The Buddha-Carita or The Life of Buddha by Ven. Aśvaghoṣa

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Buddha-carita, or The Life of Buddha - 109 paramamiti naredraśāsanāttau yayaturamātyapurohitau vana tat | ktamiti savadhūjanaḥ sadāro npatirapi pracakāra śeṣakāryam || 8.87 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. iti śrībuddhacarite mahākāvye ’taḥpuravilāpo nāmāṣṭamaḥ sargaḥ || 8 || [Such is the eighth chapter in the great poem Śri Buddhacarita, called Lamentations in the Palace]
Buddha-carita, or The Life of Buddha - 110 Book IX: [Kumārānveṣaṇo] [The Deputation to the Prince] tatastadā matripurohitau tau vāṣpapratodābhihatau npeṇa | viddhau sadaśvāviva sarvayatnātsauhārdaśīghra yayaturvana tat || 9.1 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. tamāśramam jātapariśramau tāvupetya kāle sadśānuyātrau | rājarddhimutsjya vinītaceṣṭāvupeyaturbhārgavadhiṣṇyameva || 9.2 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. tau nyāyatasta pratipūjya vipra tenārcitau tāvapi cānurūpam | ktāsanau bhārgavamāsanastha chittvā kathāmūcaturātmaktyam || 9.3 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. śuddhaujasaḥ śuddhaviśālakīrterikṣvākuvaśaprabhavasya rājñaḥ | ima jana vettu bhavānadhīra śrutagrahe matraparigrahe ca || 9.4 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. tasyedrakalpasya jayatakalpaḥ putro jarāmtyubhaya titīrṣuḥ | ihābhyupetaḥ kila tasya hetorāvāmupetau bhagavānavaitu || 9.5 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.’ tau so ’bravīdasti sa dīrghabāhuḥ prāptaḥ kumāro na tu nāvabuddhaḥ | dharmo ’yamāvartaka ityavetya yātastvarāḍābhimukho mumukṣuḥ || 9.6 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.’
Page 2 and 3:
The Buddha-Carita, or The Life of B
Page 4 and 5:
Preface The text and translation of
Page 6 and 7:
5 promises to be of great help in r
Page 8 and 9:
7 Book I: [Bhagavatprasūtiḥ] [Th
Page 10 and 11:
Buddha-carita, or The Life of Buddh
Page 12 and 13:
Page 14 and 15:
Page 16 and 17:
Page 18 and 19:
Page 20 and 21:
Page 22 and 23:
Page 24 and 25:
Page 26 and 27:
Page 28 and 29:
Page 30 and 31:
Page 32 and 33:
Page 34 and 35:
Page 36 and 37:
Page 38 and 39:
Page 40 and 41:
Page 42 and 43:
Page 44 and 45:
Page 46 and 47:
Page 48 and 49:
Page 50 and 51:
Page 52 and 53:
Page 54 and 55:
Page 56 and 57:
Page 58 and 59:
Page 60 and 61: Buddha-carita, or The Life of Buddh
Page 160 and 161:
Page 162 and 163:
Page 164 and 165:
Page 166 and 167:
Page 168 and 169:
Page 170 and 171:
Page 172 and 173:
Page 174 and 175:
Page 176 and 177:
Page 178 and 179:
Page 180 and 181:
Page 182 and 183:
Page 184 and 185:
Page 186 and 187:
show all

The Buddha-Carita or The Life of Buddha by Ven. Aśvaghoṣa

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?