1 These are the four Appama#»&s or infinite feelings, also called (e.g. below, § II, 36) the four Brahma- vihdras. They are here very appropriately represented to follow immediately after [II] T
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12. 'The Great King of Glory, Ananda, had
four and eighty thousand cities, the chief of which
was the royal city of Kus&vatt :
' Four and eighty thousand palaces, the chief of which was the Palace of Righteousness :
' Four and eighty thousand chambers, the chief of which was the chamber of the Great Complex :
' Four and eighty thousand divans, of gold, and
silver, and ivory, and sandal wood, spread with
long-haired rugs, and cloths embroidered with
flowers, and magnificent antelope skins; covered
with lofty canopies ; and provided at both ends with
purple cushions :
' Four and eighty thousand state elephants, with
trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden
coverings of network, — of which the king of ele-
phants, called "the Changes of the Moon," was
chief :
'Four and eighty thousand state horses, with
trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden
coverings of network, — of which " Thunder-cloud,"
the king of horses, was the chief :
' Four and eighty thousand chariots, with cover-
ings of the skins of lions, and of tigers, and of pan-
thers, — of which the chariot called "the Flag of
Victory" was the chief :
'Four and eighty thousand gems, of which the Wondrous Gem was the chief :
' Four and eighty thousand wives, of whom the Queen of Glory was the chief :
the state of feeling described in the Gtenzs ; but they ought to be the constant companions of a good Buddhist (see Khaggavisftna Sutta 8; and compare also Tevi^a Sutta III, 7; G&taka, vol. i. p. 246; and the Araka Gataka, No. 169).
mahA-sudassana sutta.
' Four and eighty thousand yeomen, of whom the Wonderful Steward was the chief:
* Four and eighty thousand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser was the chief :
i Four and eighty thousand cows, with jute trap- pings, and horns tipped with bronze :
' Four and eighty thousand myriads of garments,
of delicate textures, of flax, and cotton, and silk, and
wool :
* Four and eighty thousand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the morning, rice was served 1 .
1 3. 1 Now at that time, Ananda, the four and eighty
thousand state elephants used to come every evening
and every morning to be of service to the Great
King of Glory.
14. 'And this thought occurred to the Great King of Glory :
' " These eighty thousand elephants come every
evening and every morning to be of service to me.
Suppose, now, I were to let the elephants come in
alternate forty thousands, once each, every alternate
hundred years ! "
1 5. ' Then, Ananda, the Great King of Glory said to the Great Adviser :
iil O, my friend, the Great Adviser! these eighty
thousand elephants come every evening and every
morning to be of service to me. Now, let the
elephants come, O my friend, the Great Adviser, in
1 Most of the trappings and cloths here mentioned are the same as those referred to in the Ma^g^ima Sila, §§ 5, 6, 7 recurring in the Tevig^a Sutta, and in the Brahma^ala Sutta. The whole paragraph is four times repeated below, §§ 29, 31, 33, 37.
276 THE GREAT KING OF GLORY. CH.
alternate forty thousands, once each, every alternate hundred years ! "
' " Even so, Lord ! " said the Wonderful Adviser, in assent, to the Great King of Glory.
16. ' From that time forth, Ananda, the elephants
came in alternate forty thousands, once each, every
alternate hundred years.
1 7. ' Now, Ananda, after the lapse of many years,
of many hundred years, of many thousand years,
there occurred to the Queen of Glory 1 this thought:
1 " Tis long since I have beheld the Great King
of Glory. Suppose, now, I were to go and visit the
Great King of Glory."
18. 'Then, Ananda, the Queen of Glory said to the women of the harem :
* "Arise now, dress your hair, and clad yourselves
in fresh raiment. 'Tis long since we have beheld
the Great King of Glory. Let us go and visit the
Great King of Glory ! "
19. '"Even so, Lady!" said the women of the
harem, Ananda, in assent, to the Queen of Glory.
And they dressed their hair, and clad themselves
in fresh raiment, and came near to the Queen
of Glory.
20. ' Then, Ananda, the Queen of Glory said to the Great Adviser:
' " Arrange, O Great Adviser, the fourfold army
in array. 'Tis long since I have beheld the Great
King of Glory. I am about to go to visit the Great
King of Glory."
1 Subhadda* Devi. Subhadda, 'glorious, magnificent,' is a
not uncommon name both for men and women in Buddhist and
post-Buddhistic Hindu literature.
*mahA-sudassana sutta.
21. '"Even so, O Queen !" said the Great Ad-
viser, Ananda, in assent, to the Queen of Glory.
And he set the fourfold army in array, and had the
fact announced to the Queen of Glory in the words :
' " The fourfold army, O Queen, is set for thee in array. Do now whatever seemeth to thee fit."
22. ' Then, Ananda, the Queen of Glory, with the
fourfold army, repaired, with the women of the
harem, to the Palace of Righteousness. And when
she had arrived there she mounted up into the
Palace of Righteousness, and went on to the chamber
of the Great Complex. And when she had reached it,
she stopped and leant against the side of the door.
23. 'When, Ananda, the Great King of Glory heard the noise he thought:
' " What, now, may this noise, as of a great multi- tude of people, mean ? "
24. 'And going out from the chamber of the
Great Complex, he beheld the Queen of Glory stand-
ing leaning up against the side of the door. And
when he beheld her, he said to the Queen of Glory :
"'Stop there, O Queen! Enter not!"
25. ' Then the Great King of Glory, Ananda, said to one of his attendants :
' " Arise, good man ! take the golden couch out of
the chamber of the Great Complex, and make it
ready under that grove of palm trees which is all
of gold."
26. ' " Even so, Lord !" said the man, in assent, to
the Great King of Glory. And he took the golden
couch out of the chamber of the Great Complex,
and made it ready under that grove of palm trees
which was all of gold.
27. ' Then, Ananda, the Great King of Glory laid
himself down in the dignified way a lion does ; and
lay with one leg resting on the other, calm and self-
possessed.
28. 'Then, Ananda, there occurred to the Queen of Glory this thought :
' " How calm are all the limbs of the Great King
of Glory! How clear and bright is his appear-
ance! O may it not be that the Great King of
Glory is dead 1 ! "
29. ' And she said to the Great King of Glory :
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand cities, the chief of which is the royal city of
Kusivatt. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for
these ! quicken thy longing after life !
* " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand palaces, the chief of which is the Palace of
Righteousness. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire
for these ! quicken thy longing after life !
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand chambers, the chief of which is the chamber
of the Great Complex. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy
desire for these ! quicken thy longing after life !
* " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand divans, of gold, and silver, and ivory, and
sandal wood, spread with long-haired rugs, and
cloths embroidered with flowers, and magnificent
antelope skins; covered with lofty canopies; and
provided at both ends with purple cushions. Arise,
1 The rather curious connexion between these clauses is worthy of notice in comparison with the legend of the ' Transfiguration 9 just before the Buddha's death (above, pp. 80-82).
O King, re-awaken thy desire for these! quicken thy longing after life !
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and
gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of
which the king of elephants, called 'the Changes
of the Moon/ is chief. Arise, O King, re-awaken
thy desire for these ! quicken thy longing after life !
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand state horses, with trappings of gold, and
gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, —
of which ' Thunder-cloud/ the king of horses, is the
chief. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these !
quicken thy longing after life !
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand chariots, with coverings of the skins of lions,
and of tigers, and of panthers, — of which the chariot
called 'the Flag of Victory* is the chief. Arise,
O King, re-awaken thy desire for these! quicken
thy longing after life !
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand gems, of which the Wondrous Gem is the
chief. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these!
quicken thy longing after life !
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand wives, of whom the Queen of Glory is the
chief. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these!
quicken thy longing after life !
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand yeomen, of whom the Wonderful Steward is
the chief. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for
these ! quicken thy longing after life !
' " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou- sand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser is the
280 THE GREAT KING OF GLORY.
chief. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire for these! quicken thy longing after life !
1 " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand cows, with jute trappings, and horns tipped
with bronze. Arise, O King, re-awaken thy desire
for these ! quicken thy longing after life !
* " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand myriads of garments, of delicate textures, of
flax, and cotton, and silk, and wool. Arise, O King,
re-awaken thy desire for these! quicken thy long-
ing after life !
4 " Thine, O King, are those four and eighty thou-
sand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the
morning, rice is served. Arise, O King, re-awaken
thy desire for these ! quicken thy longing after life !"
30. 'When she had thus spoken, Ananda, the Great King of Glory said to the Queen of Glory :
'"Long hast thou addressed me, O Queen, in
pleasant words, much to be desired, and sweets Yet
now in this last time you speak in words unpleasant,
disagreeable, not to be desired."
31. * " How then, O King, shall I address thee ?" '"Thus, O Queen, shouldst thou address me: —
The nature of all things near and dear to us,
O King, is such that we must leave them, divide
ourselves from them, separate ourselves from them 1 .
Pass not away, O King, with longing in thy heart
Sad is the death of him who longs, unworthy is the
death of him who longs 2 . Thine, O King, are these
1 The Pali words are the same as those at the beginning of the constantly repeated longer phrase to the same effect in the Book of the Great Decease.
a Compare Gataka, No. 34.
mahA-sudassana sutta.
four and eighty thousand cities, the chief of which
is the royal city of Kusivatl. Cast away desire for
these ! long not after life !
* " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou-
sand palaces, the chief of which is the Palace of
Righteousness. Cast away desire for these! long
not after life !
' " Thine, O King, are these four and eighty thou-
sand chambers, the chief of which is the chamber
of the Great Complex. Cast away desire for these !
long not after life !
sand divans, of gold, and silver, and ivory, and
sandal wood, spread with long-haired rugs, and
cloths embroidered with flowers, and magnificent
antelope skins; covered with lofty canopies; and
provided at both ends with purple cushions. Cast
away desire for these ! long not after life !
sand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and
gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, — of
which the king of elephants, called 4 the Changes
of the Moon/ is chief. Cast away desire for these !
long not after life!
sand state horses, with trappings of gold, and
gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, —
of which 4 Thunder-cloud/ the king of horses, is the
chief. Cast away desire for these ! long not after life!
sand chariots, with coverings of the skins of lions,
and of tigers, and of panthers, — of which the chariot
called 4 the Flag of Victory* is the chief. Cast away
desire for these ! long not after life !