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1® Arakshak4s talara, akhy4yaka va. The translation is conjectural. 5 T4lazaras are those who by clapping the hands beat the time during a performance of music, ‘ The text has down to ‘with his whole seraglio.’ But as no such words occur in the passage in question, they seem to point to the description in § 115, which contains the latter part of this passage. 254 KALPA SOTRA. cymbals, drums, castanets, horns, small drums, kettle drums, Muragas, Mrzdangas, and Dundubhis?, which were accompanied at the same time by trumpets ?. The customs, taxes, and confiscations were released, buying and selling prohibited, no policemen were allowed to enter houses, great and small fines were remitted, and debts cancelled. Numberless excellent actors performed* and many TAalaéaras were present, drums sounded harmoniously, fresh garlands and wreaths were seen everywhere, and the whole population in the town and in the country rejoiced and was in full glee. (102) When the ten days of this festival were over, the king Siddhartha gave and ordered to be given hundreds and thousands and hundred-thousands of offerings to the gods, gifts, and portions (of goods); he received and ordered to be received hundreds, thousands, and hundred-thousands of presents. (103)* The parents of the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira celebrated the birth of their heir on the first day, on the third day they showed him the sun and the moon, on the sixth day they observed the religious vigil; after the eleventh day, when the impure operations and ceremonies connected with the birth of a child had been performed, and the twelfth day had come, they prepared plenty of food, drink, spices, and sweetmeats, invited their friends, relations, kinsmen, agnates, cognates, and followers, together with the G#atvzka Kshatriyas. Then they bathed, made 1 Muragas, Mridangas, Dundubhis are different kinds of drums. 2 Samaga-gamaga-turiya. * This is the translation of a varia lectio. The adopted text has: while courtezans and excellent actors performed. “Cf. Abarfinga SAtra II, 15, § 11. LIVES OF THE GINAS. 255 offerings (to the house-gods), and performed auspicious rites and expiatory acts, put on excellent, lucky, pure court-dress, and adorned their persons with small but costly ornaments. At dinner-time they sat down on excellent, comfortable chairs in the dining-hall, and together with their friends, relations, kinsmen, agnates, cognates and followers, and with the G#4tvzka Kshatriyas they partook, ate, tasted, and interchanged (bits) of a large collation of food, drink, spices, and sweetmeats. (104) After dinner they went (to the meeting hall?) after having cleansed their mouths and washed; when perfectly clean, they regaled and honoured their friends, &c. (see § 104, down to) G#atr7zka Kshatriyas with many flowers, clothes, perfumes, garlands, and ornaments. Then they spoke thus to their friends, &ce.: (105)
2(see § 104, down to) G#atr7zka Kshatriyas with many flowers, clothes, perfumes, garlands, and ornaments. Then they spoke thus to their friends, &ce.: (105) ‘Formerly, O beloved of the gods, when we had begotten this our boy, the following personal, reflectional, desirable idea occurred to our mind: “From the moment that this our boy has been begotten, our silver increased, our gold increased, &c. (see § 91, down to) Vardham4na. Now our wishes have been fulfilled, therefore shall the name of our boy be Vardhamfna.”’ (106, 107)? The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira belonged to the K4syapa gotra. His three names have thus been recorded : by his parents he was called Vardhamfna ; because he is devoid of love and hate, he is called Sramama (i.e. Ascetic); because he stands fast in midst of dangers and fears, patiently bears hardships and calamities, adheres to the chosen rules of 1 This is an addition of the commentator. 3 Cf. Asaranga Sitra II, 15, § 12. 256 KALPA SOTRA. penance, is wise, indifferent to pleasure and pain, rich in control, and gifted with fortitude, the name Venerable Ascetic Mah4vira has been given him by the gods. (108)? The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira’s father belonged to the KAsyapa gotra; he had three names : Siddhartha, SreyAmsa, and Gasamsa, &c. (see Afdranga Sdtra II, 15, § 15, down to) Seshavati and Yasovati. (109) The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira—clever, with the aspirations of a clever man, of great beauty, controlling (his senses), lucky, and modest; a G#dtrz Kshatriya, the son of a G#atr? Kshatriya; the moon of the clan of the G#4trv7s; a Videha, the son of Videhadatt4, a native of Videha, a prince of Videha—had lived thirty years in Videha when his parents went to the world of the gods (i.e. died), and he with the permission of his elder brother and the authorities of the kingdom? fulfilled his promise. At that moment the Lauk4ntika gods, following the established custom, praised and hymned him with these kind, pleasing, &c. (see § 47, down to) sweet, and soft words: (110) ‘Victory, victory to thee, gladdener of the world! Victory, victory to thee, lucky one! Luck to thee, bull of the best Kshatriyas! Awake, reverend lord of the world! Establish the religion of the law which benefits all living beings in the whole universe! It will bring supreme benefit to all living beings in all the world!’ Thus they raised the shout of victory. (111) 1 See Adaranga Sitra II, 1, § 15. * Guru-mahattara is the original of the last words, which I have translated according to the explanation of the commentary, LIVES OF THE GINAS. 257
3(111) 1 See Adaranga Sitra II, 1, § 15. * Guru-mahattara is the original of the last words, which I have translated according to the explanation of the commentary, LIVES OF THE GINAS. 257 Before the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira had adopted the life of a householder (i.e. before his marriage) he possessed supreme, unlimited!, unimpeded knowledge and intuition. The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira perceived with this his supreme unlimited knowledge and intuition that the time for his Renunciation? had come. He left his silver, he left his gold, he left his riches, corn, majesty, and kingdom; his army, grain, treasure, storehouse, town, seraglio, and subjects; he quitted and rejected his real, valuable property, such as riches, gold, precious stones, jewels, pearls, conches, stones, corals, rubies, &c.; he distributed presents through proper persons, he distributed presents among indigent persons. (112)8 In that period, in that age, in the first month of winter, in the first fortnight, in the dark (fortnight) of MArgasiras, on its tenth day, when the shadow had turned towards the east and the (first) Paurushi* was full and over, on the day called Suvrata, in the Muhirta called Vigaya, in the palankin andraprabha, (Mah4vira) was followed on his way® by a train of gods, men, and Asuras, (and surrounded) by a swarm of shell-blowers, proclaimers, pattivallas, 1 Abhogika. It is inferior to the Avadhi knowledge. In a quotation it is said that (the knowledge) of the Nairayikas, Devas, and Tirthakaras does not reach the Avadhi; it is total with them, but with others only partial. * Nishkramana= pravragy4. 5 Cf. A#éranga Satra II, 15, § 17. * Y4ma or time of three hours. 5 Samanugammam4za-magge. The commentator divides samanugammaminam agge, and explains the passage thus: him who was followed by, &c., and surrounded by, &c. (agre parivritam) they praised and hymned, and the authorities spoke thus to him. (22] Ss - 7 So Ss ei See Uk : at 258 KALPA SOTRA. courtiers, men carrying others on the back, heralds, and bell bearers. They praised and hymned him with these kind, pleasing, &c. (see § 47, down to) sweet and soft words: (113)
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.
1® Arakshak4s talara, akhy4yaka va. The translation is conjectural. 5 T4lazaras are those who by clapping the hands beat the time during a performance of music, ‘ The text has down to ‘with his whole seraglio.’ But as no such words occur in the passage in question, they seem to point to the description in § 115, which contains the latter part of this passage. 254 KALPA SOTRA. cymbals, drums, castanets, horns, small drums, kettle drums, Muragas, Mrzdangas, and Dundubhis?, which were accompanied at the same time by trumpets ?. The customs, taxes, and confiscations were released, buying and selling prohibited, no policemen were allowed to enter houses, great and small fines were remitted, and debts cancelled. Numberless excellent actors performed* and many TAalaéaras were present, drums sounded harmoniously, fresh garlands and wreaths were seen everywhere, and the whole population in the town and in the country rejoiced and was in full glee. (102) When the ten days of this festival were over, the king Siddhartha gave and ordered to be given hundreds and thousands and hundred-thousands of offerings to the gods, gifts, and portions (of goods); he received and ordered to be received hundreds, thousands, and hundred-thousands of presents. (103)* The parents of the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira celebrated the birth of their heir on the first day, on the third day they showed him the sun and the moon, on the sixth day they observed the religious vigil; after the eleventh day, when the impure operations and ceremonies connected with the birth of a child had been performed, and the twelfth day had come, they prepared plenty of food, drink, spices, and sweetmeats, invited their friends, relations, kinsmen, agnates, cognates, and followers, together with the G#atvzka Kshatriyas. Then they bathed, made 1 Muragas, Mridangas, Dundubhis are different kinds of drums. 2 Samaga-gamaga-turiya. * This is the translation of a varia lectio. The adopted text has: while courtezans and excellent actors performed. “Cf. Abarfinga SAtra II, 15, § 11. LIVES OF THE GINAS. 255 offerings (to the house-gods), and performed auspicious rites and expiatory acts, put on excellent, lucky, pure court-dress, and adorned their persons with small but costly ornaments. At dinner-time they sat down on excellent, comfortable chairs in the dining-hall, and together with their friends, relations, kinsmen, agnates, cognates and followers, and with the G#4tvzka Kshatriyas they partook, ate, tasted, and interchanged (bits) of a large collation of food, drink, spices, and sweetmeats. (104) After dinner they went (to the meeting hall?) after having cleansed their mouths and washed; when perfectly clean, they regaled and honoured their friends, &c. (see § 104, down to) G#atr7zka Kshatriyas with many flowers, clothes, perfumes, garlands, and ornaments. Then they spoke thus to their friends, &ce.: (105)
2(see § 104, down to) G#atr7zka Kshatriyas with many flowers, clothes, perfumes, garlands, and ornaments. Then they spoke thus to their friends, &ce.: (105) ‘Formerly, O beloved of the gods, when we had begotten this our boy, the following personal, reflectional, desirable idea occurred to our mind: “From the moment that this our boy has been begotten, our silver increased, our gold increased, &c. (see § 91, down to) Vardham4na. Now our wishes have been fulfilled, therefore shall the name of our boy be Vardhamfna.”’ (106, 107)? The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira belonged to the K4syapa gotra. His three names have thus been recorded : by his parents he was called Vardhamfna ; because he is devoid of love and hate, he is called Sramama (i.e. Ascetic); because he stands fast in midst of dangers and fears, patiently bears hardships and calamities, adheres to the chosen rules of 1 This is an addition of the commentator. 3 Cf. Asaranga Sitra II, 15, § 12. 256 KALPA SOTRA. penance, is wise, indifferent to pleasure and pain, rich in control, and gifted with fortitude, the name Venerable Ascetic Mah4vira has been given him by the gods. (108)? The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira’s father belonged to the KAsyapa gotra; he had three names : Siddhartha, SreyAmsa, and Gasamsa, &c. (see Afdranga Sdtra II, 15, § 15, down to) Seshavati and Yasovati. (109) The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira—clever, with the aspirations of a clever man, of great beauty, controlling (his senses), lucky, and modest; a G#dtrz Kshatriya, the son of a G#atr? Kshatriya; the moon of the clan of the G#4trv7s; a Videha, the son of Videhadatt4, a native of Videha, a prince of Videha—had lived thirty years in Videha when his parents went to the world of the gods (i.e. died), and he with the permission of his elder brother and the authorities of the kingdom? fulfilled his promise. At that moment the Lauk4ntika gods, following the established custom, praised and hymned him with these kind, pleasing, &c. (see § 47, down to) sweet, and soft words: (110) ‘Victory, victory to thee, gladdener of the world! Victory, victory to thee, lucky one! Luck to thee, bull of the best Kshatriyas! Awake, reverend lord of the world! Establish the religion of the law which benefits all living beings in the whole universe! It will bring supreme benefit to all living beings in all the world!’ Thus they raised the shout of victory. (111) 1 See Adaranga Sitra II, 1, § 15. * Guru-mahattara is the original of the last words, which I have translated according to the explanation of the commentary, LIVES OF THE GINAS. 257
3(111) 1 See Adaranga Sitra II, 1, § 15. * Guru-mahattara is the original of the last words, which I have translated according to the explanation of the commentary, LIVES OF THE GINAS. 257 Before the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira had adopted the life of a householder (i.e. before his marriage) he possessed supreme, unlimited!, unimpeded knowledge and intuition. The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira perceived with this his supreme unlimited knowledge and intuition that the time for his Renunciation? had come. He left his silver, he left his gold, he left his riches, corn, majesty, and kingdom; his army, grain, treasure, storehouse, town, seraglio, and subjects; he quitted and rejected his real, valuable property, such as riches, gold, precious stones, jewels, pearls, conches, stones, corals, rubies, &c.; he distributed presents through proper persons, he distributed presents among indigent persons. (112)8 In that period, in that age, in the first month of winter, in the first fortnight, in the dark (fortnight) of MArgasiras, on its tenth day, when the shadow had turned towards the east and the (first) Paurushi* was full and over, on the day called Suvrata, in the Muhirta called Vigaya, in the palankin andraprabha, (Mah4vira) was followed on his way® by a train of gods, men, and Asuras, (and surrounded) by a swarm of shell-blowers, proclaimers, pattivallas, 1 Abhogika. It is inferior to the Avadhi knowledge. In a quotation it is said that (the knowledge) of the Nairayikas, Devas, and Tirthakaras does not reach the Avadhi; it is total with them, but with others only partial. * Nishkramana= pravragy4. 5 Cf. A#éranga Satra II, 15, § 17. * Y4ma or time of three hours. 5 Samanugammam4za-magge. The commentator divides samanugammaminam agge, and explains the passage thus: him who was followed by, &c., and surrounded by, &c. (agre parivritam) they praised and hymned, and the authorities spoke thus to him. (22] Ss - 7 So Ss ei See Uk : at 258 KALPA SOTRA. courtiers, men carrying others on the back, heralds, and bell bearers. They praised and hymned him with these kind, pleasing, &c. (see § 47, down to) sweet and soft words: (113)
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