Lalit Vistara

SR No.: 011126
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society
Publication Year: 1881
Total Pages: 292
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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CUAPTER VI.
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The lord said: “Wish you, Anauda, to bolold tho felicity of Ratnavgriba? which the Builhisattva enjoyed on the womb of his mother?” · Ho replici; "this is, my lord, the time, this, O) Sngata, in tho moment-.-) Tathagata, do thou display that cujoymeni of the Bodhisuttva, behollins which we may le gratified ?"
The lord, accoudingly, made a sign. Thereupon Brahma, the lord of the earth, along with sixty.cight hundred thousand Brahmás, disappearing from the Brahmaloka, strand before the Toril. IIe then saluted with his lead the foot of the lord, thrion circumambulated his person from the right side, and with joined lands stood, saluting the lord. The lure, percriving his presence, thus addressed him : " Do you lwow, Bralımá, the decimensial Bodhisattva enjoyment which I have enjoyed for ten months in the womb of my mother?"
He replied, “it is even so, lord, so it is, Sugata." The lord said, “where is now ? Cau you show it, Brahma?” Jle replied, “ lord, it is now in the Brahmaloka."
The lord said, "then, Brahma, do you exhibit, to thesv people, the decein nsia) Bodhisattva enjoyinent, so that they may thereby know how it is decorated.”
Thereupon Bralnia, the lord of the earth, thus addressed bis companion Brahmaņas: "Do yon abide here while I bring down the Bodhisattva enjoyment.” He then saluted with his head the feet of the lord, disappeared from the presence, and instantly returned to Brahmaloka.
Then Brahma, the lord of the carth, thus addressed the Devaputra Subrahman : “Do yon, sir, retire from this place, and proclaim in the Brahmaloka, everywhere in the homes of the Thirty-three, and sound forth that we shall bring down to the Tathagata, the jewelled mansion of Bodhisattv: enjoyment, (Rittunyúhat) and those amouy them, who wish to belold it, should quickly come to the place." Then be, along with oighty. four hundreds of thousands of raillions of tens of millions of Devas, taking up the jewelled mansion of Bhodisattva enjoyment,