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1Ccc2 388 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXII. bhig#a, the Dharmapary4ya of the Lotus of the True Law must be held to excel and surpass all Sdtrantas spoken by the Tathagata; and such as shall keep this king of Sftras, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhigia, must be held to surpass others (who do not). As a Bodhisattva is accounted superior to all disciples and Pratyekabuddhas, so, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, this Dharmaparyaya of the Lotus of the True Law is accounted superior to all Sftrantas spoken by the Tathagata. Even as the Tathagata is the crowned king of the law! of all disciples, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas, so, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, this Dharmaparyaya is a Tath4gata in respect to those who in the vehicle of Bodhisattvas are striving to reach the goal. This Dharmaparydya of the Lotus of the True Law, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, saves all beings from all fear, delivers them from all pains. It is like a tank for the thirsty, like a fire for those who suffer from cold, like a garment for the naked, like the caravan leader for the merchants, like a mother for her children, like a boat for those who ferry over, like a leech for the sick, like a lamp for those who are wrapt in darkness, like a jewel for those who want wealth, like the ocean for the rivers, like a torch for the dispelling of darkness. So, Nakshatraragasankusumit4bhig#a, this Dharmaparyaya of the Lotus of the True Law delivers from all evils, extirpates all diseases, releases from the narrow bonds of the mundane whirl% And he who shall hear this DharmaparyAya of the Lotus of the True 1 Dharmaragak pasfabaddhaA, i.e. properly the legitimate crowned king. 3 In other words, this Dharmapary4ya is Death or Nirvaza, XXIf. ANCIENT DEVOTION OF BHAISHAGYARAGA. 389 Law, who shall write it and cause it to be written, will produce an accumulation of pious merit the term of which is not to be arrived at even by Buddha-knowledge ; so great is the accumulation of pious merit that will be produced by a young man of good family or a young lady who after teaching or learning it, writing it or having it collected into a volume, shall honour, respect, venerate, worship it with flowers, incense, fragrant garlands, ointment, powder, umbrellas, flags, banners, triumphal streamers, with music, with joining of hands, with lamps burning with ghee, scented oil, Kampaka oil, jasmine oil, trumpet-flower oil, Varshika oil or double jasmine oil,
2Great will be the pious merit, NakshatraragasankusumitAbhig#a, to be produced by a young man of good family or a young lady striving to reach the goal in the Bodhisattva-vehicle, who shall keep this’ chapter of the Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyar4ga, who shall read and learn it. And, Nakshatraréga, should a female, after hearing this Dharmapary4ya, grasp and keep it, then this existence will be her last existence as a woman. Any female, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhigza, who in the last five hundred years of the millennium shall hear and penetrate this chapter of the Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyaraga, will after disappearing from earth be (re)born in the world Sukhdvati, where the Lord Amitayus}, the Tathagata, &c., dwells, exists, lives surrounded by a host of Bodhisattvas. There will he (who formerly was a female) appear seated on a throne consisting of the interior of a lotus; no affection, no hatred, no infatuation, no pride, no ? Another name of Amitabha. 390 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXII. envy, no wrath, no malignity will vex him. With his birth he will also receive the five transcendent faculties, as well as the acquiescence in the eternal law, and, once in possession thereof, Nakshatraragasankusumitaébhigza, he as a Bodhisattva Mahdsattva will see Tathagatas equal to the sands of seventytwo rivers Ganges?. So perfect will be his organ of sight that by means thereof he shall see those Lords Buddhas, which Lords Buddhas will applaud him (and say): Well done, well done, young man of good family, that after hearing this Dharmaparyd4ya of the Lotus of the True Law which has been promulgated by the spiritual proclamation of the Lord Sékyamuni, the Tathagata, &c., thou hast studied, meditated, examined, minded it, and expounded it to other beings, other persons. This accumulation of thy pious merit, young man of good family, cannot be burnt by fire, nor swept away by water. Even a thousand Buddhas would not be able to determine this accumulation of thy pious merit, young man of good family. Thou hast subdued the opposition of the Evil One, young man of good family. Thou, young man of good family, hast victoriously emerged? from the battle of mundane existence, hast crushed the enemies annoying thee®. Thou, young man of good family, hast been superintended by thousands of Buddhas; thine equal, young man of good family, is not to be found in the world, including the gods‘, with the only exception of the 1 Or, to seventy-two times the sands of the river Ganges. * Uttirzabhavasangrama, * Marditasatrukanfhaka (sic; cf. Pali kanthaka). ‘ In the margin are added the words, also found in Burnouf’s translation, ‘including M4ras, Brahmans, and ascetics.’ XXII. ANCIENT DEVOTION OF BHAISHAGYARAGA. 391 Tathagata; there is no other, be he disciple, Pratyekabuddha, or Bodhisattva, able to surpass thee in pious merit, knowledge, wisdom or meditation. Such a power of knowledge, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, will be acquired by that Bodhisattva.
3ANCIENT DEVOTION OF BHAISHAGYARAGA. 391 Tathagata; there is no other, be he disciple, Pratyekabuddha, or Bodhisattva, able to surpass thee in pious merit, knowledge, wisdom or meditation. Such a power of knowledge, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, will be acquired by that Bodhisattva. Any one, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhigza, who on hearing this chapter of the ancient devotion of Bhaishagyaraga approves it, will emit from his mouth a breath sweet as of the lotus, and from his limbs a fragrance as of sandal-wood. Such temporal advantages as I have just now indicated will belong to him who approves this Dharmaparydya. On that account then, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, I transmit to thee this chapter of the Ancient Devotion of the Bodhisattva Mahdsattva Sarvasattvapriyadarsana, that at the end of time, the last period, in the latter half of the millennium it may have course here in Gambudvipa and not be lost; that neither Mara the Fiend, nor the celestial beings called M4rakayikas, Nagas, goblins, imps may find the opportunity of hurting it. Therefore, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, I bequeath this Dharmaparydya ; it is to be like a medicament for sick and suffering creatures in Gambudvipa. No sickness shall overpower him who has heard this Dharmaparydya, no decrepitude, no untimely death. Whenever a person striving to reach the goal in the vehicle of Bodhisattvas happens to see such a monk as keeps this Satranta, then he should strew him with sandalpowder and blue lotuses, and reflect thus: This young man of good family is going to reach the terrace of enlightenment; he will spread the bundle 392 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXII. of grass' on the terrace of enlightenment; he will put to flight the party of M4ra, blow the conch trumpet of the law, beat the drum of the law, cross the ocean of existence. Thus, NakshatraragasankusumitAbhig#a, should a young man of good family, striving to reach the goal in the vehicle of Bodhisattva, reflect when seeing a monk who keeps this Sftra, and he will acquire such advantages as have been indicated by the Tathagata. While this chapter of the Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyaraga was being expounded, eighty-four thousand Bodhisattvas attained the spell connected with skill in all sounds. And the Lord Prabhataratna, the Tathagata, &c., intimated his approval (by saying): Well done, well done, Nakshatraragasankusumit4bhig#a; thou hast done well in thus questioning the Tathagata, who is endowed with such inconceivable qualities and properties. 1 This is an allusion to the bundles of grass the Bodhisattva received from Svastika, the grass-cutter, when he was on his way to occupy his seat at the foot of the Bo tree; see Lalita-vistara, Pp. 357; Gataka I, p. 7o (English translation by Professor Rhys Davids, p. 95). XXIII. GADGADASVARA. 393 CHAPTER XXIII. GADGADASVARA.
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.
1Ccc2 388 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXII. bhig#a, the Dharmapary4ya of the Lotus of the True Law must be held to excel and surpass all Sdtrantas spoken by the Tathagata; and such as shall keep this king of Sftras, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhigia, must be held to surpass others (who do not). As a Bodhisattva is accounted superior to all disciples and Pratyekabuddhas, so, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, this Dharmaparyaya of the Lotus of the True Law is accounted superior to all Sftrantas spoken by the Tathagata. Even as the Tathagata is the crowned king of the law! of all disciples, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas, so, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, this Dharmaparyaya is a Tath4gata in respect to those who in the vehicle of Bodhisattvas are striving to reach the goal. This Dharmaparydya of the Lotus of the True Law, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, saves all beings from all fear, delivers them from all pains. It is like a tank for the thirsty, like a fire for those who suffer from cold, like a garment for the naked, like the caravan leader for the merchants, like a mother for her children, like a boat for those who ferry over, like a leech for the sick, like a lamp for those who are wrapt in darkness, like a jewel for those who want wealth, like the ocean for the rivers, like a torch for the dispelling of darkness. So, Nakshatraragasankusumit4bhig#a, this Dharmaparyaya of the Lotus of the True Law delivers from all evils, extirpates all diseases, releases from the narrow bonds of the mundane whirl% And he who shall hear this DharmaparyAya of the Lotus of the True 1 Dharmaragak pasfabaddhaA, i.e. properly the legitimate crowned king. 3 In other words, this Dharmapary4ya is Death or Nirvaza, XXIf. ANCIENT DEVOTION OF BHAISHAGYARAGA. 389 Law, who shall write it and cause it to be written, will produce an accumulation of pious merit the term of which is not to be arrived at even by Buddha-knowledge ; so great is the accumulation of pious merit that will be produced by a young man of good family or a young lady who after teaching or learning it, writing it or having it collected into a volume, shall honour, respect, venerate, worship it with flowers, incense, fragrant garlands, ointment, powder, umbrellas, flags, banners, triumphal streamers, with music, with joining of hands, with lamps burning with ghee, scented oil, Kampaka oil, jasmine oil, trumpet-flower oil, Varshika oil or double jasmine oil,
2Great will be the pious merit, NakshatraragasankusumitAbhig#a, to be produced by a young man of good family or a young lady striving to reach the goal in the Bodhisattva-vehicle, who shall keep this’ chapter of the Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyar4ga, who shall read and learn it. And, Nakshatraréga, should a female, after hearing this Dharmapary4ya, grasp and keep it, then this existence will be her last existence as a woman. Any female, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhigza, who in the last five hundred years of the millennium shall hear and penetrate this chapter of the Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyaraga, will after disappearing from earth be (re)born in the world Sukhdvati, where the Lord Amitayus}, the Tathagata, &c., dwells, exists, lives surrounded by a host of Bodhisattvas. There will he (who formerly was a female) appear seated on a throne consisting of the interior of a lotus; no affection, no hatred, no infatuation, no pride, no ? Another name of Amitabha. 390 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXII. envy, no wrath, no malignity will vex him. With his birth he will also receive the five transcendent faculties, as well as the acquiescence in the eternal law, and, once in possession thereof, Nakshatraragasankusumitaébhigza, he as a Bodhisattva Mahdsattva will see Tathagatas equal to the sands of seventytwo rivers Ganges?. So perfect will be his organ of sight that by means thereof he shall see those Lords Buddhas, which Lords Buddhas will applaud him (and say): Well done, well done, young man of good family, that after hearing this Dharmaparyd4ya of the Lotus of the True Law which has been promulgated by the spiritual proclamation of the Lord Sékyamuni, the Tathagata, &c., thou hast studied, meditated, examined, minded it, and expounded it to other beings, other persons. This accumulation of thy pious merit, young man of good family, cannot be burnt by fire, nor swept away by water. Even a thousand Buddhas would not be able to determine this accumulation of thy pious merit, young man of good family. Thou hast subdued the opposition of the Evil One, young man of good family. Thou, young man of good family, hast victoriously emerged? from the battle of mundane existence, hast crushed the enemies annoying thee®. Thou, young man of good family, hast been superintended by thousands of Buddhas; thine equal, young man of good family, is not to be found in the world, including the gods‘, with the only exception of the 1 Or, to seventy-two times the sands of the river Ganges. * Uttirzabhavasangrama, * Marditasatrukanfhaka (sic; cf. Pali kanthaka). ‘ In the margin are added the words, also found in Burnouf’s translation, ‘including M4ras, Brahmans, and ascetics.’ XXII. ANCIENT DEVOTION OF BHAISHAGYARAGA. 391 Tathagata; there is no other, be he disciple, Pratyekabuddha, or Bodhisattva, able to surpass thee in pious merit, knowledge, wisdom or meditation. Such a power of knowledge, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, will be acquired by that Bodhisattva.
3ANCIENT DEVOTION OF BHAISHAGYARAGA. 391 Tathagata; there is no other, be he disciple, Pratyekabuddha, or Bodhisattva, able to surpass thee in pious merit, knowledge, wisdom or meditation. Such a power of knowledge, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, will be acquired by that Bodhisattva. Any one, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhigza, who on hearing this chapter of the ancient devotion of Bhaishagyaraga approves it, will emit from his mouth a breath sweet as of the lotus, and from his limbs a fragrance as of sandal-wood. Such temporal advantages as I have just now indicated will belong to him who approves this Dharmaparydya. On that account then, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, I transmit to thee this chapter of the Ancient Devotion of the Bodhisattva Mahdsattva Sarvasattvapriyadarsana, that at the end of time, the last period, in the latter half of the millennium it may have course here in Gambudvipa and not be lost; that neither Mara the Fiend, nor the celestial beings called M4rakayikas, Nagas, goblins, imps may find the opportunity of hurting it. Therefore, Nakshatraragasankusumitabhig#a, I bequeath this Dharmaparydya ; it is to be like a medicament for sick and suffering creatures in Gambudvipa. No sickness shall overpower him who has heard this Dharmaparydya, no decrepitude, no untimely death. Whenever a person striving to reach the goal in the vehicle of Bodhisattvas happens to see such a monk as keeps this Satranta, then he should strew him with sandalpowder and blue lotuses, and reflect thus: This young man of good family is going to reach the terrace of enlightenment; he will spread the bundle 392 SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA. XXII. of grass' on the terrace of enlightenment; he will put to flight the party of M4ra, blow the conch trumpet of the law, beat the drum of the law, cross the ocean of existence. Thus, NakshatraragasankusumitAbhig#a, should a young man of good family, striving to reach the goal in the vehicle of Bodhisattva, reflect when seeing a monk who keeps this Sftra, and he will acquire such advantages as have been indicated by the Tathagata. While this chapter of the Ancient Devotion of Bhaishagyaraga was being expounded, eighty-four thousand Bodhisattvas attained the spell connected with skill in all sounds. And the Lord Prabhataratna, the Tathagata, &c., intimated his approval (by saying): Well done, well done, Nakshatraragasankusumit4bhig#a; thou hast done well in thus questioning the Tathagata, who is endowed with such inconceivable qualities and properties. 1 This is an allusion to the bundles of grass the Bodhisattva received from Svastika, the grass-cutter, when he was on his way to occupy his seat at the foot of the Bo tree; see Lalita-vistara, Pp. 357; Gataka I, p. 7o (English translation by Professor Rhys Davids, p. 95). XXIII. GADGADASVARA. 393 CHAPTER XXIII. GADGADASVARA.
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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