Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 108 87. With a prompt acquiescence at the king’s order the counsellor and the family priest went to that forest; and then with his wives and his queen the king also, saying, ‘It is done,’ performed the remainder of the rites. [Such is the eighth chapter in the great poem Śri Buddhacarita, called Lamentations in the Palace]
Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 109 Book IX [The Deputation to the Prince] 1. Then the two, the counsellor and the family priest, beaten by the king with his scourge of tears, went with every effort to that forest in the hurry of affection, like two noble horses goaded. 2. Having come at last full of weariness to that hermitage, accompanied by a fitting train, – they dismissed their royal pomp and with sober gestures entered the abode of Bhārgava. 3. Having saluted that Brāhman with due respect, and having been honoured by him with due reverence in return, having seated themselves, plunging at once into the subject, they addressed Bhārgava, who was likewise seated, concerning their errand. 4. ‘Let your honour know us to be respectively imperfect proficients in preserving the sacred learning and in retaining the state-counsels, – in the service of the monarch of the Ikṣvāku race, pure in his valour and pure and wide in his glory. 5. ‘His son, who is like Jayanta, while he himself is like Indra, has come here, it is said, desirous to escape from the fear of old age and death, – know that we two are come here on account of him.’ 6. He answered them, ‘That prince of the long arms did indeed come here, but not as one unawakened; "this dharma only brings us back again," – recognising this, he went off forthwith towards Arāḍa, seeking liberation.’
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