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1The 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 Lord then addressed the eighty thousand Bodhisattvas Mahdsattvas by turning to Bhaishagyaraga as their representative. Seest thou, Bhaishagyaraga, in this assembly the many gods, Nagas, goblins, Gandharvas, demons, Garudas, Kinnaras, great serpents, men, and beings not human, monks, nuns, male and female lay devotees, votaries of the vehicle of disciples, votaries of the vehicle of Pratyekabuddhas, and those of the vehicle of Bodhisattvas, who have heard this Dharmaparydya from the mouth of the Tathagata? ‘I do, Lord; I do, Sugata. The Lord proceeded: Well, Bhaishagyaraga, all those Bodhisattvas Mah4sattvas who in this assembly have heard, were it but a single stanza, a single verse (or word), or who even by a single rising thought have joyfully accepted this Sfitra, to all of them, Bhaishagyaraga, among the four classes of my audience I predict their destiny to supreme and perfect enlightenment. And all whosoever, Bhaishagyar4ga, who, after the complete extinction of the Tathagata, shall hear this Dharmaparydya and after hearing, were it but a single stanza, joyfully accept it, even with a single rising thought, to those also, Bhaishagyaraga, be they young men or young ladies of good family, I predict their destiny to supreme and perfect enlightenment. Those young men or ladies 214 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. x.
2Those young men or ladies 214 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. x. of good family, Bhaishagyaraga, shall be worshippers of many hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of Buddhas. Those young men or ladies of good family, Bhaishagyaraga, shall have made a vow under hundred thousands of myriads of kofis of Buddhas. They must be considered as_ being reborn amongst the people of Gambudvipa!, out of compassion to all creatures. Those who shall take, read, make known, recite, copy, and after copying always keep in memory and from time to time regard were it but a single stanza of this Dharmaparyaya; who by that book? shall feel veneration for the Tathagatas, treat them with the respect due to Masters’, honour, revere, worship them; who shall worship that book with flowers, incense, perfumed garlands, ointment, powder, clothes, umbrellas, flags, banners, music, &c., and with acts of reverence such as bowing and joining hands; in short, Bhaishagyar4ga, any young men or young ladies of good family who shall keep or joyfully accept were it but a single stanza of this Dharmaparydya, to all of them, Bhaishagyaraga, I predict their being destined to supreme and perfect enlightenment. Should some man or woman, Bhaishagyaraga, happen to ask: How now have those creatures to be who in future are to become Tathagatas, Arhats, &c.? then that man or woman should be referred to the example of that young man or young lady of good family. ‘Whoever is able to keep, recite, or teach, ? T.e. India. ? Tasmin pustake, literally ‘at that book,’ i.e. when that book is being read, written, heard, &c. 8 Sastr7gauravema satkarishyanti. I take the instrumental case here to be the instrumental of manner. xX. THE PREACHER. 215
3‘Whoever is able to keep, recite, or teach, ? T.e. India. ? Tasmin pustake, literally ‘at that book,’ i.e. when that book is being read, written, heard, &c. 8 Sastr7gauravema satkarishyanti. I take the instrumental case here to be the instrumental of manner. xX. THE PREACHER. 215 were it but a single stanza of four lines, and whoever shows respect for this Dharmaparydya, that young man or young lady of good family shall in future become a Tathagata, &c.; be persuaded of it. For, Bhaishagyaraéga, such a young man or young lady of good family must be considered to be a Tathagata, and by the whole world, including the gods, honour should be done to such a Tathagata who keeps were it but a single stanza of this Dharmapary4ya, and far more, of course, to one who grasps, keeps, comprehends, makes known, copies, and after copying always retains in his memory this Dharmapary4ya entirely and completely, and who honours that book with flowers, incense, perfumed garlands, ointment, powder, clothes, umbrellas, flags, banners, music, joined hands, reverential bows and salutations. Such a young man or young lady of good family, Bhaishagyaraga, must be held to be accomplished in supreme and perfect enlightenment ; must be held to be the like of a TathA4gata, who out of compassion and for the benefit of the world, by virtue of a former vow, makes his appearance here in Gambudvipa, in order to make this Dharmaparyaya generally known. Whosoever, after leaving! his own lofty conception of the law? and the lofty Buddha-field occupied by him, in order to make generally known this Dharmaparydaya, after my 1 Sthdpayitv4, which commonly means ‘apart from, barring.’ 3 Yah svam (var. lect. yas tam)—dharmdbhisamskaram. If we follow the former reading, sthApayitva can hardly be taken in the sense of ‘apart from ;’ in the other case it would be possible, though I should be at a loss to guess the purport of the phrase. The real meaning of dharm4bhisamsk§4ra is, probably, ‘ position in life’ or ‘religion.’ Cf. stanza 4 below. 216 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. x.
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.
1The 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 Lord then addressed the eighty thousand Bodhisattvas Mahdsattvas by turning to Bhaishagyaraga as their representative. Seest thou, Bhaishagyaraga, in this assembly the many gods, Nagas, goblins, Gandharvas, demons, Garudas, Kinnaras, great serpents, men, and beings not human, monks, nuns, male and female lay devotees, votaries of the vehicle of disciples, votaries of the vehicle of Pratyekabuddhas, and those of the vehicle of Bodhisattvas, who have heard this Dharmaparydya from the mouth of the Tathagata? ‘I do, Lord; I do, Sugata. The Lord proceeded: Well, Bhaishagyaraga, all those Bodhisattvas Mah4sattvas who in this assembly have heard, were it but a single stanza, a single verse (or word), or who even by a single rising thought have joyfully accepted this Sfitra, to all of them, Bhaishagyaraga, among the four classes of my audience I predict their destiny to supreme and perfect enlightenment. And all whosoever, Bhaishagyar4ga, who, after the complete extinction of the Tathagata, shall hear this Dharmaparydya and after hearing, were it but a single stanza, joyfully accept it, even with a single rising thought, to those also, Bhaishagyaraga, be they young men or young ladies of good family, I predict their destiny to supreme and perfect enlightenment. Those young men or ladies 214 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. x.
2Those young men or ladies 214 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. x. of good family, Bhaishagyaraga, shall be worshippers of many hundred thousand myriads of ko¢is of Buddhas. Those young men or ladies of good family, Bhaishagyaraga, shall have made a vow under hundred thousands of myriads of kofis of Buddhas. They must be considered as_ being reborn amongst the people of Gambudvipa!, out of compassion to all creatures. Those who shall take, read, make known, recite, copy, and after copying always keep in memory and from time to time regard were it but a single stanza of this Dharmaparyaya; who by that book? shall feel veneration for the Tathagatas, treat them with the respect due to Masters’, honour, revere, worship them; who shall worship that book with flowers, incense, perfumed garlands, ointment, powder, clothes, umbrellas, flags, banners, music, &c., and with acts of reverence such as bowing and joining hands; in short, Bhaishagyar4ga, any young men or young ladies of good family who shall keep or joyfully accept were it but a single stanza of this Dharmaparydya, to all of them, Bhaishagyaraga, I predict their being destined to supreme and perfect enlightenment. Should some man or woman, Bhaishagyaraga, happen to ask: How now have those creatures to be who in future are to become Tathagatas, Arhats, &c.? then that man or woman should be referred to the example of that young man or young lady of good family. ‘Whoever is able to keep, recite, or teach, ? T.e. India. ? Tasmin pustake, literally ‘at that book,’ i.e. when that book is being read, written, heard, &c. 8 Sastr7gauravema satkarishyanti. I take the instrumental case here to be the instrumental of manner. xX. THE PREACHER. 215
3‘Whoever is able to keep, recite, or teach, ? T.e. India. ? Tasmin pustake, literally ‘at that book,’ i.e. when that book is being read, written, heard, &c. 8 Sastr7gauravema satkarishyanti. I take the instrumental case here to be the instrumental of manner. xX. THE PREACHER. 215 were it but a single stanza of four lines, and whoever shows respect for this Dharmaparydya, that young man or young lady of good family shall in future become a Tathagata, &c.; be persuaded of it. For, Bhaishagyaraéga, such a young man or young lady of good family must be considered to be a Tathagata, and by the whole world, including the gods, honour should be done to such a Tathagata who keeps were it but a single stanza of this Dharmapary4ya, and far more, of course, to one who grasps, keeps, comprehends, makes known, copies, and after copying always retains in his memory this Dharmapary4ya entirely and completely, and who honours that book with flowers, incense, perfumed garlands, ointment, powder, clothes, umbrellas, flags, banners, music, joined hands, reverential bows and salutations. Such a young man or young lady of good family, Bhaishagyaraga, must be held to be accomplished in supreme and perfect enlightenment ; must be held to be the like of a TathA4gata, who out of compassion and for the benefit of the world, by virtue of a former vow, makes his appearance here in Gambudvipa, in order to make this Dharmaparyaya generally known. Whosoever, after leaving! his own lofty conception of the law? and the lofty Buddha-field occupied by him, in order to make generally known this Dharmaparydaya, after my 1 Sthdpayitv4, which commonly means ‘apart from, barring.’ 3 Yah svam (var. lect. yas tam)—dharmdbhisamskaram. If we follow the former reading, sthApayitva can hardly be taken in the sense of ‘apart from ;’ in the other case it would be possible, though I should be at a loss to guess the purport of the phrase. The real meaning of dharm4bhisamsk§4ra is, probably, ‘ position in life’ or ‘religion.’ Cf. stanza 4 below. 216 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. x.
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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