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1208 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. IX. under the rule! of that Gina. Then also shall beings like grains of sand of the Ganges produce in this world what is the cause of Buddha-enlightenment. In that assembly were eight thousand Bodhisattvas who had newly entered the vehicle. To them this thought presented itself: Never before did we have such a sublime prediction to Bodhisattvas, far less to disciples. What may be the cause of it ? what the motive? The Lord, who apprehended in his mind what was going on in the minds of those Bodhisattvas, addressed them in these words : Young men of good family, I and Ananda have in the same moment, the same instant conceived the idea of supreme and perfect enlightenment in the presence of the Tathagata Dharmagahandbhyudgatardga*, the Arhat, &c. At that period, young men of good family, he (Ananda) constantly and assiduously applied himself to great learning, whereas I was applying myself to strenuous labour. Hence I sooner arrived at supreme and perfect enlightenment, whilst Ananda- Bhadra was the keeper of the law-treasure of the Lords Buddhas; that is to say, young men of good family, he made a vow ® to bring Bodhisattvas to full development. When the venerable Ananda heard from the Lord the announcement of his own destiny to supreme and perfect enlightenment, when he learned the good qualities of his Buddha-field and its divisions, when he heard of the vow he had made in the 1 Le. reign, epoch inaugurated by him. 2 Var. lect. Dharmagagan&° and Dharmagamana’, * Pranzidhana. IX. DESTINY OF ANANDA, RAHULA, ETC. 209 past, he felt pleased, exultant, ravished, joyous, filled with cheerfulness and delight. And at that juncture he remembered the true law of many hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of Buddhas and his own vow of yore. And on that occasion the venerable Ananda uttered the following stanzas: 6. Wonderful, boundless are the Ginas' who remind us of the law preached by the extinct Ginas and mighty saints» Now I remember it as if it had happened to-day or yesterday 3. 7. I am freed from all doubts; I am ready for enlightenment. Such is my skilfulness, (as) I am the servitor‘*, and keep the true law for the sake of enlightenment. Thereupon the Lord addressed the venerable R&hula-Bhadra in these words: Thou, R4hula, shalt be in future a Tathagata of the name of Saptaratnapadmavikrantagdmin °, an Arhat, &c., endowed with science and conduct, &c. After having honoured, respected, venerated, worshipped a number of Tathagatas, &c., equal to the atoms of ten worlds, thou shalt always be the eldest son of those Lords Buddhas, just as thou art mine at present. And, R&hula, the measure of the lifetime of that Lord Saptaratnapadmavikrantag4min, the Tathagata, &c., and the abundance of all sorts of good qualities (belonging to him) shall be exactly the same as of ' This may be interpreted as being a pluralis majestatis. 2 Tayin. ® Adya svo v4; cf. note 2, p. 154.
22 Tayin. ® Adya svo v4; cf. note 2, p. 154. ‘ Parifaraka, synonymous with upastha4yaka, one who is in attendance, in readiness, an attendant, a servitor, a satellite. 5 So my MSS.; Burnouf has Saptaratnapadmavikramin. (2r] P 210 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. IX. the Lord Sagaravaradharabuddhivikriaitabhig#a, the Tathagata, &c.; likewise shall the divisions of the Buddha-field and its qualities be the same as those possessed by that Lord. And, R4hula, thou shalt be the eldest son of that Tathagata SAgaravaradharabuddhivikriaitabhig#a, the Arhat, &c. Afterwards thou shalt arrive at supreme and perfect enlightenment. 8. Rahula here, my own eldest son, who was born to me when I was a prince royal, he, my son, after my reaching enlightenment, is a great Seer, an heir to the law?. g. The great number of ko¢is of Buddhas which he shall see in future, is immense. To all these Ginas he shall be a son, striving after enlightenment. 10. Unknown is this course (of duty) to Rahula ?, but I know his (former) vow. He glorifies the Friend of the world ® (by saying): I am, forsooth, the Tathdgata’s son. 11. Innumerable myriads of ko¢is of good qualities, the measure of which is never to be found, appertain to this R4hula, my son; for it has been said: He exists by reason of enlightenment. The Lord now again regarded those two thousand disciples, both such as were still under training and such as were not, who were looking up to him with serene, mild, placid minds. And the Lord then addressed the venerable Ananda: Seest thou, Ananda, these two thousand disciples, both such as are still under training and such as are not? ‘I 1 Cf. the myth according to which R4hu, the personified eclipse, came in for his share before Brahma, the father of the world. * Or of R4éhula, * Lokabandhu, from elsewhere known as an epithet of the sun. IX. DESTINY OF ANANDA, RAHULA, ETC. 211 do, Lord; I do, Sugata.” The Lord proceeded: All these two thousand monks, Ananda, shall simultaneously accomplish the course of Bodhisattvas, and after honouring, respecting, venerating, worshipping Buddhas as numerous as the atoms of fifty worlds, and after acquiring the true law, they shall, in their last bodily existence, attain supreme and perfect enlightenment at the same time, the same moment, the same instant, the same juncture in all directions of space, in different worlds, each in his own Buddha-field. They shall become Tathagatas, Arhats, &c., by the name of Ratnaketuragas'. Their lifetime shall last a complete AZon. The division and good qualities of their Buddhafields shall be equal; equal also shall be the number -of the congregation of their disciples and Bodhisattvas ; equal also shall be their complete extinction, and their true law shall continue an equal time. And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas : 12. These two thousand disciples, Ananda, who here are standing before me, to them, the sages, I now predict that in future they shall become Tathagatas.
3And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas : 12. These two thousand disciples, Ananda, who here are standing before me, to them, the sages, I now predict that in future they shall become Tathagatas. 13. After having paid eminent worship to the Buddhas, by means of infinite comparisons and examples, they shall, when standing in their last bodily existence, reach my extreme enlightenment. 14. They shall all, under the same name, in every direction, at the same moment and instant, and 1 In astrological works, in the enumeration of Grahas (sun, moon, planets, &c.), the Ketus are constantly named after Rahu. It is hardly fortuitous that here we find these ‘kings of Ketus’ mentioned immediately after Rahula. P2 212 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. IX. sitting at the foot of the most exalted tree, become Buddhas, after they shall have reached the knowledge. 15. All shall bear the same name of Ketus?! of the Ratna, by which they shall be widely famed in this world. Their excellent fields shall be equal, and equal the congregation of disciples and Bodhisattvas. 16. Strong in magic power, they shall all simultaneously, in every direction of space, reveal the law in this world and all at once * become extinct ; their true law shall last equally long. And the disciples, both such as were still under training and such as were not, on hearing from the Lord, face to face, the prediction concerning each of them, were pleased, exultant, ravished, joyous, filled with cheerfulness and delight, and addressed the Lord with the following stanzas : 17. Weare satisfied, O Light of the world, to hear this prediction; we are pleased, O Tathdgata, as if sprinkled with nectar. 18. We have no doubt, no uncertainty that we shall become supreme amongst men; to-day we have obtained felicity, because we have heard that prediction. 1 Ketum4la, apparently ‘cluster of Ketus,’ is the appellation of the western region; Ketumat is a ruler of the western quarter, i.e. the personification of the west. The phrase rendered by “standing in their last bodily existence’ (paskime samufkhraye), in stanza 13, also means ‘standing in their elevation in the west.’ ? MSS. have sadapi, but this is obviously a clerical error for sahapi. X. THE PREACHER. 213 PUNITIVE RSET Y CHAPTER X. THE PREACHER.
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.
1208 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. IX. under the rule! of that Gina. Then also shall beings like grains of sand of the Ganges produce in this world what is the cause of Buddha-enlightenment. In that assembly were eight thousand Bodhisattvas who had newly entered the vehicle. To them this thought presented itself: Never before did we have such a sublime prediction to Bodhisattvas, far less to disciples. What may be the cause of it ? what the motive? The Lord, who apprehended in his mind what was going on in the minds of those Bodhisattvas, addressed them in these words : Young men of good family, I and Ananda have in the same moment, the same instant conceived the idea of supreme and perfect enlightenment in the presence of the Tathagata Dharmagahandbhyudgatardga*, the Arhat, &c. At that period, young men of good family, he (Ananda) constantly and assiduously applied himself to great learning, whereas I was applying myself to strenuous labour. Hence I sooner arrived at supreme and perfect enlightenment, whilst Ananda- Bhadra was the keeper of the law-treasure of the Lords Buddhas; that is to say, young men of good family, he made a vow ® to bring Bodhisattvas to full development. When the venerable Ananda heard from the Lord the announcement of his own destiny to supreme and perfect enlightenment, when he learned the good qualities of his Buddha-field and its divisions, when he heard of the vow he had made in the 1 Le. reign, epoch inaugurated by him. 2 Var. lect. Dharmagagan&° and Dharmagamana’, * Pranzidhana. IX. DESTINY OF ANANDA, RAHULA, ETC. 209 past, he felt pleased, exultant, ravished, joyous, filled with cheerfulness and delight. And at that juncture he remembered the true law of many hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of Buddhas and his own vow of yore. And on that occasion the venerable Ananda uttered the following stanzas: 6. Wonderful, boundless are the Ginas' who remind us of the law preached by the extinct Ginas and mighty saints» Now I remember it as if it had happened to-day or yesterday 3. 7. I am freed from all doubts; I am ready for enlightenment. Such is my skilfulness, (as) I am the servitor‘*, and keep the true law for the sake of enlightenment. Thereupon the Lord addressed the venerable R&hula-Bhadra in these words: Thou, R4hula, shalt be in future a Tathagata of the name of Saptaratnapadmavikrantagdmin °, an Arhat, &c., endowed with science and conduct, &c. After having honoured, respected, venerated, worshipped a number of Tathagatas, &c., equal to the atoms of ten worlds, thou shalt always be the eldest son of those Lords Buddhas, just as thou art mine at present. And, R&hula, the measure of the lifetime of that Lord Saptaratnapadmavikrantag4min, the Tathagata, &c., and the abundance of all sorts of good qualities (belonging to him) shall be exactly the same as of ' This may be interpreted as being a pluralis majestatis. 2 Tayin. ® Adya svo v4; cf. note 2, p. 154.
22 Tayin. ® Adya svo v4; cf. note 2, p. 154. ‘ Parifaraka, synonymous with upastha4yaka, one who is in attendance, in readiness, an attendant, a servitor, a satellite. 5 So my MSS.; Burnouf has Saptaratnapadmavikramin. (2r] P 210 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. IX. the Lord Sagaravaradharabuddhivikriaitabhig#a, the Tathagata, &c.; likewise shall the divisions of the Buddha-field and its qualities be the same as those possessed by that Lord. And, R4hula, thou shalt be the eldest son of that Tathagata SAgaravaradharabuddhivikriaitabhig#a, the Arhat, &c. Afterwards thou shalt arrive at supreme and perfect enlightenment. 8. Rahula here, my own eldest son, who was born to me when I was a prince royal, he, my son, after my reaching enlightenment, is a great Seer, an heir to the law?. g. The great number of ko¢is of Buddhas which he shall see in future, is immense. To all these Ginas he shall be a son, striving after enlightenment. 10. Unknown is this course (of duty) to Rahula ?, but I know his (former) vow. He glorifies the Friend of the world ® (by saying): I am, forsooth, the Tathdgata’s son. 11. Innumerable myriads of ko¢is of good qualities, the measure of which is never to be found, appertain to this R4hula, my son; for it has been said: He exists by reason of enlightenment. The Lord now again regarded those two thousand disciples, both such as were still under training and such as were not, who were looking up to him with serene, mild, placid minds. And the Lord then addressed the venerable Ananda: Seest thou, Ananda, these two thousand disciples, both such as are still under training and such as are not? ‘I 1 Cf. the myth according to which R4hu, the personified eclipse, came in for his share before Brahma, the father of the world. * Or of R4éhula, * Lokabandhu, from elsewhere known as an epithet of the sun. IX. DESTINY OF ANANDA, RAHULA, ETC. 211 do, Lord; I do, Sugata.” The Lord proceeded: All these two thousand monks, Ananda, shall simultaneously accomplish the course of Bodhisattvas, and after honouring, respecting, venerating, worshipping Buddhas as numerous as the atoms of fifty worlds, and after acquiring the true law, they shall, in their last bodily existence, attain supreme and perfect enlightenment at the same time, the same moment, the same instant, the same juncture in all directions of space, in different worlds, each in his own Buddha-field. They shall become Tathagatas, Arhats, &c., by the name of Ratnaketuragas'. Their lifetime shall last a complete AZon. The division and good qualities of their Buddhafields shall be equal; equal also shall be the number -of the congregation of their disciples and Bodhisattvas ; equal also shall be their complete extinction, and their true law shall continue an equal time. And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas : 12. These two thousand disciples, Ananda, who here are standing before me, to them, the sages, I now predict that in future they shall become Tathagatas.
3And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas : 12. These two thousand disciples, Ananda, who here are standing before me, to them, the sages, I now predict that in future they shall become Tathagatas. 13. After having paid eminent worship to the Buddhas, by means of infinite comparisons and examples, they shall, when standing in their last bodily existence, reach my extreme enlightenment. 14. They shall all, under the same name, in every direction, at the same moment and instant, and 1 In astrological works, in the enumeration of Grahas (sun, moon, planets, &c.), the Ketus are constantly named after Rahu. It is hardly fortuitous that here we find these ‘kings of Ketus’ mentioned immediately after Rahula. P2 212 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. IX. sitting at the foot of the most exalted tree, become Buddhas, after they shall have reached the knowledge. 15. All shall bear the same name of Ketus?! of the Ratna, by which they shall be widely famed in this world. Their excellent fields shall be equal, and equal the congregation of disciples and Bodhisattvas. 16. Strong in magic power, they shall all simultaneously, in every direction of space, reveal the law in this world and all at once * become extinct ; their true law shall last equally long. And the disciples, both such as were still under training and such as were not, on hearing from the Lord, face to face, the prediction concerning each of them, were pleased, exultant, ravished, joyous, filled with cheerfulness and delight, and addressed the Lord with the following stanzas : 17. Weare satisfied, O Light of the world, to hear this prediction; we are pleased, O Tathdgata, as if sprinkled with nectar. 18. We have no doubt, no uncertainty that we shall become supreme amongst men; to-day we have obtained felicity, because we have heard that prediction. 1 Ketum4la, apparently ‘cluster of Ketus,’ is the appellation of the western region; Ketumat is a ruler of the western quarter, i.e. the personification of the west. The phrase rendered by “standing in their last bodily existence’ (paskime samufkhraye), in stanza 13, also means ‘standing in their elevation in the west.’ ? MSS. have sadapi, but this is obviously a clerical error for sahapi. X. THE PREACHER. 213 PUNITIVE RSET Y CHAPTER X. THE PREACHER.
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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