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1Burnouf has, ‘toi qui es affranchi de l’accumulation [des éléments constitutifs de l’existence].’ * Samantad; Burnoul’s ‘en présence’ is wanting in my MS. * Or, thrones of magnificent jewels. XIV. ISSUING OF BODHISATTVAS. 29! family ; be well prepared and steady on your post, you and the entire host of Bodhisattvas; the Tathagata, the Arhat, &c., is now going to exhibit the sight of the knowledge of the Tathagata, young men of good family, the leadership of the Tath4gata, the work of the Tathagata, the sport! of the Tathagata, the might of the Tathagata, the energy of the Tathagata. And on that occasion the Lord pronounced the following stanzas: 33- Be attentive all, young men of good family ; I am to utter an infallible word; refrain from disputing? about it, O sages: the science of the Tathagata is beyond reasoning. 34. Be all steady and thoughtful; continue attentive all. To-day you will hear a law as yet unknown, the wonder of the Tathd4gatas. 35. Never have any doubt, ye sages, for I shall strengthen you, I am the Leader who speaketh infallible truth, and my knowledge is unlimited. 36. Profound are the laws known to the Sugata, above reasoning and beyond argumentation. These laws I am going to reveal; ye, hear which and how they are. After uttering these stanzas the Lord addressed the Bodhisattva Mah4sattva Maitreya: I announce to thee, Agita, I declare to thee: These Bodhisattvas Mahdsattvas, Agita, so innumerable, incalculable, inconceivable, incomparable, uncountable, whom you never saw before, who just now have issued from 1 Te. magic display of creative power, 1114, synonymous with maya. 3 Viv4da, the original reading, though afterwards effaced and replaced by vishada, despondency. U2 292 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. xIV. the gaps of the earth, these Bodhisattvas Mah4sattvas, Agita, have I roused, excited, animated, fully developed to supreme, perfect enlightenment after my having arrived at supreme, perfect enlightenment in this world. I have, moreover, fully matured, established, confirmed, instructed, perfected these young men of good family in their Bodhisattvaship. And these Bodhisattvas Mahasattvas, Agita, occupy in this Saha-world the domain of the ether-element below. Only thinking of the lesson they have to study, and devoted to thoroughly comprehend it, these young men of good family have no liking for social gatherings, nor for bustling crowds; they do not put off their tasks, and are strenuous’, These young men of good family, Agita, delight in seclusion®, are fond of seclusion. These young men of good family do not dwell in the immediate vicinity of gods and men, they not being fond of bustling crowds. These young men of good family find their luxury in the pleasure of the law, and apply themselves to Buddhaknowledge. And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas :
2These young men of good family find their luxury in the pleasure of the law, and apply themselves to Buddhaknowledge. And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas : 37. These Bodhisattvas, immense, inconceivable and beyond measure, endowed with magic power, wisdom, and learning, have progressed in knowledge for many kof¢is of A®ons. 38. It is I who have brought them to maturity for enlightenment, and it is in my field that they 1 It will be remarked that these Bodhisattvas are represented as pupils or young monks under training, Sramaseras. * Vivek4ram4/; viveka at the same time means ‘ discrimination.’ XIV. ISSUING OF BODHISATTVAS. 293 have their abode; by me alone have they been brought to maturity ; these Bodhisattvas are my sons. 39. All have devoted themselves to a hermit life? and are assiduous in shunning places of bustle ; they walk detached, these sons of mine, following my precepts in their lofty course. 40. They dwell in the domain of ether, in the lower portion of the field, those heroes who, unwearied, are striving day and night to attain superior knowledge. 41. All strenuous, of good memory, unshaken in the immense strength of their intelligence, those serene sages preach the law, all radiant, as being my sons. 42. Since the time when I reached this superior (or foremost) enlightenment, at the town of Gayé, at the foot of the tree, and put in motion the allsurpassing wheel of the law, I have brought to maturity all of them for superior enlightenment. 43. These words I here speak are faultless, really true; believe me, all of you who hear me: verily, I have reached superior enlightenment, and it is by me alone that all have been brought to maturity. The Bodhisattva Mah4sattva Maitreya and those numerous hundred thousands of myriads of kofis of Bodhisattvas were struck with wonder, amazement, and surprise, (and thought): How is it possible that within so short a moment, within the lapse of so short a time so many Bodhisattvas, so countless, have been roused and made fully ripe to reach supreme, perfect enlightenment ? Then the Bodhi- 1 Aranyadhutabhiyukta; 4razyadhuta, essentially the same as Pali drafiiakanga, is one of the thirteen Dhutangas. 294 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. xIV.
3Then the Bodhi- 1 Aranyadhutabhiyukta; 4razyadhuta, essentially the same as Pali drafiiakanga, is one of the thirteen Dhutangas. 294 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. xIV. sattva Mahdsattva Maitreya asked the Lord: How then, O Lord, has the TathAgata, after he left, when a prince royal, Kapilavastu, the town of the Sakyas, arrived at supreme, perfect enlightenment on the summit of the terrace of enlightenment, not far from the town of Gay4, somewhat more than forty years since, O Lord? How then has the Lord, the Tathagata, within so short a lapse of time, been able to perform the endless task of a Tathdgata, to exercise the leadership of a Tathagata, the energy of a Tath4gata ? How has the Tathagata, within so short a time, been able to rouse and bring to maturity for supreme, perfect enlightenment this host of Bodhisattvas, this multitude of Bodhisattvas; a multitude so great that it would be impossible to count the whole of it, even if one were to continue counting for hundred thousands of myriads of ko¢is of AZons? These Bodhisattvas, so innumerable, O Lord, so countless, having long followed a spiritual course of life and planted roots of goodness under many hundred thousands of Buddhas, have in the course of many hundred thousands of AZons become finally ripe. It is just as if some man, young and youthful, a young man with black hair and in the prime of youth, twenty-five years of age, would represent centenarians as his sons, and say: ‘ Here, young men of good family, you see my sons;’ and if those centenarians would declare: ‘This is the father who begot us.’ Now, Lord, the speech of that man would be incredible, hard to be believed by the public. It is the same case with the Tathagata, who but lately has arrived at supreme, perfect enlightenment, and with these Bodhisattvas Maha- XIV. ISSUING OF BODHISATTVAS. 295
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.
1Burnouf has, ‘toi qui es affranchi de l’accumulation [des éléments constitutifs de l’existence].’ * Samantad; Burnoul’s ‘en présence’ is wanting in my MS. * Or, thrones of magnificent jewels. XIV. ISSUING OF BODHISATTVAS. 29! family ; be well prepared and steady on your post, you and the entire host of Bodhisattvas; the Tathagata, the Arhat, &c., is now going to exhibit the sight of the knowledge of the Tathagata, young men of good family, the leadership of the Tath4gata, the work of the Tathagata, the sport! of the Tathagata, the might of the Tathagata, the energy of the Tathagata. And on that occasion the Lord pronounced the following stanzas: 33- Be attentive all, young men of good family ; I am to utter an infallible word; refrain from disputing? about it, O sages: the science of the Tathagata is beyond reasoning. 34. Be all steady and thoughtful; continue attentive all. To-day you will hear a law as yet unknown, the wonder of the Tathd4gatas. 35. Never have any doubt, ye sages, for I shall strengthen you, I am the Leader who speaketh infallible truth, and my knowledge is unlimited. 36. Profound are the laws known to the Sugata, above reasoning and beyond argumentation. These laws I am going to reveal; ye, hear which and how they are. After uttering these stanzas the Lord addressed the Bodhisattva Mah4sattva Maitreya: I announce to thee, Agita, I declare to thee: These Bodhisattvas Mahdsattvas, Agita, so innumerable, incalculable, inconceivable, incomparable, uncountable, whom you never saw before, who just now have issued from 1 Te. magic display of creative power, 1114, synonymous with maya. 3 Viv4da, the original reading, though afterwards effaced and replaced by vishada, despondency. U2 292 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. xIV. the gaps of the earth, these Bodhisattvas Mah4sattvas, Agita, have I roused, excited, animated, fully developed to supreme, perfect enlightenment after my having arrived at supreme, perfect enlightenment in this world. I have, moreover, fully matured, established, confirmed, instructed, perfected these young men of good family in their Bodhisattvaship. And these Bodhisattvas Mahasattvas, Agita, occupy in this Saha-world the domain of the ether-element below. Only thinking of the lesson they have to study, and devoted to thoroughly comprehend it, these young men of good family have no liking for social gatherings, nor for bustling crowds; they do not put off their tasks, and are strenuous’, These young men of good family, Agita, delight in seclusion®, are fond of seclusion. These young men of good family do not dwell in the immediate vicinity of gods and men, they not being fond of bustling crowds. These young men of good family find their luxury in the pleasure of the law, and apply themselves to Buddhaknowledge. And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas :
2These young men of good family find their luxury in the pleasure of the law, and apply themselves to Buddhaknowledge. And on that occasion the Lord uttered the following stanzas : 37. These Bodhisattvas, immense, inconceivable and beyond measure, endowed with magic power, wisdom, and learning, have progressed in knowledge for many kof¢is of A®ons. 38. It is I who have brought them to maturity for enlightenment, and it is in my field that they 1 It will be remarked that these Bodhisattvas are represented as pupils or young monks under training, Sramaseras. * Vivek4ram4/; viveka at the same time means ‘ discrimination.’ XIV. ISSUING OF BODHISATTVAS. 293 have their abode; by me alone have they been brought to maturity ; these Bodhisattvas are my sons. 39. All have devoted themselves to a hermit life? and are assiduous in shunning places of bustle ; they walk detached, these sons of mine, following my precepts in their lofty course. 40. They dwell in the domain of ether, in the lower portion of the field, those heroes who, unwearied, are striving day and night to attain superior knowledge. 41. All strenuous, of good memory, unshaken in the immense strength of their intelligence, those serene sages preach the law, all radiant, as being my sons. 42. Since the time when I reached this superior (or foremost) enlightenment, at the town of Gayé, at the foot of the tree, and put in motion the allsurpassing wheel of the law, I have brought to maturity all of them for superior enlightenment. 43. These words I here speak are faultless, really true; believe me, all of you who hear me: verily, I have reached superior enlightenment, and it is by me alone that all have been brought to maturity. The Bodhisattva Mah4sattva Maitreya and those numerous hundred thousands of myriads of kofis of Bodhisattvas were struck with wonder, amazement, and surprise, (and thought): How is it possible that within so short a moment, within the lapse of so short a time so many Bodhisattvas, so countless, have been roused and made fully ripe to reach supreme, perfect enlightenment ? Then the Bodhi- 1 Aranyadhutabhiyukta; 4razyadhuta, essentially the same as Pali drafiiakanga, is one of the thirteen Dhutangas. 294 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. xIV.
3Then the Bodhi- 1 Aranyadhutabhiyukta; 4razyadhuta, essentially the same as Pali drafiiakanga, is one of the thirteen Dhutangas. 294 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. xIV. sattva Mahdsattva Maitreya asked the Lord: How then, O Lord, has the TathAgata, after he left, when a prince royal, Kapilavastu, the town of the Sakyas, arrived at supreme, perfect enlightenment on the summit of the terrace of enlightenment, not far from the town of Gay4, somewhat more than forty years since, O Lord? How then has the Lord, the Tathagata, within so short a lapse of time, been able to perform the endless task of a Tathdgata, to exercise the leadership of a Tathagata, the energy of a Tath4gata ? How has the Tathagata, within so short a time, been able to rouse and bring to maturity for supreme, perfect enlightenment this host of Bodhisattvas, this multitude of Bodhisattvas; a multitude so great that it would be impossible to count the whole of it, even if one were to continue counting for hundred thousands of myriads of ko¢is of AZons? These Bodhisattvas, so innumerable, O Lord, so countless, having long followed a spiritual course of life and planted roots of goodness under many hundred thousands of Buddhas, have in the course of many hundred thousands of AZons become finally ripe. It is just as if some man, young and youthful, a young man with black hair and in the prime of youth, twenty-five years of age, would represent centenarians as his sons, and say: ‘ Here, young men of good family, you see my sons;’ and if those centenarians would declare: ‘This is the father who begot us.’ Now, Lord, the speech of that man would be incredible, hard to be believed by the public. It is the same case with the Tathagata, who but lately has arrived at supreme, perfect enlightenment, and with these Bodhisattvas Maha- XIV. ISSUING OF BODHISATTVAS. 295
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