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MAHÂVAGGA.
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face in suitable stanzas.' Then the Brâhmana Sela praised Bhagavat face to face in suitable stanzas:
1. “Thou hast a perfect body, thou art resplendent, well-born, of beautiful aspect, thou hast a golden colour, O Bhagavat, thou hast very white teeth, thou art strong.
(548) 2. 'All the signs that are for a well-born man, they are on thy body, the signs of a great man. (549)
3. 'Thou hast a bright eye, a handsome countenance, thou art great, straight, majestic, thou shinest like a sun in the midst of the assembly of the Samanas.
4. “Thou art a Bhikkhu of a lovely appearance, thou hast a skin like gold; what is the use of being a Samana to thee who art possessed of the highest beauty?
(551) 5. "Thou deservest to be a king, a king of universal kings, a ruler of the four-cornered (earth), a conqueror, a lord of the jambu grove (i. e. India).
(552) 6. 'Khattiyas and wealthy kings are devoted to thee; rule, O Gotama, as a king of kings, a leader of men.'
(553) 7. 'I am a king, O Sela,'—so said Bhagavat, 'an incomparable, religious king (dhammarâgan), with justice (dhammena) I turn the wheel, a wheel that is irresistible 1'
(554) 8. “Thou acknowledgest thyself (to be perfectly enlightened (sambuddha),'--so said Sela, the Brâhmana, —'an incomparable, religious king ; "with justice I turn the wheel,” so thou sayest, O Gotama.
(555)
Compare Gospel of S. John xviii. 37.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| 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 |