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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letter t, the destruction of all screens. By the letter th, the question of thapaniya. By the letter q, the overthrow of the upriotous Mára. By the letter dh, sexual matter. By the letter », the affliction from dust. By the letter t, the distinction of sameness. By the letter th, the fulness of vigour, power and ardour. By the letter d, the aroma of charity, self-controul and application. By the letter dh, the seven kinds of wealth of Aryas. By the letter 1, the knowledge of names and forms of things. By the letter p, the great object, or the summum bonum. By the letter ph, the visible attainment of fruition. By the letter 6, the de. struction of bonds. By the letter th, the world exists. By the letter m, the suppression of pride and haughtiness. By the letter y, te suppression of ritual religion. By the letter r, abjurance of amour and love for the summum bonum. By the letter I, the removal of bonds. By the letter v, the noble path or the great translation (varayáno). By the letter , the acquisition of tranquillity. By the letter sh, the suppression of the sixfold forin and the attainment of the six understandings. By the lotters, the understanding of the knowledge of the omniscient. By the letter h, disaffection for afflictions destroyed. By the letter ksh, longing for the great religion by the overthrow of pride.
Tims, Blikshus, in making the boys learn the alphabet innuruerable thonsands of initial words of religion were pronounced tbrough the grace of the Bodhisattva. Thus, whilo thu Bodhisattva was in the schoolroom, the minds of thirty-two thousand boys were imbued with the sequenceless perfect knowledge.
This was the reason this the cause why the Bodhisattva, though alreudy thoroughly taught, came to the school room."
NOTE 8.
1. When the Prince and duly grown up, p. 18. The Chinese ver'. sion opens with a consultation held by the king when the Prince was