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Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 184<br />

85. ‘A sun that destroys the darkness of delusion, a moon that takes<br />

away the scorching heat of the inherent sins of existence, – glory to<br />

thee, glory to thee, glory to thee, O Tathāgata;<br />

86. ‘Glory to thee, O Lord of the whole world, glory to thee, who hast<br />

gone through the ten (Balas); glory to thee, O true hero amongst men,<br />

O Lord of righteousness, glory to thee!’<br />

87. Thus having praised, honoured, and adored him, they each<br />

returned to their several homes, after making repeated reverential<br />

circumambulations, and recounting his eulogy.<br />

88. Then the beings of the Kāmāvacara worlds, and the brilliant<br />

inhabitants of the Pure Abodes, the Brahmakāyika gods, and those<br />

sons of Māra who favoured the side of truth,<br />

89. The Paranirmitavaśavarti beings, and the Nirmānaratayaḥ; the<br />

Tuṣita beings, the Yāmas, the Trayastriṁsad Devas, and the other<br />

rulers of worlds,<br />

90. The deities who roam in the sky, those who roam on the earth or<br />

in forests, accompanying each their own king, came to the pavilion of<br />

the Bodhi tree,<br />

91. And having worshipped the Jina with forms of homage suitable to<br />

their respective positions, and having praised him with hymns adapted<br />

to their respective degrees of knowledge, they returned to their own<br />

homes.

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