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1y thou- sand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser is the 280 THE GREAT KING OF GLORY. CH. chief. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these! quicken thy longing after life ! 1 " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou- sand cows, with jute trappings, and horns tipped with bronze. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these ! quicken thy longing after life ! * " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou- sand myriads of garments, of delicate textures, of flax, and cotton, and silk, and wool. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these! quicken thy long- ing after life ! 4 " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou- sand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the morning, rice is served. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these ! quicken thy longing after life !" 30. 'When she had thus spoken, Ananda, the Great King of Glory said to the Queen of Glory : '"Long hast thou addressed me, O Queen, in pleasant words, much to be desired, and sweets Yet now in this last time you speak in words unpleasant, disagreeable, not to be desired." 31. * " How then, O King, shall I address thee ?" '"Thus, O Queen, shouldst thou address me: — The nature of all things near and dear to us, O King, is such that we must leave them, divide ourselves from them, separate ourselves from them 1 . Pass not away, O King, with longing in thy heart Sad is the death of him who longs, unworthy is the death of him who longs 2 . Thine, O King, are these 1 The Pali words are the same as those at the beginning of the constantly repeated longer phrase to the same effect in the Book of the Great Decease. a Compare Gataka, No. 34. II. mahA-sudassana sutta. 281 four and eighty thousand cities, the chief of which is the royal city of Kusivatl. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand palaces, the chief of which is the Palace of Righteousness. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand chambers, the chief of which is the chamber of the Great Complex. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand divans, of gold, and silver, and ivory, and sandal wood, spread with long-haired rugs, and cloths embroidered with flowers, and magnificent antelope skins; covered with lofty canopies; and provided at both ends with purple cushions. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which the king of elephants, called 4 the Changes of the Moon/ is chief.
2with purple cushions. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which the king of elephants, called 4 the Changes of the Moon/ is chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state horses, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which 4 Thunder-cloud/ the king of horses, is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand chariots, with coverings of the skins of lions, and of tigers, and of panthers, — of which the chariot called 4 the Flag of Victory* is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 282 THE GREAT KING OF GLORY. CH. * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand gems, of which the Wondrous Gem is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand wives, of whom the Queen of Glory is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand yeomen, of whom the Wonderful Steward is the chief. Cast away desire for these! long not after life! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser is the chief. Cast away desire for these! long not after life! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand cows, with jute trappings, and horns tipped with bronze. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand myriads of garments, of delicate textures, of flax, and cotton, and silk, and wool. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the morning, rice is served. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! " 32. ' When he thus spake, Ananda, the Queen of Glory wept and poured forth tears. 33. ' Then, Ananda, the Queen of Glory wiped away her tears, and addressed the Great King of Glory, and said : 1 " The nature of all things near and dear to us, O King, is such that we must leave them, divide II. MAHA-SUDASSANA SUTTA. 283 ourselves from them, separate ourselves from them. Pass not away, O King, with longing in thy heart. Sad is the death of him who longs, unworthy is the death of him who longs. Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thousand cities, the chief of which is the royal city of Kusivatl. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! '"Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand palaces, the chief of which is the Palace of Righteousness.
3he death of him who longs. Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thousand cities, the chief of which is the royal city of Kusivatl. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! '"Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand palaces, the chief of which is the Palace of Righteousness. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand chambers, the chief of which is the chamber of the Great Complex. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand divans, of gold, and silver, and ivory, and sandal wood, spread with long-haired rugs, and cloths embroidered with flowers, and magnificent antelope skins ; covered with lofty canopies ; and provided at both ends with purple cushions. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 4 " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which the king of elephants, called 'the Changes of the Moon/ is chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state horses, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which * Thunder-cloud/ the king of horses, is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- 284 THE GREAT KING OF GLORY. CH. sand chariots, with coverings of the skins of lions, and of tigers, and of panthers, — of which the chariot called ' the Flag of Victory ' is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand gems, of which the Wondrous Gem is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand wives, of whom the Queen of Glory is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 1 " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand yeomen, of whom the Wonderful Steward is the chief. Cast away desire for these! long not after life! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser is the chief. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand cows, with jute trappings, and horns tipped with bronze. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand myriads of garments, of delicate textures, of flax, and cotton, and silk, and wool. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the morning, rice is served. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! " 34. 4 Then immediately, Ananda, the Great King of Glory died.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1y thou- sand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser is the 280 THE GREAT KING OF GLORY. CH. chief. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these! quicken thy longing after life ! 1 " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou- sand cows, with jute trappings, and horns tipped with bronze. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these ! quicken thy longing after life ! * " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou- sand myriads of garments, of delicate textures, of flax, and cotton, and silk, and wool. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these! quicken thy long- ing after life ! 4 " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou- sand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the morning, rice is served. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these ! quicken thy longing after life !" 30. 'When she had thus spoken, Ananda, the Great King of Glory said to the Queen of Glory : '"Long hast thou addressed me, O Queen, in pleasant words, much to be desired, and sweets Yet now in this last time you speak in words unpleasant, disagreeable, not to be desired." 31. * " How then, O King, shall I address thee ?" '"Thus, O Queen, shouldst thou address me: — The nature of all things near and dear to us, O King, is such that we must leave them, divide ourselves from them, separate ourselves from them 1 . Pass not away, O King, with longing in thy heart Sad is the death of him who longs, unworthy is the death of him who longs 2 . Thine, O King, are these 1 The Pali words are the same as those at the beginning of the constantly repeated longer phrase to the same effect in the Book of the Great Decease. a Compare Gataka, No. 34. II. mahA-sudassana sutta. 281 four and eighty thousand cities, the chief of which is the royal city of Kusivatl. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand palaces, the chief of which is the Palace of Righteousness. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand chambers, the chief of which is the chamber of the Great Complex. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand divans, of gold, and silver, and ivory, and sandal wood, spread with long-haired rugs, and cloths embroidered with flowers, and magnificent antelope skins; covered with lofty canopies; and provided at both ends with purple cushions. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which the king of elephants, called 4 the Changes of the Moon/ is chief.
2with purple cushions. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which the king of elephants, called 4 the Changes of the Moon/ is chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state horses, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which 4 Thunder-cloud/ the king of horses, is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! 4 44 Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand chariots, with coverings of the skins of lions, and of tigers, and of panthers, — of which the chariot called 4 the Flag of Victory* is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 282 THE GREAT KING OF GLORY. CH. * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand gems, of which the Wondrous Gem is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand wives, of whom the Queen of Glory is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand yeomen, of whom the Wonderful Steward is the chief. Cast away desire for these! long not after life! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser is the chief. Cast away desire for these! long not after life! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand cows, with jute trappings, and horns tipped with bronze. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand myriads of garments, of delicate textures, of flax, and cotton, and silk, and wool. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the morning, rice is served. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! " 32. ' When he thus spake, Ananda, the Queen of Glory wept and poured forth tears. 33. ' Then, Ananda, the Queen of Glory wiped away her tears, and addressed the Great King of Glory, and said : 1 " The nature of all things near and dear to us, O King, is such that we must leave them, divide II. MAHA-SUDASSANA SUTTA. 283 ourselves from them, separate ourselves from them. Pass not away, O King, with longing in thy heart. Sad is the death of him who longs, unworthy is the death of him who longs. Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thousand cities, the chief of which is the royal city of Kusivatl. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! '"Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand palaces, the chief of which is the Palace of Righteousness.
3he death of him who longs. Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thousand cities, the chief of which is the royal city of Kusivatl. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! '"Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand palaces, the chief of which is the Palace of Righteousness. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand chambers, the chief of which is the chamber of the Great Complex. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand divans, of gold, and silver, and ivory, and sandal wood, spread with long-haired rugs, and cloths embroidered with flowers, and magnificent antelope skins ; covered with lofty canopies ; and provided at both ends with purple cushions. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 4 " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which the king of elephants, called 'the Changes of the Moon/ is chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand state horses, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of which * Thunder-cloud/ the king of horses, is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- 284 THE GREAT KING OF GLORY. CH. sand chariots, with coverings of the skins of lions, and of tigers, and of panthers, — of which the chariot called ' the Flag of Victory ' is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand gems, of which the Wondrous Gem is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand wives, of whom the Queen of Glory is the chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! 1 " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand yeomen, of whom the Wonderful Steward is the chief. Cast away desire for these! long not after life! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser is the chief. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! ' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand cows, with jute trappings, and horns tipped with bronze. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand myriads of garments, of delicate textures, of flax, and cotton, and silk, and wool. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life ! * " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou- sand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the morning, rice is served. Cast away desire for these! long not after life ! " 34. 4 Then immediately, Ananda, the Great King of Glory died.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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