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1160 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. VII. sublime knowledge; let it shine in the world, including the gods. 16. Release us as well as these creatures; display the knowledge of the Tathagatas, that we also and, further, these beings may obtain this supreme? enlightenment. 17. Thou knowest every course (of duty) and knowledge; thou knowest the (mental and moral) disposition and the good works done in a former state; the (natural) bent of all living beings. Move on the most exalted, sublime wheel ! Then, monks, as the Lord Mahabhig#ag#4nabhibhd, the Tathagata, &c., reached supreme, perfect enlightenment, fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of spheres in each of the ten directions of space were shaken in six different ways and became illumined with a great lustre. And in the intervals between all those spheres, in the dreary places‘ of dark gloom, where even the sun and moon, so powerful, mighty, and splendid, have no advantage of the shining power they are endowed with, have no advantage of the colour and brightness they possess, even in those places a great lustre arose instantly. And the beings who appeared? in those intervals behold each other, acknowledge each other, (and exclaim): Lo, there are other beings also here appearing! lo, there are other beings also here appearing! The palaces and aerial cars of the gods in all those spheres up to the Brahma-world shook in six different ways and became illumined with a 1 Or, foremost ; the word used being agra. * Upapanna, by so-called aupapdduka (P4li opapatika), apparitional birth, birth by metamorphosis. Clouds e.g. are so born. vil. ANCIENT DEVOTION. 161 great lustre, surpassing the divine majesty of the gods. So then, monks, a great earthquake and a great, sublime lustre arose simultaneously. And the aerial cars of the Brahma-angels to the east, in these fifty hundred thousand myriads of kofis of spheres, began excessively to glitter, glow, and sparkle in splendour and glory. And those Brahma-angels made this reflection: What may be foreboded by these aerial cars so excessively glittering, glowing, and sparkling in splendour and glory? Thereupon, monks, the Brahma-angels in the fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko/is of spheres went all to each other's abodes and communicated the matter to one another. After that, monks, the great Brahma-angel, named Sarvasattvatrat7? (i.e. Saviour of all beings)’, addressed the numerous host of Brahma-angels in the following stanzas : 18, Our aerial cars to-day (or now) are all bristling? with rays in an extraordinary degree, and blazing in beautiful splendour and brilliancy. What may be the cause of it ? 19. Come, let us investigate the matter, what divine being has to-day sprung into existence, whose power, such as was never seen before, here now appears ?
2with rays in an extraordinary degree, and blazing in beautiful splendour and brilliancy. What may be the cause of it ? 19. Come, let us investigate the matter, what divine being has to-day sprung into existence, whose power, such as was never seen before, here now appears ? 20. Or should it be the Buddha, the king of kings, who to-day has been born somewhere in the world, and whose birth is announced by such a token that all the points of the horizon are now blazing in splendour ? Thereupon, monks, the great Brahma-angels in the 1 Probably a veiled name of the regent of the eastern quarter, Indra, one of whose epithets is Sutraman. * Harshita. (21) M 162 : SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. Vil. fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of spheres mounted all together their own divine aerial cars, took with them divine bags, as large as Mount Sumeru, with celestial flowers, and went through the four quarters successively until they arrived at the western quarter, where those great Brahma-angels, O monks, stationed in the western quarter, saw the Lord Mahabhig#ag#anabhibhd, the Tathagata, &c., on the summit of the exalted terrace of enlightenment, seated on the royal throne at the foot of the tree of enlightenment!, surrounded and attended by gods, Nagas, goblins, Gandharvas, demons, Garudas, Kinnaras, great serpents, men, and beings not human, while his sons, the sixteen young princes, were urging him to move forward the wheel of the law. On seeing which the Brahma-angels came up to the Lord, saluted his feet with their heads, walked many hundred thousand times round him from left to right, strewing (flowers) and overwhelming both him and the tree of enlightenment, over a distance of ten yoganas, with those flower-bags as large as Mount Sumeru. After that they presented to the Lord their aerial cars (with the words): Accept, O Lord, these aerial cars out of compassion to us; use, O Sugata, those cars out of compassion to us. On that occasion, monks, after presenting their own cars to the Lord, the Brahma-angels celebrated the Lord, face to face, with the following seasonable stanzas: 21. A (or the) wonderful, matchless Gina, so beneficial and merciful, has arisen in the world. Thou art born a protector, a ruler (and teacher), a master ; to-day all quarters are blessed. 1 The sun rises the second day. VII. ANCIENT DEVOTION, 163 22. We have come as far as fully fifty thousand kofis of worlds from here to humbly’salute the Gina by surrendering our lofty aeriel cars all together. 23. We possess these variegated and bright cars, owing to previous works; accept them to oblige us, and make use of them to thine heart's content, O Knower of the world!
323. We possess these variegated and bright cars, owing to previous works; accept them to oblige us, and make use of them to thine heart's content, O Knower of the world! After the great Brahma-angels, monks, had celebrated the Lord Mahabhig#4g#4nabhibhd, the Tathagata, &c., face to face, with these seasonable stanzas, they besought him, saying: May the Lord move forward the wheel of the law! May the Lord preach final rest! May the Lord release all beings! Be favourable, O Lord, to this world! Preach the law, O Lord, to this world, including gods, Maras, and Brahma-angels ; to all people, including ascetics and Brahmans, gods}, men, and demons! It will tend to the weal of the public, to the happiness of the public; out of mercy to the world, for the benefit and happiness of the people at large, both gods and men. Thereupon, monks, those fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of Brahma-angels addressed the Lord, with one voice, in common chorus ?, with the following stanza : 24. Show the law, O Lord; show it, O most high of men! Show the power of thy kindness; save the tormented beings. 25. Rare® is the light* of the world like the ? The gods have been enumerated just before ; therefore it would seem that gods, men, and demons here are veiled expressions for kings or Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sfdras. * MSS. sometimes samasangfty4, but more frequently samam s., i.e. all together in chorus or concert. * And, precious, durlabha. ‘ Pradyota, M 2 164 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. VII. blossom of the glomerated fig-tree. Thou hast arisen, O great Hero; we pray to thee, the Tathagata. And the Lord, O monks, silently intimated his assent to the Brahma-angels. Somewhat later, monks, the aerial cars of the Brahma-angels in the south-eastern quarter in the fifty hundred thousand myriads of spheres began excessively to glitter, glow, and sparkle in splendour and glory. And those Brahma-angels made this reflection: What may be foreboded by these aerial cars so excessively glittering, glowing, and sparkling in splendour and glory? Thereupon, monks, the Brahma-angels in the fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of spheres went all to each other’s abodes and communicated the matter to one another. After that, monks, the great Brahma-angel, named Adhimatrak4ruzika (i.e. exceedingly compassionate), addressed the numerous host of Brahma-angels with the following stanzas: 26. What foretoken is it we see to-day (or now), friends? Who or what is foreboded by the celestial cars shining with such uncommon glory? 27. May, perhaps, some blessed divine being have come hither, by whose power all these aerial cars are illumined ? 28. Or may the Buddha, the most high of men, have appeared in this world, that by his power these celestial cars are in such a condition as we see them ? 29. Let us all together go and search; no trifle can be the cause of it; such a foretoken, indeed, was never seen before '. } Viz. in the same kalpa, i.e. on that same day.
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.
1160 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. VII. sublime knowledge; let it shine in the world, including the gods. 16. Release us as well as these creatures; display the knowledge of the Tathagatas, that we also and, further, these beings may obtain this supreme? enlightenment. 17. Thou knowest every course (of duty) and knowledge; thou knowest the (mental and moral) disposition and the good works done in a former state; the (natural) bent of all living beings. Move on the most exalted, sublime wheel ! Then, monks, as the Lord Mahabhig#ag#4nabhibhd, the Tathagata, &c., reached supreme, perfect enlightenment, fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of spheres in each of the ten directions of space were shaken in six different ways and became illumined with a great lustre. And in the intervals between all those spheres, in the dreary places‘ of dark gloom, where even the sun and moon, so powerful, mighty, and splendid, have no advantage of the shining power they are endowed with, have no advantage of the colour and brightness they possess, even in those places a great lustre arose instantly. And the beings who appeared? in those intervals behold each other, acknowledge each other, (and exclaim): Lo, there are other beings also here appearing! lo, there are other beings also here appearing! The palaces and aerial cars of the gods in all those spheres up to the Brahma-world shook in six different ways and became illumined with a 1 Or, foremost ; the word used being agra. * Upapanna, by so-called aupapdduka (P4li opapatika), apparitional birth, birth by metamorphosis. Clouds e.g. are so born. vil. ANCIENT DEVOTION. 161 great lustre, surpassing the divine majesty of the gods. So then, monks, a great earthquake and a great, sublime lustre arose simultaneously. And the aerial cars of the Brahma-angels to the east, in these fifty hundred thousand myriads of kofis of spheres, began excessively to glitter, glow, and sparkle in splendour and glory. And those Brahma-angels made this reflection: What may be foreboded by these aerial cars so excessively glittering, glowing, and sparkling in splendour and glory? Thereupon, monks, the Brahma-angels in the fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko/is of spheres went all to each other's abodes and communicated the matter to one another. After that, monks, the great Brahma-angel, named Sarvasattvatrat7? (i.e. Saviour of all beings)’, addressed the numerous host of Brahma-angels in the following stanzas : 18, Our aerial cars to-day (or now) are all bristling? with rays in an extraordinary degree, and blazing in beautiful splendour and brilliancy. What may be the cause of it ? 19. Come, let us investigate the matter, what divine being has to-day sprung into existence, whose power, such as was never seen before, here now appears ?
2with rays in an extraordinary degree, and blazing in beautiful splendour and brilliancy. What may be the cause of it ? 19. Come, let us investigate the matter, what divine being has to-day sprung into existence, whose power, such as was never seen before, here now appears ? 20. Or should it be the Buddha, the king of kings, who to-day has been born somewhere in the world, and whose birth is announced by such a token that all the points of the horizon are now blazing in splendour ? Thereupon, monks, the great Brahma-angels in the 1 Probably a veiled name of the regent of the eastern quarter, Indra, one of whose epithets is Sutraman. * Harshita. (21) M 162 : SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. Vil. fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of spheres mounted all together their own divine aerial cars, took with them divine bags, as large as Mount Sumeru, with celestial flowers, and went through the four quarters successively until they arrived at the western quarter, where those great Brahma-angels, O monks, stationed in the western quarter, saw the Lord Mahabhig#ag#anabhibhd, the Tathagata, &c., on the summit of the exalted terrace of enlightenment, seated on the royal throne at the foot of the tree of enlightenment!, surrounded and attended by gods, Nagas, goblins, Gandharvas, demons, Garudas, Kinnaras, great serpents, men, and beings not human, while his sons, the sixteen young princes, were urging him to move forward the wheel of the law. On seeing which the Brahma-angels came up to the Lord, saluted his feet with their heads, walked many hundred thousand times round him from left to right, strewing (flowers) and overwhelming both him and the tree of enlightenment, over a distance of ten yoganas, with those flower-bags as large as Mount Sumeru. After that they presented to the Lord their aerial cars (with the words): Accept, O Lord, these aerial cars out of compassion to us; use, O Sugata, those cars out of compassion to us. On that occasion, monks, after presenting their own cars to the Lord, the Brahma-angels celebrated the Lord, face to face, with the following seasonable stanzas: 21. A (or the) wonderful, matchless Gina, so beneficial and merciful, has arisen in the world. Thou art born a protector, a ruler (and teacher), a master ; to-day all quarters are blessed. 1 The sun rises the second day. VII. ANCIENT DEVOTION, 163 22. We have come as far as fully fifty thousand kofis of worlds from here to humbly’salute the Gina by surrendering our lofty aeriel cars all together. 23. We possess these variegated and bright cars, owing to previous works; accept them to oblige us, and make use of them to thine heart's content, O Knower of the world!
323. We possess these variegated and bright cars, owing to previous works; accept them to oblige us, and make use of them to thine heart's content, O Knower of the world! After the great Brahma-angels, monks, had celebrated the Lord Mahabhig#4g#4nabhibhd, the Tathagata, &c., face to face, with these seasonable stanzas, they besought him, saying: May the Lord move forward the wheel of the law! May the Lord preach final rest! May the Lord release all beings! Be favourable, O Lord, to this world! Preach the law, O Lord, to this world, including gods, Maras, and Brahma-angels ; to all people, including ascetics and Brahmans, gods}, men, and demons! It will tend to the weal of the public, to the happiness of the public; out of mercy to the world, for the benefit and happiness of the people at large, both gods and men. Thereupon, monks, those fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of Brahma-angels addressed the Lord, with one voice, in common chorus ?, with the following stanza : 24. Show the law, O Lord; show it, O most high of men! Show the power of thy kindness; save the tormented beings. 25. Rare® is the light* of the world like the ? The gods have been enumerated just before ; therefore it would seem that gods, men, and demons here are veiled expressions for kings or Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sfdras. * MSS. sometimes samasangfty4, but more frequently samam s., i.e. all together in chorus or concert. * And, precious, durlabha. ‘ Pradyota, M 2 164 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. VII. blossom of the glomerated fig-tree. Thou hast arisen, O great Hero; we pray to thee, the Tathagata. And the Lord, O monks, silently intimated his assent to the Brahma-angels. Somewhat later, monks, the aerial cars of the Brahma-angels in the south-eastern quarter in the fifty hundred thousand myriads of spheres began excessively to glitter, glow, and sparkle in splendour and glory. And those Brahma-angels made this reflection: What may be foreboded by these aerial cars so excessively glittering, glowing, and sparkling in splendour and glory? Thereupon, monks, the Brahma-angels in the fifty hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of spheres went all to each other’s abodes and communicated the matter to one another. After that, monks, the great Brahma-angel, named Adhimatrak4ruzika (i.e. exceedingly compassionate), addressed the numerous host of Brahma-angels with the following stanzas: 26. What foretoken is it we see to-day (or now), friends? Who or what is foreboded by the celestial cars shining with such uncommon glory? 27. May, perhaps, some blessed divine being have come hither, by whose power all these aerial cars are illumined ? 28. Or may the Buddha, the most high of men, have appeared in this world, that by his power these celestial cars are in such a condition as we see them ? 29. Let us all together go and search; no trifle can be the cause of it; such a foretoken, indeed, was never seen before '. } Viz. in the same kalpa, i.e. on that same day.
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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