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LALITA-VISTARA.
person beholds his own face in an untarnished mirror. Seeing him, she became satisfied, excited, affected, delighted and soothed in mind with affection.
When the Bodhisattva was in his mother's womb exquisite clarions poured forth delightful music all day and night. Excellent flowers fell in showers. The Devas sent down rain in due season. The winds blew according to their appointed time. The seasons changed m due order, and the stars ran their appointed course. The kingdon was in peace and prosperity, and in no way distressed. The S'ákyas, in the great city of Kapila, as also other people, cat and drank, enjoyed and played, conversed and gave alms, and performed religious ceremonies. During the season of the resplendent moonlit sky, for four months, they remaine in-doors, and passed their time in play and enjoyment. The king. S'addhodava, forsaking all worldly affairs, and the society of even pure women, and adopting the life of a Brahmachání, engaged himself in religious work, even as if he had retired to a grove of penance" (Taporekas).
Thus, Bhiksins, did the coming Bodhisattva remain un glory in the womb of his mother. Then he invited the Venerablo Ananda:Do you wish. Ananda, to see the jewelled house of Bodhattva cajoyment, wherein the Bodhisattva flourished in the womb of his mother?
Ananda replied, "Yes, I wish to see it, Lord, I wish to see it, Tathagata."
He showed it to the Venerable Ananda, to S'akra, the king of the Devas, to the four guardian kings of the quarters, and to other gods and men. Beholding it, they were satisfied, excited, affected, delighted and steeped in a feeling of affection.
Brahma, the lord of the earth, then carried the jewelled house back to Brahmaloka, and established it there as a monument (chaitya).
Then the Lord again addressed the Bhikshus, saying: "Thus, Bhikshus, during the ten months' sojourn of the Bodhisattva. in his mother's womb thirty-six tens of thousands of Devas and
| SR No. | 011126 |
| Book Title | Lalit Vistara |
| 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 |