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________________ 56 LALITA VISTARA. ornamented with procious stones, resounded in the air. It was spread over with costly jewels. It was refulgent in the light of innuinerable jewelled networks. Around it flowed costly tissue in exquisite profusion, and Apsarasas played, danced, and sang in ecstacy. Many were the panegyrics sung in its praise, and innumerable were the sovereigns who found asylum in its safety, Many were the Brahmás who paid obeisance to this throne, and countless were the salutations offered to its greatness. Thousands of Bodhisattvas surrounded it, and millions of millions were the Budilhas who were invited within its preciucts from the ten quarters of the globe. It was a throne where was centred the collected virtues of the Paramitás, and morality of ages without number. Seated on this throne, the Bodhisattva addressed this crowded godly assemloly, sayikg, “Observe, venerable sirs, the body of the Bodhisattva adorned with a hundred emblems of virtue! Behold, countless myriads of Bodhisattvas coming from everywhere, from all parts of the carth, north and south, east and west, above and below, to the noble mansion to meet the Boddhisattva of Tushita, surrounded by Devas, and now, ready for another trapsition, exponding the light of religion at the time of descent." Beholding the Bodhisattvas in the presence of the Bodhisattva, the assembly saluted him with joined hands, and, five times circumambulatiug his person, thus burst forth in amazement: "Amen. Inconceivably wonderful is the presence of the Bodhisattva, by whose fiat we have just beholden tbese Bodhisattvas." The Bodhisattva now invited the crowded godly assembly, and thus addressed them: "Listen, venerable sirs, to the initiatory lights of religion of the period of desceut, which causc borripilation even in gods, and which have been expounded by these Boddhisattvas." One hundred and cight are the initiatory lights of religion which were expounded by the Bodhisattva at the time of his descent. " What are they pas “They are lst, the light of Faith, (Sraddhá) which upholds unswerving attachment; 2nd, the light of approbation, (práaáda)
SR No.011126
Book TitleLalit Vistara
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorRajendralala Mitra
PublisherAsiatic Society
Publication Year1881
Total Pages292
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size18 MB
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