Dhammapada

SR No.: 007674
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Max Muller
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1881
Total Pages: 2540
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 45 MB

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THE GREAT KING OF GLORY.
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5. “To the royal city Kusâvati, Ananda, there were Four Gates. One gate was of gold, and one of silver, and one of jade, and one of crystal. At each gate seven pillars were fixed; in height as three times or as four times the height of a man. And one pillar was of gold, and one of silver, and one of beryl, and one of crystal, and one of agate, and one of coral, and one of all kinds of gems.
6. “The royal city Kusâvati, Ânanda, was surrounded by Seven Rows of Palm Trees. One row was of palms of gold, and one of silver, and one of beryl, and one of crystal, and one of agate, and one of coral, and one of all kinds of gems.
7. 'And the Golden Palms had trunks of gold, and leaves and fruits of silver. And the Silver Palms had trunks of silver, and leaves and fruits of gold. And the Palms of Beryl had trunks of beryl, and leaves and fruits of crystal. And the Crystal Palms had trunks of crystal, and leaves and fruits of beryl. And the Agate Palms had trunks of agate, and leaves and fruits of coral. And the Coral Palms had trunks of coral, and leaves and fruits of agate. And the Palms of every kind of Gem had trunks and leaves and fruits of every kind of gem.
8. "And when those rows of palm trees, Ananda, ratanas as found in the ocean, though only Nos. I, 4, 5, 6 are really produced there: 1. Mutta.
6. Pavalam. 2. Mani.
7. Ragatam. 3. Veluriyo.
8. Gâtarûpam. 4. Sankho.
9. Lohitanko. 5. Sila.
10. Masaragallam. 1 This section and $ 9 should be compared with one in the Sukhavatîvyâha, translated by Professor Max Müller as follows (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1880, p. 170):
And again, O Sariputra, when those rows of palm trees and
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