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1NOTE BY THE REV. BUNYIU NANJIO, IM.A., ON THE TWO PRAiVIDHANAS, THE 18th and 21st, MISSING IN THE TEXT. In the Chinese translations of the Larger Sukhavativyuha, made by Sarighavarman, A. D. 252, and Bodhiru^i, A. D. 693-713, there are altogether 48 Pra;ndhanas, not 46, as in the Sanskrit text. The 18th and the 21st in the translations are evidently wanting in the Sanskrit text, and the latter part of the 19th Prawidhana in that text is the latter part of the lost 18th, according to the translations. This 1 8th Pra;/idhana, however, is so important that it is called by Gen-ku, the teacher of Shin-ran, the founder of the Shin-shiu sect, ' the king of the Prawidhanas. Sarighavarman's translation of the i8th, 2Cth, and 21st is as follows : — 18. 'When I have obtained Buddhahood, if those beings who are in the ten quarters should believe in me with serene thoughts, and should wish to be born in my country, and should have say ten times thought of me (or repeated my name), — if they should not be born there, may I not obtain the perfect knowledge ;— barring only those beings who have committed the five deadly sins, and who have spoken evil of the good Law. The 18th Pra;/idhana in the Sanskrit text agrees with the 19th in both Chinese translations; but the 20th in these translations is somewhat shorter than the 1 9th in the Sanskrit text. The shorter translation is as follows : —
274 DESCRIPTION OF SUKMAVAt}, 20. * When I have obtained Buddhahood, if those beings who are in the ten quarters, after the)' have heard my name, should direct their thoughts towards my country and should plant the roots of merit (or prepare their stock of merit), and should bring them to maturity with their serene thoughts, and wish to be born in my country, — if they should not accomplish (their desire), may I not obtain the perfect knowledge. 21. 'When I have obtained Buddhahood, if gods and men in my country should not all be endowed perfectly with the thirty-two marks of the great man, may I not obtain the perfect knowledge.' I have tried to restore the Sanskrit text for the above three Pra/zidhanas, in accordance with the Chinese translations. The 1 8th may be formed chiefly out of the 19th in the text, something as follows : — Note. — The fulfilment of this PrawidhAna is given in the text (p. 47, 11. 1-4), as the reason of the fulfilment of the 1 7th :— H-d4J?qT^f7T ?r ^"^A^fT^rn^ ^'(^TlTi<|ij i: W^^- ^tv: II ^^ II In the Chinese translations, the exception of two kinds of beings is repeated at the end of this fulfilment. THE LAND OF BLISS. 75 The 20th (i.e. 19th in the text) may then be shortened like this : — ^n?T^^f^wfH^^T^^ II The fulfilment of this Prawidhdna may be the 27th chapter in the text, with the exception of some portion on the appearance of Amitdbha before a dying man, which belongs to the 19th (i.e. i8th in the text) Pra;^idhana. "^ ^^^mf ^^Tf^ ITfllI^T^f?T " I (rTfT^)W (ft »T^^ J^l) i?^^fc(TH^fn: ^cT^%^ g^T^rirf ^^^rnnf ^^(^^ i (p- 47-)
3The 3 1st may be like this : — II 5^^ II ^c%^ 5T3i^^f>^TnF^ fT"^ 1^%^ % ^'Wi: 3T(inwrcn T^rTTt ^n^T^^tf^WfJT^'^^ II This Prawidhana is found in the Tibetan translation. The fulfilment of this Pra/ndhana is to be found in chap. ^^ (p. 56) as follows : — B. N. INDEX OF WORDS. Roman numerals refer to the chapters, Arabic figures with p. to the pages of the edition of the Sanskrit text in the Anecdota Oxoniensia, without p. to the verses in certain chapters. Arabic figures in parentheses give the number in the lists of names. Akanish//ja, XVII. Akanish//ja-bhavana, the abode of the Akanish//6as, XL, p. 64 ; XLVI. akujala, sin, XVIII, p. 40, akshawopapatti, of untimely birth, XV. a^ata, not born, XVIII, p. 40. a^atismara, forgetful of former births, XXXVI (conjecture). A^ita, the Bodhisattva A^ita, XL, p. 64. A^«anavidhvawsana, N. of a Tathagata. III (64). Ativiryaprabha = Amitabha, XII, p. 29. Atulyaprabha = Amitabha, XII, p. 29. aduMhasukhavedana, perceiving \\hat is neither pain nor pleasure, XVIII, p. 40. Anantarya, crimes (five), VIII, 19. anabhisawskara, not made, XVIII, P- 40. Anagami-(phala), the Anagamin's (reward), reward of not being born again on earth, XLV, p. 76 (conjectural reading). Anibandhaniyaprabha = Amitabha, XII, p. 29. animitta, causelessness, X, p. 26. animitta,unconditioned,XVIII,p. 40. aniyata, not bent on anything (?), XXIV. Aniruddha, N. pr., I (20). anutpattikadharmakshanti, resignation to consequences which have not yet arisen, XVIII, p. 40; XXXII end; XLV, p. 76.
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.
1NOTE BY THE REV. BUNYIU NANJIO, IM.A., ON THE TWO PRAiVIDHANAS, THE 18th and 21st, MISSING IN THE TEXT. In the Chinese translations of the Larger Sukhavativyuha, made by Sarighavarman, A. D. 252, and Bodhiru^i, A. D. 693-713, there are altogether 48 Pra;ndhanas, not 46, as in the Sanskrit text. The 18th and the 21st in the translations are evidently wanting in the Sanskrit text, and the latter part of the 19th Prawidhana in that text is the latter part of the lost 18th, according to the translations. This 1 8th Pra;/idhana, however, is so important that it is called by Gen-ku, the teacher of Shin-ran, the founder of the Shin-shiu sect, ' the king of the Prawidhanas. Sarighavarman's translation of the i8th, 2Cth, and 21st is as follows : — 18. 'When I have obtained Buddhahood, if those beings who are in the ten quarters should believe in me with serene thoughts, and should wish to be born in my country, and should have say ten times thought of me (or repeated my name), — if they should not be born there, may I not obtain the perfect knowledge ;— barring only those beings who have committed the five deadly sins, and who have spoken evil of the good Law. The 18th Pra;/idhana in the Sanskrit text agrees with the 19th in both Chinese translations; but the 20th in these translations is somewhat shorter than the 1 9th in the Sanskrit text. The shorter translation is as follows : —
274 DESCRIPTION OF SUKMAVAt}, 20. * When I have obtained Buddhahood, if those beings who are in the ten quarters, after the)' have heard my name, should direct their thoughts towards my country and should plant the roots of merit (or prepare their stock of merit), and should bring them to maturity with their serene thoughts, and wish to be born in my country, — if they should not accomplish (their desire), may I not obtain the perfect knowledge. 21. 'When I have obtained Buddhahood, if gods and men in my country should not all be endowed perfectly with the thirty-two marks of the great man, may I not obtain the perfect knowledge.' I have tried to restore the Sanskrit text for the above three Pra/zidhanas, in accordance with the Chinese translations. The 1 8th may be formed chiefly out of the 19th in the text, something as follows : — Note. — The fulfilment of this PrawidhAna is given in the text (p. 47, 11. 1-4), as the reason of the fulfilment of the 1 7th :— H-d4J?qT^f7T ?r ^"^A^fT^rn^ ^'(^TlTi<|ij i: W^^- ^tv: II ^^ II In the Chinese translations, the exception of two kinds of beings is repeated at the end of this fulfilment. THE LAND OF BLISS. 75 The 20th (i.e. 19th in the text) may then be shortened like this : — ^n?T^^f^wfH^^T^^ II The fulfilment of this Prawidhdna may be the 27th chapter in the text, with the exception of some portion on the appearance of Amitdbha before a dying man, which belongs to the 19th (i.e. i8th in the text) Pra;^idhana. "^ ^^^mf ^^Tf^ ITfllI^T^f?T " I (rTfT^)W (ft »T^^ J^l) i?^^fc(TH^fn: ^cT^%^ g^T^rirf ^^^rnnf ^^(^^ i (p- 47-)
3The 3 1st may be like this : — II 5^^ II ^c%^ 5T3i^^f>^TnF^ fT"^ 1^%^ % ^'Wi: 3T(inwrcn T^rTTt ^n^T^^tf^WfJT^'^^ II This Prawidhana is found in the Tibetan translation. The fulfilment of this Pra/ndhana is to be found in chap. ^^ (p. 56) as follows : — B. N. INDEX OF WORDS. Roman numerals refer to the chapters, Arabic figures with p. to the pages of the edition of the Sanskrit text in the Anecdota Oxoniensia, without p. to the verses in certain chapters. Arabic figures in parentheses give the number in the lists of names. Akanish//ja, XVII. Akanish//ja-bhavana, the abode of the Akanish//6as, XL, p. 64 ; XLVI. akujala, sin, XVIII, p. 40, akshawopapatti, of untimely birth, XV. a^ata, not born, XVIII, p. 40. a^atismara, forgetful of former births, XXXVI (conjecture). A^ita, the Bodhisattva A^ita, XL, p. 64. A^«anavidhvawsana, N. of a Tathagata. III (64). Ativiryaprabha = Amitabha, XII, p. 29. Atulyaprabha = Amitabha, XII, p. 29. aduMhasukhavedana, perceiving \\hat is neither pain nor pleasure, XVIII, p. 40. Anantarya, crimes (five), VIII, 19. anabhisawskara, not made, XVIII, P- 40. Anagami-(phala), the Anagamin's (reward), reward of not being born again on earth, XLV, p. 76 (conjectural reading). Anibandhaniyaprabha = Amitabha, XII, p. 29. animitta, causelessness, X, p. 26. animitta,unconditioned,XVIII,p. 40. aniyata, not bent on anything (?), XXIV. Aniruddha, N. pr., I (20). anutpattikadharmakshanti, resignation to consequences which have not yet arisen, XVIII, p. 40; XXXII end; XLV, p. 76.
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