaṃ dharmeṣu dharmacakṣur utpannam, aśīteś ca devatāsahasrāṇām; tatra bhagavān āyuṣmantaṃ kauṇḍinyam āmantrayate sma: ājñātas te kauṇḍinya dharmaḥ? ājñātaḥ bhagavann ājñātaḥ; ājñātas te kauṇḍinya dharmaḥ? ājñātaḥ sugata ājñāta; <ājñāto> āyuṣmatā kauṇḍinyena dharma iti tasmād āyuṣmataḥ kauṇḍinyasya ājñātakauṇḍinya ity adhivacanam; ājñāta āyuṣmatā kauṇḍinyena dharma iti

proclamation of dharmacakra

bhaumā yakṣāḥ śabdam udīrayanti, ghoṣam anuśrāvayanti: etan mārṣā bhagavatā vārāṇasyām ṛṣivadane mṛgadāve triparivartaṃ dvādaśākāraṃ dharmyaṃ dharmacakraṃ pravartitam, apravartyaṃ śramaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā devena vā māreṇa vā brahmaṇā vā kenacid vā (sbv i 137) loke <sahadharmataḥ> bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāyai arthāya sukhāya devamanuṣyāṇām iti divyāḥ kāyā abhivardhiṣyante, āsūrāḥ kāyāḥ parihāsyante iti; bhaumānāṃ yakṣāṇāṃ śabdaṃ śrutvā antarikṣāvacarā yakṣās <tam anuśrāvayanti> cāturmahārājakāyikā devāḥ trāyastriṃśā yāmās tuṣitā nirmāṇaratayaḥ paranirmitavaśavartino devāḥ; tena kṣaṇena, teṇa lavena, tena muhūrtena, tena kṣaṇalavamuhūrtena (a 392a) yāvad brahmalokaṃ śabdo 'gamat; brahmakāyikā devāḥ śabdam udīrayanti; ghoṣam anuśrāvayanti: etan mārṣā bhagavatā vārāṇasyaṃ ṛṣivadane mṛgadāve triparivartaṃ dvādaśākāraṃ dharmyaṃ dharmacakraṃ pravartitam apravartyaṃ śramaṇena brāhmaṇena vā devena vā māreṇa vā brahmaṇā vā kenacid vā punar loke sahadharmataḥ bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāyai arthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanuṣyāṇām iti divyāḥ kāyā abhivardhiṣyante; āsurāḥ kāyāḥ parihāsyanta iti; pravartitaṃ bhagavatā vārāṇasyām ṛṣivadane mṛgadāve triparivartaṃ dvādaśākāraṃ dharmyaṃ dharmacakram iti; tasmād asya dharmaparyāyasya dharmacakrapravartanam ity adhivacanaṃ

the budda explains the four noble truths

tatra bhagavān dvir api pañcakān bhikṣūn āmantrayate sma: catvārīmāni bhikṣava āryasatyāni; katamāni catvāri? duḥkham āryasatyaṃ, duḥkhasamudayo duḥkhanirodho duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipad āryasatyam; 1) duḥkham āryasatyaṃ katamat? jātir duḥkhaṃ, jarā duḥkhaṃ, vyādhir duḥkhaṃ, maraṇaṃ duḥkham, priyaviprayogo duḥkham, apriyasaṃprayogo duḥkham, yad apīcchan paryeṣamāṇo na labhate tad api duḥkham; saṅkṣepataḥ pañca ime upādānaskandhā duḥkham; tasya parijñāyai āryāṣṭaṅgo mārgo bhāvayitavyaḥ; 2) duḥkhasamudayam āryasatyaṃ katamat? tṛṣṇā paunarbhavikī nandīrāgasahagatā tatra tatrābhinandinī; tasyāḥ prahāṇāya āryāṣṭāṅgo mārgo bhāvayitavyaḥ; 3) duḥkhanirodham āryāsatyaṃ katamat? yad asyā eva tṛṣṇāyāḥ paunarbhavikyāḥ nandīrāgasahagatāyās tatra tatrābhinandinyā aśeṣaprahāṇaṃ pratinisargo vāntībhāvaḥ kṣayo virāgo nirodho (sbv i 138) vyupaśamaḥ astaṅgamaḥ; tasya sākṣātkriyāyai āryāṣṭāṅgo mārgo bhāvayitavyaḥ; 4) duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipad āryasatyaṃ katamat? āryāṣṭāṅgo mārgaḥ; tadyathā, samyagdṛṣṭiḥ, samyaksaṅkalpaḥ; samyagvāk, samyakkarmāntaḥ; samyagājīvaḥ; samyagvyāyāmaḥ; samyaksmṛtiḥ; samyaksamādhiḥ; so 'pi bhāvayitavyaḥ asmin khalu dharmaparyāye bhāṣyamāṇe āyuṣmata ājñātakauṇḍinyasyānupādāyāśravebhyaś cittaṃ vimuktam; avaśiṣṭānāṃ tu pañcakānāṃ bhikṣūṇāṃ virajo vigatamalaṃ dharmeṣu dharmacakṣur utpannam; tena khalu samayena eko <loke> arhan bhagavāṃś ca dvitīyaḥ; tatra bhagavān avaśiṣṭān pañcakān bhikṣūn āmantrayate sma: rūpaṃ bhikṣavo nātmā; rūpaṃ ced bhikṣava ātmā syān na rūpam

ābādhāya duḥkhāya saṃvarteta; labhyeta ca rūpasyaivaṃ me rūpaṃ bhavatu, evaṃ mā bhūd iti; yasmāt tarhi bhikṣavo rūpam anātmā tasmād rūpam ābādhāya duḥkhāya saṃvartate; na ca labhyate rūpasyaivaṃ me bhavatu, evaṃ mā bhūd iti; vedanā saṃjñā saṃskārā vijñanaṃ bhikṣavo nātmā; vijñānaṃ cet bhikṣavaḥ ātmā syān na vijñānam ābādhāya <duḥkhāya> saṃvarteta; labhyeta ca vijñānasyaivaṃ me vijñānaṃ bhavatu, evaṃ mā bhūd iti; yasmāt tarhi bhikṣavaḥ vijñānam anātmā, tasmād vijñānam ābādhāya (a 392b) duḥkhāya saṃvartate; na ca labhyate vijñānasyaivaṃ me vijñanaṃ bhavatu, evaṃ mā bhūd iti kiṃ manyadhve bhikṣavo, rūpaṃ, nityaṃ vā <anityaṃ vā>? anityam idaṃ bhadanta; yat punar anityaṃ duḥkhaṃ vā tan na vā duḥkham? duḥkham idaṃ bhadanta; yat punar anityaṃ duḥkhaṃ vipariṇāmadharmi; api nu tac chrutavān āryaśrāvaka ātmata upagacched etan mama, eso 'ham asmy, eṣa me ātmeti? no bhadanta; kiṃ manyadhve bhikṣavo vedanā saṃjñā saṃskārā vijñānaṃ nityaṃ vā anityaṃ vā? anityam idaṃ bhadanta; yat punar anityaṃ <duḥkhaṃ> vā tan, na vā duḥkham? duḥkham idaṃ bhadanta; yat punar anityaṃ <duḥkham> vipariṇāmadharmi; api nu tac chrutavān āryaśrāvaka ātmata upagacched etan mama, eṣo 'ham asmy, eṣa me ātmeti? no bhadanta; (sbv i 139) tasmāt tarhi bhikṣavo yat kiñcid rūpam atītānāgatapratyutpannam adhyātmaṃ vā bāhyaṃ vā audārikaṃ vā sūkṣmaṃ vā hīnaṃ vā praṇītaṃ vā yad vā dūre yad vā antike tat sarvaṃ naitan mama, naiṣo 'ham asmi, naiṣa me ātmeti; evam etat yathābhūtaṃ samyakprajñayā draṣṭavyam; <evaṃ yā kācid

vedanā yā kācit saṃjñā ye kecit saṃskārā yat kiṃcid vijñānam atītānāgatapratyutpannam ādhyātmaṃ vā bāhyaṃ vā audārikaṃ vā sūkṣmaṃ vā hīnaṃ vā praṇītaṃ vā yad vā dūre yad vāntike tat sarvaṃ naitan mama, naiso 'ham asmi, naiṣa me ātmeti; evam etat yathābhūtaṃ samyakprajñayā draṣṭavyam;> yataś ca bhikṣavaḥ śrutavān āryaśrāvaka imāṃ pañca upādānaskandhān naivātmato nātmīyataḥ samanupaśyati; sa evaṃ samanupaśyan na kiñcil loka upādatte; anupādadāno na paritasyati aparitasya ātmaiva parinirvāti; kṣīṇā me jātiḥ; uṣitaṃ brahmacaryam; kṛtaṃ karaṇīyam; nāparam asmād bhavaṃ prajānāmīti; asmin khalu dharmaparyāye bhāṣyaṃāṇe avaśiṣṭanāṃ pañcakānāṃ bhikṣūṇām anupādāyāśravebhyaś cittāni vimuktāni; tena khalu samayena pañca loke 'rhanto, bhagavāṃś ca ṣaṣṭha iti

the conversin of yaśas, son of agrakulika

tatra bhagavān vārāṇasyāṃ viharati nadyā vārakāyaṣ tīre; tena khalu samayena vārāṇasyāṃ yaśā agrakulikaputraḥ prativasati; divādivase strīmayena tūryeṇa krīḍitvā ramitvā paricārya śrāntakāyaḥ klāntakāyaḥ prābhārakāyaḥ pratiyaty eva middham avakrāntaḥ; tā api striyaḥ śrāntakāyāḥ klāntakāyāḥ prāgbhārakāyāḥ pratiyaty eva middham avakrāntāḥ; adrākṣīd yaśā agrakulikasya putraḥ sarātram eva suptapratibuddhaḥ sarvās tā striyo vilālikā vinagnikā vikeśikā vikṣiptabhujāḥ kāny api kāny api vipralapantyaḥ; dṛṣṭvā ca punar asya sve 'ntaḥpure śmaśānasaṃjñā avakrāntā; atha yaśā agrakulikaputro mahāśayanād avatīrya śatasahasraṃ maṇipādukāyugaṃ prāvṛtya (sbv i 140) yenāntaḥpuradvāraṃ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya apasvaram akārṣīt: upadruto 'smi mārṣā upasṛṣṭo 'smi mārṣā iti; tasyāmanuṣyā dvāraṃ vivṛṇvanti; śabdaṃ cāntardhāpayanti; atha yaśā agrakulikaputro yena niveśanadvāraṃ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramyāpasvaram akārṣīt: upadruto 'smi mārṣā upasṛṣṭo 'smi mārṣā iti: tasyāmanuṣyā dvāraṃ vivṛṇvanti; śabdaṃ cāntardhāpayanti; atha yaśā agrakulikaputro yena nagaradvāraṃ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; (a 393a) upasaṅkramyāpasvaram akārṣīt: upadruto 'smi mārṣā upasṛṣṭo 'smi mārṣā <iti>; tasyāmanuṣyā dvāraṃ vivṛṇvanti; śabdaṃ cāntardhāpayanti; atha yaśā agrakulikaputro yena nadī vārakā tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; tena khalu samayena bhagavān nadyā vārakāyās tīre bahir vihārasyābhyavakāśe caṅkrame caṅkramyate yadbhūyasā yaśasam evāgrakulikaputram āgamayamānaḥ; adrākṣīt yaśā agrakulikaputro bhagavantaṃ nadyā vārakāyās

tīre caṅkrame caṅkramyamāṇam dūrata eva; dṛṣṭvā ca punar apasvaram akārṣīt: upadruto 'smi śramaṇa upasṛṣṭo 'smi śramaṇa <iti>; atha bhagavān yaśasam agrakulikaputram idam avocat: ehi kumāra; idaṃ te sthānam anupadrutam; idam anupasṛṣṭam iti; atha yaśā agrakulikaputraḥ śatasahasraṃ maṇipādukāyugaṃ nadyā vārakāyās tīre ujjhitvā, nadīṃ vārakāṃ pratyuttīrya yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte asthāt; atha bhagavān yaśasam agrakulikaputram ādāya yena svo vihāras tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya prajñapta evāsane nyaṣīdat; niṣadya bhagavān yaśasam agrakulikaputraṃ dharmayayā kathayā sandarśayati <samādāpayati> samuttejayati saṃpraharṣayati; yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ pūrvakālakaraṇīyā dharmyā kathā tadyathā dānakathā, śīlakathā, svargakathā, kāmānām āsvādādīnavasaṃkleśavyavadānanaiṣkramyapraviveka anuśaṃsavyavadānapakṣyān dharmān vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; yadā cainaṃ bhagavān adrākṣīd dhṛṣṭacittaṃ kalyacittaṃ muditacittaṃ vinivaraṇacittaṃ bhavyaṃ pratibalaṃ sāmutkarṣikīṃ dharmadeśanām ājñātuṃ, tadā (sbv i 141) yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ sāmutkarṣikī dharmadeśanā, tadyathā duḥkhaṃ samudayo nirodho mārgaś catvāry āryasatyāni vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; tadyathā śuddhaṃ vastram apagatakālakaṃ rañjanopagaṃ raṅge prakṣiptaṃ samyag eva raṅgaṃ pratigṛhṇāti; evam eva yaśā agrakulikaputras tasminn evāsane niṣaṇṇaś catvāry āryasatyāny abhisameti; tadyathā duḥkhaṃ samudayaṃ nirodhaṃ mārgaṃ atha yaśā agrakulikaputro dṛṣṭadharmā prāptadharmā

viditadharmā paryavagāḍhadharmā tīrṇakāṅkṣas tīrṇavicikitso 'parapratyayo 'nanyaneyaḥ śāstuś śāsane dharmeṣu vaiśāradyaprāptaḥ utthāyāsanād ekāṃśam uttarāsaṅgaṃ kṛtvā yena bhagavāṃs tenāñjaliṃ praṇamayya bhagavantam idam avocat: abhikrānto 'haṃ bhadanta, abhikrāntaḥ; eṣo 'haṃ bhagavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi dharmaṃ ca bhikṣusaṅghaṃ ca; upāsakaṃ ca māṃ dhāraya adyāgreṇa yāvajjīvaṃ prāṇopetaṃ śaraṇāgatam abhiprasannaṃ

yaśas's father becomes a lay-disciple and yaśas an arhat

adrākṣīd anyatamāvaruddhikā sarātram eva suptapratibuddhā yaśāḥ kumāro mahāśayane na dṛśyate iti; dṛṣṭvā ca punar yenāgrakuliko gṛhapatis tenopasaṃkrāntā; upasaṅkramyāgrakulikaṃ gṛhapatim idam avocat: yat khalv ārya jānīyā yaśāḥ kumāraḥ sve mahāśayane na dṛśyate (a 393b) iti; atha agrakulikasya gṛhapater etad abhavat: māhaiva kumāraś corair vā dhūrtair vā svāpateyakāraṇāt bahir niṣkāsito bhaviṣyati; iti viditvā caturdiśam aśvadūtān preṣayati; svayam eva pradīpikāhastaiḥ puruṣaiḥ sārdhaṃ yena nadī vārakā tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; adrākṣīd agrakuliko gṛhapatir nadyā vārakāyās tīre śatasahasraṃ maṇipādukāyugam ujjhitam; dṛṣṭvā ca punar asyaitad abhavat: māhaiva (sbv i 142) kumāraś corair vā dhūrtair vā niṣkāsitaḥ; tathā hi nadyā vārakāyās tīre śatasahasraṃ maṇipādukāyugam ujjhitam; māhaiva kumāro 'nena tīrthena nadīṃ vārakām uttīrṇo bhaviṣyati; tathā <hi> śatasāhasraṃ maṇipādukāyugaṃ nadyā vārakāyās tīre ujjhitaḥ; iti viditvā tenaiva tīrthena nadīṃ vārakām uttīrya yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; adrākṣīd bhagavān agrakulikaṃ gṛhapatim dūrād eva; dṛṣṭvā ca punar asyaitad abhavat: yanv ahaṃ tadrūpān ṛddhyabhisaṃskārān abhisaṃskuryāṃ yathāgrakuliko gṛhapatir asminn evāsane niṣaṇṇo yaśasaṃ kumāraṃ na paśyed iti; atha bhagavān tadrūpān ṛddhyabhisaṃskārān abhisaṃskaroti yathāyrakuliko gṛhapatis tasminn evāsane niṣaṇṇo yaśasaṃ kumāraṃ na paśyati; athāgrakuliko gṛhapatir yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavantam idam avocat: kaccit bhagavān yaśasaṃ kumāram <adrākṣīt>? tena hi

gṛhapate niṣīda sthānam etad vidyate yad asminn evāsane niṣaṇṇo yaśasaṃ kumāraṃ drakṣyasīti; athāgrakulikasya gṛhapater etad abhavat: nūnaṃ ca bhagavatā yaśāḥ kumāro dṛṣṭo bhaviṣyati; tathāhi bhagavān evam āha, tena hi gṛhapate niṣīda sthānam etad vidyate yad asminn evāsane niṣaṇṇo yaśasaṃ kumāraṃ drakṣyasi; iti viditvā hṛṣṭatuṣṭapramudita udagraprītisaumanasyajāto bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte nyaṣīdat; ekānte niṣaṇṇam agrakulikaṃ gṛhapatiṃ bhagavān dharmayayā kathayā sandarśayati, samādāpayati, samuttejayati saṃpraharṣayati; yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ pūrvakālakaraṇīyā dharmyā kathā, tadyathā dānakathā śīlakathā svargakathā kāmānām āsvādādīnavasaṃkleśavyavadānanaiṣkramyapraviveka anusaṃsavyavadānapakṣyān dharmān vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; yadā cainaṃ bhagavān adrākṣīd dhṛṣṭacittaṃ kalyacittaṃ muditacittaṃ vinivaraṇacittaṃ bhavyaṃ pratibalaṃ sāmutkarṣikīṃ dharmadeśanām ājñātuṃ, tadā yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ sāmutkarṣikī dharmadeśanā tadyathā duḥkhaṃ samudayaṃ nirodhaṃ mārgaṃ catvāry āryasatyāni vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; tadyathā śuddhaṃ vastram apagatakālakam rañjanopagaṃ raṅge prakṣiptaṃ samyag eva raṅgaṃ (sbv i 143) pratigṛhṇāti, evam evāgrakuliko gṛhapatis tasminn evāsane niṣaṇṇaś catvāry āryasatyāny (a 394a) abhisameti; duḥkhaṃ samudayaṃ nirodhaṃ mārgam; tasmin khalu dharmaparyāye bhāṣyamāṇe agrakulikasya gṛhapater virajo vigatamalaṃ dharmeṣu dharmacakṣur utpannam; āyuṣmataś ca yaśasaḥ sarvālaṅkāravibhūṣitasyānupādāyāśravebhyāś cittaṃ vimuktam; atha bhagavāṃṣ

tān ṛddhyabhisaṃskārān pratiprasrabhya tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthāṃ bhāṣate: alaṅkṛtaś cāpi careta dharmaṃ dāntaś śāntaḥ saṃyato brahmacārī /

sarveṣu bhūteṣu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ sa brāhmaṇaḥ sa śramaṇaḥ sa bhikṣuḥ //

tena khalu samayena ṣaṭ loke arhantaḥ, bhagavāṃś ca saptamaḥ; adrākṣīd agrakuliko gṛhapatir yaśasaṃ kumāraṃ tasminn evāsane niṣaṇṇam; dṛṣṭvā ca punar yaśasaṃ kumāram idam avocat: ehi kumāra niveśanaṃ gamiṣyāvo mātā te śrāntakāyā klāntakāyā paridevitavatīti; atha bhagavān agrakulikaṃ gṛhapatim idam avocat: kiṃ manyase gṛhapate yenāśaikṣeṇa jñānena aśaikṣeṇa darśanena catvāry āryasatyāny abhisamitāni, tadyathā duḥkhaṃ, samudayo, nirodho, mārgaḥ, api nu sa punar api gṛhī agāram adhyāvaseta? sannidhīkāraparibhogena vā kāmān paribhuñjīta iti? no bhadanta: yathā khalu tvayā gṛhapate śaikṣeṇa jñānena śaikṣeṇa darśanena catvāry āryasatyāny abhisamitāni, duḥkhaṃ, samudayo, nirodho, mārgaḥ; evam eva kumāreṇa aśaikṣeṇa jñānena aśaikṣeṇa darśanena catvāry āryasatyāny abhisamitāni, tadyathā duḥkhaṃ, samudayo, nirodho, mārgaḥ iti; lābhā bhadanta yaśasā kumāreṇa sulabdhā yena aśaikṣenā jñānena aśaikṣeṇa darśanena catvāry āryasatyāny abhisamitāni, tadyathā duḥkhaṃ, samudayo, nirodho, mārgaḥ; sādhu bhagavān yaśasā kumāreṇa paścācchramaṇena yenāgrakulikas tenopasaṅkrāmed anukampām upādāya; adhivāsayati bhagavān agrakulikasya gṛhapates tūṣṇīṃbhāvena; athāgrakuliko gṛhapatir bhagavatas tūṣṇīṃbhāvenādhivāsanāṃ (sbv i 144) viditvā bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā bhagavato 'ntikāt prakrāntaḥ

yaśa's mother and wife become lay-disciples

atha bhagavāṃs tasyā eva rātrer atyayāt nivāsya pātracīvaram ādāya āyuṣmatā yaśasā paścācchrameṇena yenāgrakulikasya gṛhapater niveśanaṃ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; tena khalu samayena āyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikā purāṇadvitīyā ca madhyamāyāṃ dvāraśālāyām āsthātāṃ yadbhūyasā bhagavantam āgamayamāne; adrāṣṭām āyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikā purāṇadvitīyā ca bhagavantam dūrata eva dṛṣṭvā ca punar bhagavato 'rthe āsanaṃ prajñāpayataḥ; evaṃ cāhatuḥ; etu bhagavān; svāgataṃ bhagavate; niṣīdatu bhagavān prajñapta eva āsane; niṣaṇṇo bhagavān prajñapta evāsane; athāyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikā purāṇadvitīyā ca bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte niṣaṇṇe; ekānte niṣaṇṇām āyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikāṃ purāṇadvitīyāṃ ca bhagavān dharmyayā kathayā sandarśayati, (a 394b) samādāpayati, samuttejayati, saṃpraharṣayati; yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ pūrvakālakaraṇīyā dharmyā kathā, tadyathā dānakathā śīlakathā svargakathā kāmānām āsvādādīnavasaṅkleśavyavadānanaiṣkramyapraviveka anuśaṃsavyavadānapakṣyān dharmān vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; yadā caite bhagavān adrākṣīd dhṛṣṭacitte kalyacitte muditacitte vinivaraṇacitte bhavye pratibale sāmutkarṣikīṃ dharmadeśanām ājñātum, tadā yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ sāmutkarṣikī dharmadeśanā, tadyathā duḥkhaṃ samudayo nirodho mārgaś catvāry āryasatyāni, <vistareṇa> saṃprakāśayati; tadyathā śuddhaṃ vastram apagatakālakaṃ rañjanopagaṃ raṅge prakṣiptaṃ samyag eva raṅgaṃ pratigṛhṇāti, evam eva āyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikā purāṇadvitīyā ca tasminn evāsane niṣaṇṇe catvāry āryastyāny

abhisamitavatyau; tadyathā duḥkhaṃ samudaya nirodha mārgaḥ; atha āyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikā purāṇadvitīyā ca dṛṣṭadharme prāptadharme viditadharme paryavagāḍhaharme (sbv i 145) tīrṇakāṅkṣe tīrṇavicikitse aparapratyaye anayaneye śāstuś śāsane dharmeṣu vaiśāradyaprāpte utthāyāsanād ekāṃśam uttarāsaṅgaṃ kṛtvā yena bhagavāṃs tenāñjaliṃ praṇamayya bhagavantam idam avocatām: abhikrānte āvāṃ, bhadanta, abhikrānte; ete āvāṃ bhagavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāvo, dharmaṃ ca bhikṣusaṅghaṃ ca; upāsike ca āvāṃ dhārayādyāgreṇa yāvajjīvaṃ prāṇopete śaraṇāgate abhiprasanne; tena hi bhadanta ihaiva bhaktakṛtyaṃ kriyatām; adhivāsayati bhagavān āyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikāyāḥ purāṇadvitīyāyāś ca tūṣṇīṃbhāvena; atha āyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikā purāṇadvitīyā ca bhagavatas tūṣṇīṃbhāvena adhivāsanāṃ viditvā bhagavantaṃ sukhopaniṣaṇṇaṃ śucipraṇītena khādanīyabhojanīyena svahastaṃ santarpayataḥ, saṃpravārayataḥ; anekaparyāyeṇa śucinā praṇītena khādanīyabhojanīyena svahastaṃ santarpya saṃpravārya bhagavantaṃ bhuktavantaṃ viditvā dhautahastam apanītapātraṃ nīcataram āsanaṃ gṛhītvā bhagavataḥ purastān niṣaṇṇe dharmaśravaṇāya; atha bhagavān āyuṣmato yaśaso mahallikāṃ purāṇadvitīyāṃ ca dharmyayā kathayā sandarśya samādāpya samuttejya saṃpraharṣya utthāyāsanāt prakrāntaḥ; yena svo vihāras tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya prajñapta evāsane niṣaṇṇaḥ bhikṣavaḥ saṃśayajātāḥ sarvasaṃśayacchettāraṃ buddhaṃ bhagavantaṃ pṛcchanti: kiṃ bhadanta āyuṣmatā yaśasā karma kṛtaṃ yasya karmaṇo vipākena antaḥpuramadhyagatasya svasminn

antaḥpure śmaśānasaṃjñā utpannā; sarvālaṅkāravibhūṣitena ca bhagavato 'ntike arhatvaṃ ca sākṣātkṛtam; yaśasā evaṃ bhikṣavaḥ karmāṇi kṛtāny upacitāni labdhasaṃbhārāṇi pariṇatapratyayāny oghavat pratyupasthitāny avaśyaṃbhāvīni; (a 395a) yaśasā karmāny upacitāni ko 'nyaḥ pratyanubhaviṣyati; na bhikṣavaḥ karmāṇi kṛtāny upacitāni bāhye pṛthivīdhātau vipacyante, nābdhātau, na tejodhātau, na vāyudhātau, api tu upātteṣv eva skandhadhātvāyataneṣu karmāṇi kṛtāni vipacyante, śubhāny aśubhāni ca na pranaśyanti karmāṇy api kalpaśatair api / sāmagrīṃ prāpya kālam ca phalanti khalu dehinām //

(sbv i 146)

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; yāvat paśyati taṃ mṛtakuṇapaṃ vilīnībhūtaṃ vyādhmātakaṃ ca; tasyaivāgrataḥ sphuṭitam; tena tatraiva vairāgyam utpāditam; tata ihāntaḥpure pratyayo dattaḥ kiṃ manyadhve bhikṣavaḥ? yo 'sau riṣir eṣa evāsau yaśāḥ kumāraḥ tena kālena tena samayena; yad anena tatra vairāgyam utpāditam tenaitarhi antaḥpuramadhyagatasya pratyayo dattaḥ; iti hi bhikṣavasḥ ekāntakṛṣṇānāṃ karmaṇām ekāntakṛṣṇo vipākaḥ; ekāntaśuklānām ekāntaśuklo vyatimiśrāṇāṃ vyatimiśraḥ; tasmāt tarhi bhikṣavaḥ ekāntakṛṣṇāni karmāṇi apāsya vyatimiśrāṇi ca ekāntaśukleṣv eva karmasv ābhogaḥ karaṇīyaḥ; ity evaṃ vo bhikṣavaḥ śikṣitavyam

yaśas's four brothers are converted and become arhats

aśrauṣur vārāṇasyāṃ dvitīya agrakulokaputras tṛtīyaś caturthaḥ pañcama agrakulikaputraḥ, pūrṇo, vimalo, gavāṃpatiḥ subāhuś ca: yaśā agrakulikaputraḥ keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ pravrajita iti; śrutvā ca punar eṣām etad abhavat: na batāvaro buddho bhaviṣyati, nāvaraṃ dharmākhyānam; yatredānīṃ yaśā agrakulikaputras tāvat taruṇaḥ tāvat sukhaiṣī keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ pravrajitaḥ; yannu (sbv i 147) vayam api keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ pravrajemeti; atha dvitīyo 'grakulikaputras tṛtīyaś caturthaḥ pañcamo 'grakulikaputraḥ pūrṇo, vimalo, gavāṃpatis, subāhur, vārāṇasyāṃ niṣkramya yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntāḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte tasthuḥ; ekāntasthitā dvitīyo 'grakulikaputras tṛtīyaś caturthaḥ pañcamaḥ agrakulikaputraḥ pūrṇo, vimalo, gavāṃpatis, subāhur, bhagavantam idam avocan: labhemahi vayaṃ bhadanta svākhyāte dharmavinaye pravrajyām upasaṃpadaṃ bhikṣubhāvam; carema vayaṃ bhagavato 'ntike brahmacaryam; labdhavantas ta āyuṣmantaḥ svākhyāte dharmavinaye pravrajyāṃ upasaṃpadaṃ bhikṣubhāvam; evaṃ pravrajitā ekākino vyapakṛṣṭā apramattā ātāpinaḥ prahitātmāno vyahārṣuḥ; ekākino vyapakṛṣṭā apramattā ātāpinaḥ prahitātmāno viharanto yadarthaṃ kulaputrāḥ keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva (a 395b) śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ pravrajanti tad anuttaraṃ brahmacaryaparyavasānam dṛṣṭa eva dharme svayam abhijñayā sākṣātkṛtvā upasaṃpadya pravedayante: kṣīnā no jātir, uṣitaṃ brahmacaryaṃ, kṛtaṃ karaṇīyaṃ, nāparam asmād bhavaṃ prajānīma iti ājñātavanta āyuṣmanto 'rhanto babhūvuḥ suvimuktacittāḥ; tena khalu samayena daśa loke 'rhanto, bhagavān ekādaśamaḥ

the conversion of fifty young men

aśrauṣur vārāṇasyāṃ pañcāśad utsadotsadā grāmikadārakāḥ, prathamo 'grakulikaputro, dvitīyas, tṛtīyaś caturthaḥ, pañcamo 'grakulikaputro, yaśāḥ, pūrṇo, vimalo, gavāṃpatiḥ, subāhuḥ keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ pravrajitā iti; śrutvā ca punar eṣām etad abhavat: na batāvaro buddho bhasviṣyati; nāvaraṃ dharmākhyānam; yatredānīṃ prathamo 'grakulikaputro, dvitīyo yāvat purṇo vimalo gavāṃpatiḥ subāhur tāvat taruṇās tāvat sukhaiṣiṇaḥ keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ (sbv i 148) pravrajitāḥ; yannu vayam api keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣayāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ pravrajemeti; atha pañcāśad utsadotsadā grāmikadārakā vārāṇasyāṃ niṣkramya yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntāḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte tasthuḥ; ekāntasthitāḥ pañcāśad utsadotsadā grāmikadārakā bhagavantam idam avocan: labhemahi vayaṃ svākhyāte dharmavinaye pravrajyāṃ upasaṃpadaṃ bhikṣubhāvam; carema vayaṃ bhagavato 'ntike brahmacaryam; labdhavantas ta āyuṣmantas svākhyāte dharmavinaye pravrajyāṃ upasaṃpadaṃ bhikṣubhāvam; evaṃpravrajitās te āyuṣmanta ekakino vyapakṛṣṭāḥ apramattā ātāpinaḥ prahitātmāno vyahārṣuḥ; ekākino vyapakṛṣṭā apramattā ātāpinaḥ prahitātmano viharanto yadarthaṃ kulaputrāḥ keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣayāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ pravrajanti tad anuttaraṃ brahmacaryaparyavasānaṃ dṛṣṭa eva dharme svayam abhijñayā sākṣātkṛtvā upasaṃpadya pravedayante; kṣīṇā no jātir, uṣitaṃ brahmacaryaṃ, kṛtaṃ karaṇīyaṃ, nāparam asmād bhavaṃ prajānīma iti ājñātavanta āyuṣmanto 'rhanto babhūvuḥ suvimuktacittāḥ; tena khalu samayena ṣaṣṭir loke arhanto bhagavān ekaṣaṣṭitamaḥ iti

the buddha goes to the village urubilvā

tatra bhagavān vārāṇasyāṃ viharati ṛṣivadane mṛgadāve; tatra bhagavān bhikṣūn āmantrayate sma: mukto 'haṃ, bhikṣavaḥ, sarvapāśebhyo ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ; yūyam api bhikṣavo muktāḥ sarvapāśebhyo ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ; tato bhikṣavaś cārikāṃ prakramiśyāmo bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāyai arthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanuṣyāṇām; mā ca vo dvāv ekena gamiṣyatha; aham api yenorubilvāsenāyanīgrāmakas tena cārikāṃ prakramiṣyāmi; atha mārasya (a 396a) pāpīyasa etad abhavat; ayaṃ śramaṇo gautamo vārāṇasyāṃ viharati ṛṣivadane mṛgadāve; evaṃ śrāvakān dharmaṃ deśayati: mukto 'haṃ bhikṣavaḥ sarvapāśebhyo ye ca divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ; yūyam api bhikṣavo muktās sarvapāśebhyo ye ca divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ; yāvad aham api yenorubilvāsenāyanīgrāmakas tena cārikāṃ prakramiṣyāmīti; yanv aham asyopasaṅkrameyaṃ yaduta vyākṣepakarmaṇi; atha māraḥ (sbv i 149) pāpīyān māṇavakavarṇam ātmānam abhinirmāya yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavato 'ntike tiṣṭhan gāthāṃ bhāṣate: amukto muktasaṃjñī san kiṃ mukto 'smīti manyase / mahābandhanabaddho 'si na me śramaṇa mokṣyase //

atha bhagavata etad abhavat: māro batāyaṃ pāpīyān upasaṅkrānto yaduta vyākṣepakarmaṇi; iti viditvā gāthāṃ bhāṣate: mukto 'ham sarvapāśebhyo ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ / evaṃ jānīhi pāpīyan nihatas tvam ihāntaka //

atha mārasya pāpīyasa etad abhavat: jānāti me śramaṇo gautamaś cetasā cittam; iti viditvā duḥkhī durmanā vipratīsārī tatraiva antarhitaḥ; tatra bhagavān bhikṣūn āmantrayate sma: mukto 'haṃ bhikṣavaḥ sarvapāśebhyo ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ; yūyam api bhikṣavo muktāḥ sarvapāśebhyo ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ; carata bhikṣavaś cārikāṃ bahujanahitāya pūrvavad yāvad aham api yenorubilvāsenāyanīgrāmakas tena cārikāṃ prakramiṣyāmi; evaṃ bhadanta iti bhikṣavo bhagavataḥ pratiśrutya janapadacārikāṃ prakrāntāḥ atha bhagavāv yathābhiramyaṃ vihṛtya yenorubilvāsenāyanīgrāmakas tena cārikāṃ prakrānto 'nupūrveṇa cārikāṃ caran senāyanīgrāmakam anuprāptaḥ; atha bhagavān yena kārpāsavanaṣaṇḍaḥ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya anyatarad vṛkṣamūlaṃ niśritya niṣaṇṇo divāvihārāya

sixty gentlemen become lay-disciples

tena khalu samayena ṣaṣṭir bhadravargīyāḥ pūgāḥ bahiḥ senāyanīgrāmakasya divādivase strīmayena tūryeṇa krīḍanti ramante paricārayanti; teṣāṃ krīḍatāṃ ramamāṇānāṃ paricārayatām anyatarā strī samayaṃ virāgya niṣpalāyitā; atha ṣaṣṭir bhadravargīyāḥ pūgāḥ tāṃ striyaṃ samanveṣamāṇā yena kārpāsavanaṣaṇḍas tenopasaṅkrāntāḥ; upasaṅkramya adrākṣuḥ ṣaṣṭir bhadravargīyāḥ pūgā bhagavantam anyatarad vṛkṣamūlaṃ niśrityā niṣaṇṇaṃ prāsādikaṃ prasādanīyam śāntendriyaṃ śāntamānasaṃ parameṇa cittadamavyupaśamena samanvāgataṃ (sbv i 150) suvarṇayūpam iva śriyā jvalantam; dṛṣṭvā ca punar yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntāḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavantam idam avocan: kaccid bhagavān striyam adrākṣīt; <kiṃ punar vaḥ kumārakās tayā striyā?> iha vayaṃ bhadanta ṣaṣṭir bhadravargīyāḥ pūgāḥ bahiḥ senāyanīgrāmasya divādivase strīmayena tūryeṇa krīḍāmo ramāmo paricārayāmaḥ; teṣām asmākaṃ krīḍatāṃ ramamāṇānāṃ paricārayatām anyatamā <strī samayaṃ virāgya niṣpalāyitā; te> vayam tāṃ striyaṃ samanveṣāmahe; kiṃ manyadhve kumārakāḥ? kiṃ varaṃ yo vā striyaṃ samanveṣāte, yo vā ātmānam? kim asmākaṃ bhadanta strī (a 396b) kariṣyati; idam evāsmākaṃ varaṃ yad vayam ātmānaṃ samanveṣemahi; tena hi kumārakā niṣīdantu; dharmaṃ vo deśayiṣyāmi; atha ṣaṣṭir bhadravargīyāḥ pūgāḥ bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte niṣaṇṇāḥ; ekāntaniṣaṇṇān ṣaṣṭiṃ bhadravargīyān pūgān bhagavān dharmyayā kathayā sandarśayati samādāpayati samuttejayati saṃpraharṣayati; yāsau <buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ dharmyā kathā; tadyathā> dānakathā śīlakathā

svargakathā kāmānām āsvādādīnavasaṅkleśavyavadānanaiṣkramyapraviveka anuśaṃsavyavadānapakṣyān dharmān vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; yadā caitān bhagavān adrākṣīd dhṛṣṭacittān muditacittān kalyacittān vinivaraṇacittān bhavyān pratibalān sāmutkarṣikīṃ dharmadeśanām ājñātuṃ, tadā yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ sāmutkarṣikī dharmadeśanā tadyathā duḥkhaḥ samudayo nirodho mārgaś catvāry āryasatyāni vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; tadyathā śuddhaṃ vastram apagatakālakaṃ rañjanopagaṃ raṅge prakṣiptaṃ samyag eva raṅgaṃ pratigṛhṇāti; evam eva ṣaṣṭir bhadravargīyāḥ pugāḥ eṣv evāsaneṣu niṣaṇṇāś catvāry āryasatyāny abhisamayanti; tadyathā duḥkhaṃ samudayaṃ nirodhaṃ mārgam; atha ṣaṣṭir bhadravargīgāḥ pūgāḥ dṛṣṭadharmāṇaḥ prāptadharmāṇo viditadharmāṇaḥ paryavagāḍhadharmāṇas tīrṇakāṅkṣā tīrṇavicikitsā aparapratyayā (sbv i 151) ananyaneyā śāstuś śāsane dharmeṣu vaiśāradyaprāptā utthāyāsanebhya ekāṃsam uttarāsaṅgaṃ kṛtvā yena bhagavāṃs tena añjaliṃ praṇamayya bhagavantam idam avocan: abhikrāntā vayaṃ bhadantābhikrāntāḥ; ete vayaṃ bhagavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmo dharmaṃ ca bhikṣusaṅghaṃ ca; upāsakāṃś ca asmān dhārayādyāgreṇa yāvajjīvaṃ prāṇopetān śaraṇāgatān abhiprasannān; atha ṣaṣṭir bhadravargīyāḥ pūgā bhagavato bhāṣitam abhinandya anumodya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā bhagavato 'ntikāt prakrāntāh

conversion of the brahmin deva

tena khalu samayena kapilavastuni devo nāma brāhmaṇaḥ prativasaty āḍhyo mahādhano mahābhogo bhagavataḥ purāṇo gṛhapatis sakhā: asau pareṇa samayena jñātikṣayaṃ <dhanakṣayam ṛddhikṣayaṃ gataḥ; yadā bhagavatā> ṣaṭtriṃśadbhūtakoṭiparivāraṃ māraṃ vidrāvya anuttaraṃ jñānam adhigataṃ, tadā devo brāhmaṇaḥ patnyā sārdhaṃ senāyanīgrāmakam anuprāptaḥ; devena brāhmaṇena śrutaṃ bhagavatā anuttaraṃ jñānam adhigatam; śrutvā ca tasyaitad abhavat: kathaṃ punar ahaṃ bhagavantaṃ piṇḍakena pratipādayeyam iti; sa patnīm āmantrayate: bhadre bhagavatā anuttaram jñānam adhigatam; sa ca bhagavāṃś cakravartikule jātaḥ; sa idānīṃ senāyanīgrāmakaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ <carati> ............................................................ sā kathayati: (a 397a) āryaputra tathā bhavatu; devena brāhmaṇasakāśe patnībandhakaṃ sthāpayitvā pañcakārṣāpaṇa ..................................................... devena brāhmaṇena gṛhapatisakāśād alaṅkāraṃ yācitvā patnyā anupradattaḥ; atha devo brāhmaṇaḥ sapatnīkaḥ suciṃ praṇītaṃ khādanīyabhojanīyaṃ samudānīya yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṃkrāntaḥ; upasaṃkramya bhagavantam idam avocat; adhivāsayatu me bhagavān śvo 'ntargṛhe bhaktena; adhivāsayati bhagavān devasya brāhmaṇasya tūṣṇīṃbhāvena; atha bhagavān yena devasya brāhmaṇasya niveṣanaṃ (sbv i 152) tenopasaṃkrāntaḥ; upasaṃkramya prajñapta evāsane nyaṣīdat; atha devo brāhmaṇaḥ sukhopaniṣaṇṇaṃ bhagavantaṃ viditvā sapatnī kaḥ śucinā praṇītena khādanīyabhojanīyena svahastaṃ tarpayataḥ saṃpravārayataḥ; anekaparyāyeṇa śucinā praṇītena

khādanīyabhojanīyena svahastaṃ saṃtarpayitvā saṃpravārayitvā bhagavantaṃ bhuktavantaṃ viditvā dhautahastaṃ apanītapātraṃ nīcataram āsanaṃ gṛhītvā bhagavataḥ purastān niṣaṇṇau dharmaśravaṇāya; atha bhagavān devasya brāhmanasya daksiṇādeśanāṃ kṛtvā prakrāntaḥ iti; devo brāhmaṇas tac chrutvā duḥkhī durmanāḥ saṃvṛttaḥ; aṭavīṃ saṃprasthitaḥ kuto 'ham alaṅkāraṃ dāsyāmīti; nānyatrātmānam ..................................................... tadā paśyati tam alaṅkāram; sa taṃ gṛhītvā gṛham āgataḥ; deva paśyāmīti <patnī> duḥkhadaurmanasyāhatā gṛhaṃ viśodhayati suvarṇakalaśaṃ dīptimantaṃ paśyati yathāpitad buddhasya buddhānubhāvena devatānāṃ ca devatānubhāvena; devas tāṃ pṛcchati: bhadre kim etad? iti; sā kathayati: āryaputra mayā suvarṇakalaśo dṛṣṭaḥ; so 'pi kathayati: bhadre, mayāpi so 'laṃkāro dṛṣṭaḥ; tāv atyarthaṃ bhagavati prasādajātau tathā cābhiprasannau; tato bhagavatā tādṛśī caturāyasatyasaṃprativedhikī dharmedeśanā kṛtā; yathā devena brāhmaṇena sapatnīkena viṃśatiśikharasamudgataṃ dṛṣṭiśailaṃ jñānavajreṇa bhitvā śrotraāpattiphalaṃ sākṣātkṛtam

conversion of nandā and nandabalā

atha bhagavāṃs tasyā eva rātryā atyayāt pūrvāhṇe nivāsya pātracīvaram ādāya senāyanīgrāmakaṃ piṇḍāya prāvikṣat; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: kasya nv ahaṃ senāyanīgrāmake tatprathamato dharmaṃ deśayeyam; atha bhagavata etad abhavat: yanv ahaṃ nandāyāś ca nandabalāyāś ca (a 397b) grāmikaduhitroḥ tatprathamato dharmaṃ deśayeyaṃ, ye māṃ duḥkhaprahāṇayogam anuyuktaṃ viharantaṃ satkṛtyopasthatuḥ premnā ca gauraveṇa ca; atha bhagavān yena nandāyāś ca nandabalāyāś ca grāmikaduhitror niveśanaṃ tenopasaṃkrantaḥ; adrāṣṭāṃ ca nandā ca nandabalā ca grāmikaduhitarau (sbv i 153) bhagavantaṃ dūrata eva; dṛṣṭvā ca punar bhagavato 'rthāyāsanaṃ prajñapayataḥ evaṃ cāhatuḥ: niṣīdatu bhagavān prajnāpta evāsane; nyaṣīdad bhagavān prajñāpta evāsane; atha nandā ca nandabalā ca grāmikaduhitarau bhagavatpādau śirasā vanditvaikānte niṣaṇṇe; ekāntaniṣaṇṇe nandāṃ ca nandabalāṃ ca grāmikaduhitarau bhagavān dharmyayā kathayā saṃdarśayati samādāpayati samuttejayati saṃpraharṣayati yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ pūrvakālakaraṇīyā dharmī kathā tadyathā dānakathā śīlakathā svargakathā kāmānām āsvādādīnavasaṃkleśavyavadānanaiṣkramyapraviveke anuśaṃsavyavadānapakṣyān dharmān vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; yadaite bhagavān adrākṣīd dhṛṣṭacitte kalyacitte muditacitte vinivaraṇacitte bhavye pratibale sāmutkarṣikīṃ dharmadeśanām ājñātuṃ tadā yāsau buddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ sāmutkarṣikī dharmadeśanā tadyathā duḥkhaṃ samudayo nirodho mārgaś catvāry āryasatyāni vistareṇa saṃprakāśayati; tadyathā śuddhaṃ vastram apagatakālakaṃ

rañjanopagaṃ raṅge prakṣiptaṃ samyag eva raṅgaṃ pratigṛhṇāti, evam eva nandā ca nandabalā ca tasminn evāsane niṣaṇṇe catvary āryasatyāni abhisamayatas tadyathā duḥkhaṃ samudayaṃ nirodhaṃ mārgam; atha nandā ca nandabalā ca grāmikaduhitarau dṛṣṭadharme prāptadharme paryavagādhadharme tīrṇakāṃkṣe tīrṇavicikitse 'parapratyaye 'nanyaneye śāstuḥ śāsane dharmeṣu vaiśāradyaprāpte; utthāyāsanād ekāṃśam uttarāsaṅgaṃ kṛtvā yena bhagavāṃs tenāñjaliṃ praṇamya bhagavantam idam avocatām: abhikrānte āvāṃ bhadantābhikrānte; ete āvāṃ bhagavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāvo dharmaṃ ca bhikṣusaṅghaṃ ca; upāsike cāvāṃ dhārayādyāgreṇa yāvajjīvaṃ prāṇopete śaraṇagate 'bhiprasanne; atha nandā ca nandabalā ca grāmikaduhitarau bhagavantam idam avocatām; tena hi bhadanta ihaiva bhaktakṛtyaṃ kriyatām; adhivāsayati bhagavān nandāyāś ca nandabalāyāś ca grāmikaduhitroḥ tūṣnīṃbhāvena; atha nandā ca nandabalā ca grāmikaduhitarau bhagavatas tūṣṇīmbhāvenādhivāsanāṃ viditvā sukhopaniṣaṇṇaṃ bhagavantaṃ viditvā śucinā praṇītena khādanīyabhojanīyena svahastaṃ saṃtarpayataḥ saṃpravārayataḥ; śucinā praṇītena khādanīyabhojanīyena svahastaṃ saṃtarpayitvā saṃpravārayitvā bhagavantaṃ bhuktavantaṃ viditvā dhautahastaṃ apanītapātraṃ nīcatarakam āsanaṃ gṛhītvā bhagavataḥ pūrato niṣaṇṇe dharmaśravaṇāya (sbv i 154)

[the ff. of the manuscript between 398 and 405 are missing. some fragments in sanskrit concerning this portion of the saṅghabhedavastu have been edited and restored with the aid of the tibetan translation by prof. ernst waldschmidt, catuṣpariṣatsūtra, ed. cit, vol. lll, vorgang 23, 18-27 c 3 (pp. 235-337)]. the portion restored by prof. ernst waldschmidt has been reproduced below as the appendix ll]

biṃbisāra's visit to the buddha

<tā devatā punar avocan: mahārāja na te pāpaṃ karma kṛtam; api tu> (a 406a) yaiḥ sārdhaṃ tvayā sāmavāyikāni karmāṇi kṛtāni teṣāṃ ye kecit sannipatitāḥ kecid adyatvepi janapadair amuṣmin karmāntān kārayantas tiṣṭhanto tān śabdayeti; rājñā taddeśanivāsino janakāyās sarve āhūtāḥ; tato rājā biṃbisāro dvādaśabhī rathasahasrair aṣṭādaśabhiś ca peṭakāśvasahasrair anekaiś ca māgadhakair brāhmaṇagṛhapatiśatasahasraiḥ sārdhaṃ rājagṛhān niryāti bhagavato 'ntikaṃ bhagavantaṃ darśanāyopasaṅkramituṃ paryupāsanāyai; tasya yāvatī yānasya bhūmis tāvad yānena gatvā yānād avatīrya padbhyām evārāmaṃ prāvikṣat; yad antarā rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāro bhagavantam adrākṣīt tadantarāt pañcakakudāny apanīya uṣṇīṣaṃ, chatraṃ, khaḍgaṃ, maṇibālavyajanaṃ citre copānahau yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya ekāṃsam uttarāsaṅgaṃ kṛtvā yena bhagavāṃs tena añjaliṃ praṇamayya trir ātmano nāmadheyam anuśrāvayati: rājāham asmi bhadanta māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ; rājāham asmi bhadanta māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ; evam etan mahārāja, evam etat; rājā tvaṃ mahārāja māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ; rājā tvaṃ mahārāja māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ; niṣīda tvaṃ mahārāja yathāsvake āsane; atha rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāro bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte niṣaṇṇaḥ; eke māgadhakā brāhmaṇagṛhapatayo bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte niṣaṇṇāḥ; eke bhagavatā sārdhaṃ saṃmukhaṃ saṃmodanīṃ saṃrañjanīṃ vividhāṃ kathāṃ (sbv i 155) vyatisārya ekānte niṣaṇṇāḥ; eke yena bhagavāṃs tenāñjaliṃ praṇamayya ekānte niṣaṇṇāḥ; eke bhagavantaṃ dūrād eva dṛṣṭvā tuṣṇīm ekānte niṣaṇṇāḥ

urubilvākāśyapa and the buddha confront

tena khalu samayena āyuṣmān urubilvākāśyapas tasyām eva parṣadi sanniṣaṇṇaḥ sannipatitaḥ; atha māgadhakānāṃ brāhmaṇagṛhapatīnām etad abhavat: kiṃ nu mahāśramaṇa urubilvākāśyapasya jaṭilasyāntike brahmacaryaṃ caraty āhosvid urubilvākāśyapa eva jaṭilo mahāśramaṇasyāntike brahmacaryaṃ carati? atha bhagavān māgadhakānāṃ brāhmaṇagṛhapatīnāṃ cetasā cittam ājñāya āyuṣmantam urubilvākāśyapaṃ gāthābhir gītena praśnaṃ pṛcchati sma: dṛṣṭveha kiṃ tvam urubilvavāsin agnīn ahāsīr vratam eva cārṣam / ācakṣva me kāśyapa etam arthaṃ kathaṃ prahīṇaṃ hi tavāgnihotram //

annāni pānāni tathā rasāṃś ca kāmān striyaś caiva vacanti haike / tāvan malān upadhau saṃprapaśyan tasmān na iṣṭe na hute rato 'ham //

na te 'tra kāmeṣu mano rataṃ ced anneṣu pāneṣu tathā raseṣu / kathaṃ nu te devamanuṣyaloke rataṃ manaḥ kāśyapa brūhi pṛṣṭaḥ //

dṛṣṭvā padaṃ nirupadhi śāntam agryaṃ ākiñcanyaṃ sarvabhāveṣv asaktam / ananyathībhāvam ananyaneyaṃ tasmān na iṣṭe na hute rato 'ham //

yajñair vratair agnibhiś cāpi mokṣaḥ ity apy abhūn me manaso vitarkaḥ / andho 'smi jātimaraṇānusārī (sbv i 156) anīkṣmāno 'cyutam uttamaṃ padam //(a 406b) paśyāmīdānīṃ tad asaṃskṛtaṃ padaṃ sudeśitaṃ nāgavareṇa tāyinā / mahājanārthāya munir vināyakas tvam udgato gautama satyavikramaḥ //

bhagavān āha svāgataṃ te vyavasitaṃ naitad duścintitaṃ tvayā / pravibhakteṣu dharmeṣu yac chreṣṭhaṃ tad upāgama //

saṃvejaya kāśyapa parṣadam iti /

the twin miracle of urubilvākāśyapa

atha āyuṣmān urubilvākāśyapo bhagavatā kṛtāvakāśas takrūpaṃ samādhiṃ samāpanno, yathā <svasminn āsane 'ntarhitaḥ> samāhite citte pūrvasyāṃ diśi samabhyudgamya caturvidham īryāpathaṃ kalpayati; tadyathā, caṅkrāmyate, niṣīdati, tiṣṭhati śayyāṃ kalpayati; tejodhātum api samāpadyate; tejodhātusamāpannasya āyuṣmata urubilvākāśyapasya vividhāny arcīṃṣi kāyān niścaranti; tadyathā nīlāni, pītāni, lohitāny, avadātāni, māñjiṣṭhāni, sphaṭikavarṇāni; yamakāny api prātihāryāṇi vidarśayati; adhaḥkāyaḥ prajvalati; uparimāt kāyāc chītalā vāridhārā syandate; uparimaḥ kāyaḥ prajvalati; adhaḥkāyāc chītalā vāridhārā syandate; yathā pūrvasyāṃ diśy evaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ, paścimāyām, uttarasyāṃ diśi; iti caturdiśaṃ caturvidham ṛddhiprātihāryaṃ vidarśya tān ṛddhyabhisaṃskārān pratiprasrabhya yena bhagavāṃs tena añjaliṃ praṇamayya bhagavantam idam avocat; śāstā me bhagavān śrāvako 'haṃ bhagavataḥ; śastā me bhagavān śrāvako 'haṃ bhagavataḥ; evam etat kāśyapa, <evam etat kāśyapa>, śrāvakas tvaṃ mama śāstā te 'haṃ kāśyapa; śrāvakas tvaṃ mama; niṣīda tvaṃ (sbv i 157) kāśyapa yathāsvake āsane; athāyuṣmān urubilvākāśyapo bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte niṣaṇṇaḥ; atha māgadhakānāṃ brāhmaṇagṛhapatīnām etad abhavat: na haiva mahāśramaṇa urubilvākāśyapasya jaṭilasyāntike brahmacaryaṃ carati; api tu urubilvākāśyapa eva jaṭilo mahāśramaṇasyāntike brahmacaryaṃ caratīti

the sermon of the buddha on the production and passing away by dependence

tatra bhagavān rājānaṃ māgadhaṃ śreṇyaṃ bimbisāram āmantrayate: rūpaṃ mahārāja utpadyate 'pi; vyayate 'pi; tasyotpādo 'pi veditavyaḥ, vyayo 'pi; vedanā saṃjñā saṃskārā vijñānaṃ mahārāja utpadyate 'pi; vyayate 'pi; tasyotpādo 'pi veditvyaḥ, vyayo 'pi; rūpasya mahārāja kulaputra utpādavyayadharmatāṃ viditvā tad rūpaṃ parijānāti; vedanāyāḥ saṃjñāyāḥ saṃskārāṇāṃ vijñānasya mahārāja kulaputra utpādavyayadharmatāṃ viditvā tad vijñānaṃ parijānāti; rūpaṃ mahārāja (a 407a) kulaputra parijānan nopaiti, nopādatte, nādhitiṣṭhati, nābhiniviśati ātmā me iti; vedanāṃ saṃjñāṃ saṃskārān vijñānaṃ mahārāja kulaputra parijānan nopaiti, nopādatte, nādhitiṣṭhati, nābhiniviśati ātmā me iti; rūpaṃ mahārāja kulaputra anupāyantam anupādadānam anadhitiṣṭhantam anabhiniviśantam anātmamamāyamānam aprameyam asaṅkhyeyaṃ nirvṛtam iti vadāmi; vedanā saṃjñā saṃskārān vijñānaṃ mahārāja kulaputra anupāyantam anupādadānam anadhitiṣṭhantam anabhiniviśamānam anātmamamāyamānam aprameyam asaṅkhyeyaṃ nirvṛtam iti vadāmi; atha māgadhakānāṃ brāhmaṇagṛhapatīnām etad abhavat: sati khalu rūpam anātmā, vedanā saṃjñā saṃskārā vijñānam anātmā; atha ko nv asau bhaviṣyaty ātmā vā satvo jīvo vā jantur vā poṣo vā pudgalo vā manujo vā mānavo vā kartā vā kārako vā janako vā saṃjanako vā utthāpako vā samutthāpako (sbv i 158) vā vadako vā vedako vā <pratisaṃvedako vā>, yo na jantur nābhūn, na bhaviṣyati; nāpy etarhi vidyate; yas tatra kṛtākṛtānāṃ kalyāṇapāpakānāṃ karmaṇāṃ vipākaṃ pratisaṃvedayate; ya imāṃś ca skandhān nikṣipaty anyāṃś ca skandhān pratisaṃdadhāti

the sermon of the buddha on the unreality of the self

atha bhagavān māgadhakānāṃ brāhmaṇagṛhapatīnāṃ cetasā cittam ājñāya bhikṣūn āmantrayate sma; ātmā ātmeti bhikṣavo bālo 'śrutavān pṛthagjanaḥ prajñaptim anupatito na cātrāsty ātmā nātmīyaṃ vā; duḥkham idaṃ bhikṣavaḥ utpadyamānam utpadyate; duḥkham idam niruddhyamānaṃ niruddhyate; saṃskārā utpadyamānā utpadyante; niruddhyamānā niruddhyante; tān hetūṃs tān pratyayān pratītya satvānāṃ saṃskārasantatiḥ pravartate; saṃskārasantatipratisandhiṃ khalu bhikṣavas tathāgato viditvā satvānāṃ cyutyupapādaṃ prajñāpayati; paśyāmy ahaṃ bhikṣavo divyena cakṣuṣā viśuddhenātikrāntamānuṣeṇa satvān; paśyāmi cyavamānān apy upapadyamānān api suvarṇān api, durvarṇān api, hīnān api, praṇītān api, sugatim api gacchato, durgatim api gacchataḥ; yathākarmopagān satvān yathābhūtān prajānāmi; amī bhavantaḥ satvāḥ kāyaduścaritena samanvāgatā vāṅmanoduścaritena samanvāgatā āryāṇām apavādakāḥ, mithyādṛṣṭayaḥ mithyādṛṣṭikarmadharmasamādānahetos taddhetutatpratyayaṃ kāyasya bhedāt paraṃ maraṇād apāyadurgativinipātaṃ narakeṣūpapadyante; amī vā punar bhavantaḥ satvāḥ kāyasucaritena (a 407b) samanvāgatā vāṅmanassucaritena samanvāgatā āryāṇām anapavādakāḥ samyagdṛṣṭayaḥ samyagdṛṣṭikarmadharmasamādānahetos taddhetutatpratyayaṃ kāyasya bhedāt sugatau svargaloke deveṣūpapadyante; evaṃ cāhaṃ bhikṣavo jānāmy evaṃ paśyāmi; na cāham evaṃ vadāmy ayaṃ me ātmā vā satvo vā jīvo vā jantur vā poṣo vā pudgalo vā manujo vā mānavo vā kartā vā kārako vā janako vā saṃjanako vā utthāpako vā samutthāpako vā vadako vā vedako vā

pratisaṃvedako vā, yo na jantur nābhūn na bhaviṣyati, nāpy etarhi vidyate; yas tatra kṛtākṛtānāṃ kalyāṇāpāpakānāṃ karmaṇāṃ vipākaṃ pratisaṃvedayate; imāṃś ca skandhān nikṣipaty anyāṃś ca skandhān pratisandadhāti, nānyatra dharmasaṅketāt; tatrāyaṃ dharmasaṅketo yadutāsmin satīdaṃ bhavati; (sbv i 159) asyotpādād idam utpadyate; yadutāvidyāpratyayāḥ saṃskārāḥ; saṃskārapratyayaṃ vijñānam; vijñānapratyayaṃ nāmarūpam; nāmarūpapratyayaṃ ṣaḍāyatanam; ṣaḍāyatanapratyayaḥ sparśaḥ; sparśapratyayā vedanā; vedanāpratyayā tṛṣṇā; tṛṣṇāpratyayam upādānam; upādānapratyayo bhavaḥ; bhavapratyayā jātiḥ; jātipratyayā jarāmaraṇaśokaparidevaduḥkhadaurmanasyopāyāsāḥ saṃbhavanti; evam asya kevalasya mahato duḥkhaskandhasya samudayo bhavati; yadutāsmin satīdaṃ bhavati; asya nirodhād idaṃ niruddhyate; yadutāvidyānirodhāt saṃskāranirodhaḥ; saṃskāranirodhād vijñānanirodhaḥ; vijñānanirodhān nāmarūpanirodhaḥ; nāmarūpanirodhāt ṣaḍāyatananirodhaḥ; ṣaḍāyatananirodhāt sparśanirodhaḥ; sparśanirodhād vedanānirodhaḥ; vedanārirodhāt tṛṣṇānirodhaḥ; tṛṣṇānirodhād upādānanirodhaḥ; upādānanirodhād bhavanirodhaḥ; bhavanirodhāj jātinirodhaḥ; jātinirodhāj jarāmaraṇaśokaparidevaduḥkhadaurmanasyopāyāsā niruddhyante; evam asya kevalasya mahato duḥkhaskandhasya nirodho bhavati; iti hi bhikṣavo duḥkhāḥ saṃskārāḥ; śāntaṃ nirvāṇām; hetusamudayād duḥkhasamudayaḥ; hetunirodhād duḥkhanirodhaḥ; chinnaṃ vartma na pravartate; apratisandhi niruddhyate; eṣa evānto duḥkhasya; tatra bhikṣavaḥ kaḥ parinirvṛto nānyatra duḥkhaṃ, tan

niruddhaṃ; tad vyupaśāntaṃ, (a 408a) tac chītībhūtam; śāntam idaṃ bhikṣavaḥ padaṃ yaduta sarvopadhipratiniḥsargaḥ, tṛṣṇākṣayo virāgo nirodho nirvāṇam

the conversion of bimbisāra

tatra bhagavān dvir api rājānaṃ māgadhaṃ śreṇyaṃ bimbisāram āmantrayate: kiṃ mayase mahārāja rūpaṃ nityaṃ vā anityaṃ vā? anityam idaṃ bhadanta; yat punar anityaṃ duḥkhaṃ vā tan na vā duḥkham? duḥkham idaṃ bhadanta; yat punar anityaṃ duḥkhaṃ vipariṇāmadharmi; api nu tac chrutavān āryaśrāvaka ātmata upagacched etan mama, eṣo 'ham asmi, eṣa me ātmeti? no bhadanta; kiṃ mahārāja vedanā saṃjñā saṃskārā vijñānaṃ nityaṃ vā anityaṃ vā? anityam idaṃ bhadanta; yat punar anityaṃ duḥkhaṃ vā tan na vā duḥkham; duḥkham idaṃ bhadanta; yat punar anityaṃ duḥkhaṃ vipariṇāmadharmi; api nu tacchrutavān āryaśrāvaka ātmata upagacched etan (sbv i 160) mama, eṣo 'ham asmi, eṣa me ātmeti? no bhadanta; tasmāt tarhi te mahārāja yat kiṃcid rūpam atītānāgatapratyutpannam ādhyātmikaṃ vā bāhyaṃ vā odārikaṃ vā sūkṣmaṃ vā hīnaṃ vā praṇītaṃ vā, yad vā dūre, yad vā antike, tat sarvaṃ naitan mama naiṣo 'ham asmi, naiṣa me ātmety evam etad yathābhūtaṃ samyakprajñayā draṣṭavyam; tasmāt tarhi mahārāja yā kācid vedanā saṃjñā saṃskārā yat kiṃcid vijñānam atītānāgatapratyutpannam ādhyātmikaṃ vā, bāhyaṃ vā, odārikaṃ vā, sūkṣmaṃ vā, hīnaṃ vā, praṇītaṃ vā, yad vā dūre, yad vā antike, tat sarvaṃ naitan mama, naiṣo 'ham asmi, naiṣa me ātmety evam etad yathābhūtaṃ samyakprajñayā draṣṭavyam; evaṃdarśī mahārāja śrutavān āryaśrāvakaḥ rūpād api nirvidyate; vedanāyāḥ saṃjñāyā saṃskārebhyo vijñānād api nirvidyate; nirviṇṇo virajyate; virakto vimucyate; vimuktasya vimuktam eva jñānadarśanaṃ bhavati; kṣīṇā me jātir, uṣitaṃ

brahmacaryam; kṛtaṃ karaṇīyaṃ, nāparam asmād bhavaṃ prajānāmīti asmin khalu dharmaparyāye bhāṣyamāṇe rājño māgadhasya śreṇyasya bimbisārasya virajo vigatamalaṃ dharmeṣu dharmacakṣur utpannam; aśiteś ca devatāsahasrāṇām, anekeṣāṃ ca brāhmaṇagṛhapatiśatasahasrāṇām; atha rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāro dṛṣṭadharmā prāptadharmā viditadharmā paryavagāḍhadharmā tīrṇakāṅkṣas tīrṇavicikitso 'parapratyayo 'nanyaneyaḥ śāstuś śāsane dharmeṣu vaiśāradyaprāpta utthāyāsanād ekāṃsam uttarāsaṅgaṃ kṛtvā yena bhagavāṃs tenāñjaliṃ praṇamayya bhagavantam idam avocat: abhikrānto 'haṃ bhadantābhikrāntaḥ; eṣo 'haṃ bhagavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi, dharmaṃ ca, bhikṣusaṅghaṃ ca; upāsakaṃ ca māṃ dhārayādyāgreṇa yāvajjīvaṃ prāṇopetaṃ śaraṇāgatam, abhiprasannam; āgacchatu bhagavān rājagṛham; ahaṃ (a 408b) bhagavantam upasthāsyami yāvajjīvaṃ cīvarapiṇḍapātaśayanāsanaglānapratyayabhaiṣajyapariṣkāraiḥ sārdhaṃ bhikṣusaṅgheneti; adhivāsayati bhagavān rājño māgadhasya śreṇyasya bimbisārasya tūṣṇīṃbhāvena; atha rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāro bhagavatas tūṣṇīṃbhāvena adhivāsanāṃ viditvā, bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā, bhagavato 'ntikāt prakrāntaḥ bhikṣavaḥ saṃśayajātāḥ sarvasaṃśayacchettāraṃ buddhaṃ bhagavantaṃ papracchuḥ: kiṃ bhadanta rājñā māgadhena śreṇyena bimbisāreṇa saparivāreṇa karma kṛtaṃ, yasya karmaṇo vipākena bhagavato 'ntike satyadarśanaṃ kṛtam iti; bhagavān āha: bimbisāreṇaiva (sbv i 161) bhikṣavo rājñā saparivāreṇa karmāṇi kṛtāny upacitāni labdhasaṃbhārāṇi pariṇatapratyayāny oghavat

pratyupasthitāny avaśyaṃbhāvīni; rājñā bimbisāreṇa saparivāreṇa karmāṇi kṛtāny upacitāni ko 'nyaḥ pratyanubhaviṣyati; na bhikṣavaḥ karmāṇi kṛtāny upacitāni bāhye pṛthivīdhātau vipacyante, nābdhātau, na tejodhātau, na vāyudhātau api tūpātteṣv eva skandhadhātvāyataneṣu karmāṇi kṛtāni vipacyante śubhāny aśubhāni ca na praṇaśyanti karmāṇy api kalpaśatair api /

sāmagrīṃ prāpya kālaṃ ca phalanti khalu dehinām //

the story of the king kṛki

bhūtapūrvaṃ bhikṣava atīte 'dhvani aranābhī nāma śāstā loka udapādi vidyācaraṇasaṃpannaḥ sugato lokavid anuttaraḥ puruṣadamayasārathiḥ śāstā devamanuṣyāṇāṃ buddho bhagavān; sa sakalaṃ buddhakāryaṃ kṛtvā nirupadhiśeṣe nirvāṇadhātau parinirvṛtaḥ; tasya mahājanakāyena śarīre śarīrapūjāṃ kṛtvā viviktāvakāśe pṛthivīpradeśe mahān stūpaḥ pratiṣṭhāpitaḥ; tena khalu samayena kṛkir nāma rājā cakravartī aṣṭādaśabhir bhaṭabalāgrakoṭibhir upari vihāyasā anusaṃyān tasya stūpasya samīpam anuprāptaḥ; buddhābhiprasannābhir devatābhis tasya cakraratnaṃ vidhāritam; kṛkī rājā saṃlakṣayati: yathaitac cakraratnam avasthitaṃ, māhaiva me puṇyaparikṣayaḥ syād iti; tasya devatābhir ārocitam: mahārāja na te puṇyaparikṣayaḥ; kintv aranābheḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya etasmin pradeśe stūpam; tenedaṃ cakraratnam avasthitam; na tasyopariṣṭād gacchatīti; tataḥ kṛkī rājā aṣṭādaśabhir bhaṭabalāgrakoṭibhiḥ sahāvatīrṇo yāvat paśyati stūpam asaṃmṛṣṭam; tena saparivāreṇa saṃmṛjya gandhair mālyair dhūpaiś cūrṇair vādyaiḥ pūjāṃ kṛtvā pādayor nipatya saparivāreṇa praṇidhānaṃ kṛtam: yan mayā evaṃvidhe sadbhūtadakṣinīye kārāḥ kṛtāḥ, anenāhaṃ kuśalamūlena evaṃvidhānām guṇānāṃ lābhī syām; evaṃvidham eva śāstāram ārāgayeyam, mā virāgayeyam iti; kiṃ manyadhve bhikṣavo yo 'sau tena kālena, tena (a 409a) samayena kṛkir nāma rājābhūc cakravartī saparivāra eṣa evāsau rājā bimbisāraḥ tena kālena tena samayena; yad anena aranābhes samyaksaṃbuddhasya (sbv i 162) stūpe saparivāreṇa pūjā kṛtā, tasya karmaṇo vipākena anekāni

kalpakoṭīniyutaśatasahasrāṇi divyamānuṣaṃ ca prativiśiṣṭaṃ sukham anubhūtam; yat praṇidhānaṃ kṛtam evaṃvidhānāṃ guṇānāṃ lābhī syām iti; tena mamāntike saparivāreṇa satyadarśanaṃ kṛtam; yat praṇidhānaṃ kṛtam evaṃvidham eva śāstāram ārāgayeyam, mā virāgayeyam iti; aham asmi bhikṣavo aranābhinā samyaksaṃbuddhena samasamaṃ samajavaḥ, samabalaḥ, samadhuraḥ, samasāmānyaprāptaḥ, śāstā ārāgito na virāgitaḥ; iti hi bhikṣava ekāntakṛṣṇānāṃ karmaṇām ekāntakṛṣṇo vipākaḥ, ekāntaśuklānām ekāntaśuklo, vyatimiśrāṇāṃ ca vyatimiśraḥ; tasmāt tarhi bhikṣava ekāntakṛṣṇāni karmāṇy apāsya vyatimiśrāṇi ca, ekāntaśukleṣv eva karmasv ābhogaḥ karaṇīyaḥ; ity evaṃ vo bhikṣavaḥ śikṣitavyaṃ bhikṣavaḥ saṃśayajātāḥ sarvasaṃśāyacchettāraṃ buddhaṃ bhagavantaṃ papracchuḥ: kiṃ bhadanta āyuṣmatā urubilvākāśyapena karma kṛtaṃ, yena pañcabhiḥ prātihāryaśatair vinītaḥ; nadīgayākāśyapau tu alpakṛcchreṇa vinītāv iti; bhagavān āha: ebhir eva bhikṣavaḥ karmāṇi kṛtāny upacitāni labdhasaṃbhārāṇi pūrvavad yāvat phalanti khalu dehināṃ

the story of the three sons of a gṛhapati

bhūtapūrvaṃ bhikṣavaḥ asminn eva bhadrake kalpe viṃśativarṣasahasrāyuṣi prayājāṃ kāśyapo nāma śāstā loka udapādi tathāgato 'rhan samyaksaṃbuddho vidyācaraṇasaṃpannaḥ sugato lokavid anuttaraḥ puruṣadamyasārathiḥ śāstā devamanuṣyāṇāṃ buddho bhagavān; sa vārāṇasīnagarīm upaniśritya viharati ṛṣivadane mṛgadāve; sa sakalaṃ buddhakāryaṃ kṛtvā indhanakṣayād ivāgnir nirupadhiśeṣe nirvāṇadhātau parinirvṛtaḥ; tasya kṛkinā rājñā sarvagandhakāṣṭhaiś citāṃ citvā śarīraṃ dhyāpitam; sā citā kṣīreṇa nirvāpitā; tāny asthīni catūratnamaye kumbhe prakṣipya viviktāvakāśe pṛthivīpradeśe śārīraḥ stūpaḥ pratiṣṭhāpitaḥ, yojanam ucchrāyeṇa ardhayojanaṃ vistāreṇa; tena khalu samayena vārāṇasyām anyatamo gṛhapatir āḍhyo mahādhano mahābhogo vistīrṇaviśālaparigraho vaiśravaṇadhanasamudito vaiśravaṇadhanapratispardhī; tena sadṛśāt kulāt kalatram ānītam; sa (sbv i 163) tayā sārdhām krīḍati ramate paricārayati; tasya krīḍato ramamāṇasya paricārayataḥ kramaśaḥ trayaḥ putrā jātāḥ; yāvad asau gṛhapatir glānyaṃ patitaḥ; sa upasthīyate mūlagandhapatrapuṣpaphalabhaiṣajyaiḥ; na cāsau vyādhir upaśamaṃ gacchati; sa kāladharmaṇā saṃyuktaḥ; tatas taiḥ putrair nīlapītalohitāvadātair vastraiḥ (a 409b) śibikām alaṅkṛtya śmaśānaṃ nītvā dhyāpitaḥ; śokavinodanaṃ kṛtvā pituś ca pitṛkāryāṇi dravyavibhāgasañjalpaṃ kartum ārabdhāḥ; jyeṣṭho bhrātā kathayati: dravyaṃ vibhajāma iti; tau kanīyāṃsau bhrātarau necchataḥ; sa nirbandhaṃ kartum ārabdhaḥ; tau kathayataḥ: yady evaṃ pāralaukikaṃ pathyadanaṃ gṛhṇīmaḥ; paścād vibhāgaṃ

kariṣyāma iti; sa kathayati: kiṃ kurmaḥ? tau kathayataḥ: kāśyapasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya pūjām iti; sa duḥśraddadhānaḥ; tena kṛcchreṇa pratijñātam; tatas te kāśyapasya samyaksaṃbuddhaysa pūjāṃ kṛtvā praṇidhānaṃ kartum ārabdhāḥ; dvābhyām evaṃ praṇidhānaṃ kṛtam: anena kuśalamūlena yo 'sau bhagavatā kāśyapena samyaksaṃbuddhena uttaro nāma māṇavo vyākṛtaḥ bhaviṣyasi tvaṃ māṇava varṣaśatāyuṣi prajāyāṃ śākyamunir nāma tathāgato 'rhan samyaksaṃbuddha iti, tasyāvāṃ śāsane pravrajeva viśesaṃ cādhigacchāva iti; tayoḥ praṇidhānaṃ śrutvā sa jyeṣṭho bhrātā pādayor nipatya praṇidhānaṃ kartum ārabdhaḥ; ahaṃ khatuṃko duḥśraddadhānaś ca; anena kuślamūlena mamāpy asau śākyamuniḥ pañcabhiḥ prātihāryaśataiḥ vinīyāt, pravrājayet; prarajitaś ca viśeṣam adhigaccheyam iti; kiṃ manyadhve bhikṣavaḥ yo 'sau jyeṣṭho bhrātā khaṭuṃkaḥ duḥśraddadhānaḥ eṣa evāsau urubilvākāśyapaḥ; yau tau kanīyāṃsau bhrātarau etāv etau nadīgayākāśyapau; tatpraṇidhānavaśād urubilvākāśyapaḥ pañcabhiḥ prātihāryaśatair vinītaḥ nadīgayākāśyapau tu alpakṛcchreṇa vinītau

the story of kalandakanivāpa

yadā rājā bimbisāraḥ kumāro bhavati, tadā rājagṛhe 'nyatamo gṛhapatiḥ; tasyārāmaḥ puṣpaphalasalilasaṃpannaḥ; sa tatrātyartham (sbv i 164) adhyavasitaḥ; yāvad bimbisāreṇa bahirnirgatena tad udyānaṃ dṛṣṭam; so 'tyartham adhyavasitaḥ kathayati: gṛhapate prayaccha mamaitad udyānam iti; sa nānuprayacchati; punar apy upapradānenābhihitaḥ; sa kathayati: kumāra, kāmam ahaṃ deśaparityāgaṃ kuryāṃ, na codyānaṃ dadyām iti; bimbisāraḥ kumāraḥ kathayati: gṛhapate smartavyaṃ te vākyam; yadā ahaṃ rājā bhaviṣyāmi, tadā svayam eva grahīṣyāmīti; sa kathayati: yadā tvaṃ rājā bhaviṣyasi, tadā ahaṃ rājagṛhāt prakramiṣyāmīti; bimbisāraḥ kumāro hum iti kṛtvā prakrāntaḥ; yāvad apareṇa samayena mahāpadmo rājā kālagataḥ; bimbisāraḥ kumāro rājye pratiṣṭhāpitaḥ tena tad udyānaṃ haṭhāt gṛhītam; sa gṛhapatir hṛdrogaṃ patitaḥ, tasminn udyāne atyartham adhyavasitaḥ, kālagataḥ; sa tatraiva āśīviṣa utpannaḥ; sa rājño 'bhīkṣṇaṃ randhrānveṣaṇatatparo 'vatiṣṭhate; yāvad rājā bimbisāraḥ saṃprāpte vasantakālasamaye puṣpiteṣu pādapeṣv antaḥpurasahīyas tad udyānaṃ nirgataḥ; sa tatra niṣpuruṣeṇa antaḥpurajanena sārdhaṃ ratikrīḍāṃ pratyanubhūya middham avakrāntaḥ; puṣpaphalalolupo mātṛgrāmaḥ samantāt paryaṭitum ārabdhaḥ; ekā strī khaḍgaṃ rājña ārakṣikā sthāpitā ..................................................... (a 410a) rājñaḥ puṇyānubhāvāt kalandakā nāma pakṣiṇaḥ; tais tam āśīviṣaṃ parivārya kalakalāśabdaḥ kṛtaḥ; yaṃ śrutvā asidhāriṇyā striyā khadgena jīvitād vyaparopitaḥ; santrastayā ca mahān śabdaḥ kṛtaḥ; tato

rājā santrasto vibuddhaḥ kathayati, kim etad iti; tayā striyābhihitam: deva eṣa āśīviṣaḥ devaṃ daṣṭum abisaṃprasthitaḥ kalandakaiḥ pakṣibhiḥ kolāhalaśabdaḥ kṛtaḥ mayā jīvitād vyaparopita iti; rājñas tām avasthāṃ pratiśrutya kumārabhaṭabalāgraḥ rājagṛhanivāsī janakāyaḥ sannipatitaḥ; antar bahis tad udyānaṃ mahatā kolahalaśabdena kṣobhitum ārabdham; prajāvatsalo (sbv i 165) rājā; bhūyasā antaḥpurajanakāyo 'śruparyākulekṣaṇo vyavasthitaḥ; tato rājā kathayati: bhavanto yo rājānaṃ kṣatriyaṃ mūrdhābhiṣiktaṃ jīvitenācchādayati, kas tasya vara iti; janakāyaḥ kathayati: upārdhaṃ rājyasyeti; rājā kathayati: bhavantaḥ kalandakaiḥ pakṣibhir mama jīvitaṃ dattam; tad ebhyo dattam upārdhaṃ rājyasya iti; amātyāḥ kathayanti: deva pakṣiṇa ete tiryagyonigatāḥ; kim eṣām upārdharājyena; yasminn ete veṇuvane prativasanti tatraiṣāṃ nivāpaḥ prajñapyatām iti; rājā kathayati: evaṃ kriyatām iti; tad udyānaṃ veṇuvanapariveṣṭitam; amātyais teṣāṃ veṇuvanasāmantake nivāpaḥ prajñaptaḥ; tasya veṇuvanaṃ kalandakanivāpa iti saṃjñā saṃvṛttā; rājño bimbisārasya mātula ājīvikānāṃ madhye pravrajitaḥ; tena tad udyānaṃ tasmai nivāsāya dattaṃ

bimbisāra presents veṇuvana to the buddha

yāvad bhagavān magadheṣu janapadeṣu cārikāṃ caran rājagṛham anuprāpto 'nyatamasmin vṛkṣamūle 'vasthitaḥ; aśrauśīd rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ, bhagavān māgadhesu janapadeṣu cārikāṃ caran rājagṛham anuprāpto 'nyatamasmin vṛkṣamūle 'vatiṣṭhatīti; śrutvā ca punar mahatyā rājaṛddhyā, mahatā rājānubhāvena, rājagṛhān niṣkramya yena bhagavāṃs tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṅkramya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā ekānte niṣaṇṇaḥ; ekāntaniṣaṇṇaṃ rājānaṃ māgadhaṃ śreṇyaṃ bimbisāraṃ bhagavān ramyayā kathayā sandarśayati, samādāpayati, samuttejayati, saṃpraharṣayati; anekaparyāyeṇa dharmyayā kathayā sandarśya samādāpya samuttejya saṃpraharṣya tūṣṇīm; atha rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāra <utthāyāsanād ekāṃśam uttarāsangaṃ kṛtvā yena bhagavāṃs tenāñjaliṃ praṇamayya bhagavantam idam avocat: adhivāsayatu me bhagavāṃś śvo 'ntargṛhe bhaktena sārdhaṃ bhikṣusaṅghena: adhivāsayati bhagavān rājño māgadhasya śreṇyasya bimbisārasya tūṣṇimbhāvena;> atha rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāro bhagavatas tūṣṇīṃbhāvenādhivāsanāṃ viditvā, bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvā utthāyāsanāt prakrāntaḥ; rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāras tām eva rātriṃ śuci praṇītaṃ khādanīyabhojanīyaṃ samudānīya kalyam evotthāyāsanāni prajñapya udakamaṇīn pratiṣṭhāpya bhagavato dūtena kālam ārocayati: samayo (sbv i 166) bhadanta; sajjaṃ bhaktam yasyedānīṃ kālaṃ manyate iti; atha (a 410b) bhagavān pūrvāhṇe nivāsya, pātracīvaram ādāya bhikṣugaṇaparivṛto bhikṣusaṅghapuraskṛto yena rājño māgadhasya śreṇyasya bimbisārasya nivāsas

tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; upasaṃkramya purastād bhikṣusaṅghasya prajñapta evāsane niṣaṇṇaḥ; atha rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ sukhopaniṣaṇṇaṃ buddhapramukhaṃ bhikṣusaṅghaṃ viditvā śucinā praṇītena khādanīyabhojanīyena svahastaṃ santarpayati, saṃpravārayati; anekaparyāyeṇa śucinā praṇītena khādanīyabhojanīyena svahastaṃ santarpya saṃpravārya, bhagavantaṃ bhuktavantaṃ viditvā dhautahastam apanītapātraṃ sauvarṇaṃ bhṛṅgāraṃ gṛhītvā tad udyānaṃ bhagavate niryātayati: idaṃ bhadanta veṇuvanaṃ, kalandakanivāpam; atra bhagavān viharatu yathāsukham iti; tathā sthavirair api sūtrānteṣūpanibaddhaṃ, bhagavān rājagṛhe viharati veṇuvane kalandakanivāpa iti

anāthapiṇḍada meets the buddha

tena khalu samayena bhagavān rājagṛhe viharati veṇuvane kalandakanivāpe; rājagṛhe 'nyatamo gṛhapatiḥ; tena bhagavān gṛhe upanimantritaḥ sārdhaṃ bhikṣusaṅghena; tasmiṃś ca samaye anāthapiṇḍado gṛhapatiḥ rājagṛham anuprāptaḥ kenacid eva karaṇīyena; sa tasya gṛhapater niveśane rātriṃ vāsam upagataḥ; atha sa gṛhapatiḥ sarātram evotthāyāntarjanam āmantrayate: uttiṣṭhata āryā uttiṣṭhata bhadramukhāḥ; kaṣṭhāni pāṭayata; samidhaṃ prajvālayata; bhaktaṃ pacata; sūpikaṃ pacata; khādyakāny ullāḍayata; pratijāgṛta maṇḍalavāṭam iti; athānāthapiṇḍadasya gṛhapater etad abhavat: kiṃ punar asya gṛhapater āvāho vā bhaviṣyati, vivāho vā, rāṣṭraṃ vā, śreṇī vā, pūgā vā parṣado vā rājā <vā> anena māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ śvo 'ntargṛhe bhaktena nimantrito bhaviṣyati; iti viditvā taṃ gṛhapatim idam avocat: kiṃ punas te gṛhapate āvāho vā bhaviṣyati vivāho vā rāṣṭraṃ vā śreṇī vā pūgā vā parṣado vā rājā vā te māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ śvo 'ntargṛhe bhaktenopanimantritaḥ? na me gṛhapate āvāho, na vivāho, na rāṣṭraṃ, na śreṇī, na pūgā, nāpi parṣado, nāpi rājā māgadhaḥ śreṇyo bimbisāraḥ śvo 'ntargṛhe bhaktenopanimantritaḥ; api tu buddhapramukho bhikṣusaṅgho 'ntargṛhe bhaktenopanimantritaḥ; (sbv i 167) anāthapiṇḍadasya gṛhapater buddha ity aśrutapūrvaṃ ghoṣaṃ śrutvā sarvaromakūpāny āhṛṣṭāni; sa āhṛṣṭaromakūpas taṃ gṛhapatim idam avocat: ka eṣa gṛhapate buddho nāma; asti gṛhapate śramaṇo gautamaḥ śākyaputraḥ śākyakulāt keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā agārād anagārikāṃ

pravrajitaḥ; so 'nuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbodhim (a 411a) abhisaṃbuddhaḥ; sa eṣa gṛhapate buddho nāma; ka eṣa gṛhapate saṅgho nāma; santi gṛhapate kṣatriyakulād api kulaputrāḥ keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇy <vastrāṇy> ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā <agārād anāgarikāṃ> tam eva bhagavantaṃ pravrajitam anupravrajitāḥ; brāhmaṇakulād api vaiśyakulād api śūdrakulād api kulaputrāḥ keśaśmaśrv avatārya kāṣāyāṇi vastrāṇy ācchādya samyag eva śraddhayā <agārād anāgārikāṃ> tam eva bhagavantaṃ pravrajitam anupravrajitāḥ; sa eṣa gṛhapate saṅgho nāma; śvaḥ sa mayā buddhapramukho bhikṣusaṅgho 'ntargṛhe bhaktenopanimantritaḥ; kutra gṛhapate sa bhagavān etarhi viharati? asminn eva rājagṛhe śītavane śmaśāne; labhyaṃ gṛhapate so 'smābhir bhagavān draṣṭum; tena hi gṛhapate āgamaya tāvat tvam; sthānam etad vidyate yad ihāgataṃ śvo drakṣyasi; anāthapiṇdado gṛhapatis tāṃ rātriṃ buddhālambanayā smṛtyā middham avakrāntaḥ; so 'prabhāte prabhātasaṃjñī yena śivikādvāraṃ tenopasaṅkrāntaḥ; tena khalu samayena śivikādvāraṃ rātryā dvau yāmau vivṛtaṃ tiṣṭhati, pūrvakaṃ paścimakaṃ ca, māhaiva āgantukānāṃ gamikānāṃ ca dūtānāṃ vighāto bhaviṣyatīti; yāvat paśyati śivikādvāraṃ vivṛtaṃ tiṣṭhati; sālokena ca sphuṭam; tasyaitad abhavat: nūnaṃ prabhātā rajanī; tathāhi śivikādvāraṃ vivṛtaṃ tiṣṭhati; iti viditvā tenaiva ālokena nagarān niṣkrāntaḥ; samanantaraniṣkrāntasya cāsya ya ālokaḥ so 'ntarhitaḥ; andhakāraṃ prādurbhūtam; tasyābhūd bhayam; abhūc chambhitatvam; abhūd romaharṣaḥ; māhaiva kaścid viheṭhayen manuṣyo vā amanuṣyo vā