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SADDHARMA-PUNDARIKA.
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king of asterisms, the moon god), Anilambha', Gñanamudra (i.e. the seal of science), Kandrapradipa (i.e. moon-light?), Sarvarutakausalya (i.e. skill in all sounds), Sarvapunyasamukkaya (i.e. compendium or collection of all piety), Prasadavati (i.e. the favourably-disposed lady), Riddhivikridita (i.e. sport of magic), Gñanolka (i.e. torch of knowledge), Vyuharâga (i.e. king of expansions or speculations), Vimalaprabha (i.e. spotless lustre), Vimalagarbha (i.e. of spotless interior part), Apkritsna ", Suryavarta (i.e. sun-turn); in short, he had acquired many hundred thousand myriads of kotis of Samadhis equal to the sands of the river Ganges. Now, the flash of light came down upon that Bodhisattva Mahâsattva Gadgadasvara. Then the Bodhisattva Mahâsattva Gadgadasvara rose from his seat, put his upper robe upon one shoulder, fixed his right knee on the ground, stretched his joined hands towards the Lord Buddha, and said to the Tathagata Kamaladalavimalanakshatrarâgasankusumitâbhigña: O Lord, I would resort to the Saha-world to see, salute, wait upon the Lord Sakyamuni, the Tathagata, &c.; to see and salute Mañgusri, the prince royal ; to see the Bodhisattvas Bhaishagyaraga, Pradanasüra, Nakshatrarágasankusumitâbhigña, Visishtakâritra, Vyaharaga, Bhaishagyarâgasamudgata.
Then the Lord Kamaladalavimalanakshatraragasankusumitâbhigña, the Tathagata, &c., said to the Bodhisattva Mahâsattva Gadgadasvara : On coming to the Saha-world, young man of good family, thou
1 Of uncertain meaning.
Burnouf has read Kandraprabha, moon-bright. : I.e. belonging to the mystic rite, called Âpokasina in Påli; for which I refer to Spence Hardy, Eastern Monachism, p. 252 seq.
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| SR No. | 007677 |
| Book Title | Saddharma Pundarika |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | H Kern |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1884 |
| Total Pages | 2546 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 46 MB |