Dhammapada

SR No.: 007674
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

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of gold, and silver, and ivory, and sandal wood, spread with long-haired rugs, and cloths embroidered with flowers, and magnificent antelope skins; covered with lofty canopies; and provided at both ends with purple cushions.
THE GREAT KING OF GLORY.
CH.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand state elephants, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network, of which the king of elephants, called "the Changes of the Moon," was chief.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand state horses, with trappings of gold, and gilded flags, and golden coverings of network,-of which "Thunder-cloud," the king of horses, was the chief.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand chariots, with coverings of the skins of lions, and of tigers, and of panthers, of which the chariot called "the Flag of Victory" was the chief.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand gems, of which the Wondrous Gem was the chief.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand wives, of whom the Queen of Glory was the chief.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand yeomen, of whom the Wonderful Steward was the chief.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand nobles, of whom the Wonderful Adviser was the chief.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand cows, with jute trappings, and horns tipped with bronze.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand myriads of garments, of delicate textures, of flax, and cotton, and silk, and wool.
'Mine were the four and eighty thousand dishes, in which, in the evening and in the morning, rice was served.
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