Gilgit Manuscripts Vol 01

SR No.: 020346
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Nalinaksha Dutt, D M Bhattacharya, Shivnath Sharma
Publisher: Government of Jammu
Total Pages: 266
Language: Sanskrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Catalogue
File Size: 20 MB

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AJITASENA-VYAKARAŅAM act might all beings attain the highest sambodhi. Mats were then spread for all and Bhagavā was seated on the throne. Bhagavā delivered his teachings from the throne and the king satisfied him and his disciples by giving them various kinds of food. Then the king's son was presented before Bhagavā. He sought for ordination before the king and was at once ordained by Ananda at Bhagavā’s direction. As soon as he was ordained, he attained Arhathood (pravrajitamātrena arhattvam sam prāptam abhūt) and saw all the Buddhakşetras (sarva-buddhaksetrāni paśyati sma). Then the son hovered in the sky and addressed the following verses to his father :
मा विलंवं कुरु तात मा खेदं किंचि यास्यसि । अहो सुलब्धं सुगतान दर्शनं अहो सुलब्धं सुगतान लाभं ।। अहो सुलब्धं परमं हि लाभं प्रव्रज्यलाभं सुगतेन वर्णितं । संसारमोक्षः सुगतेन वर्णितं प्रव्रज्य शीघ्र मा विलंव तात ॥ मा खेदयी लोकविनायकेन्द्र सुदुर्लभं लब्ध मनुष्यलाभं। सुदुर्लभं दर्शनु नायकानाम् । शीघ्र च प्रव्रज्य मया हि लब्धं प्राप्त मया उत्तममग्रबोधि । श्र त्वान राजा तद पुत्रवाक्थं स प्रव्रजि शासनि नायकस्य ॥
[Do not delay, O father, (to take ordination), you will not experience any trouble. It is a great gain to see and meet the Sugata. Retirement from the world has been praised by Bhagavā, so also emancipation from the world of transmigration. Take ordination quickly and do not delay and do not cause grief to the lord of leaders. Difficult it is to be born as man, difficult (also) to meet the Leader; quickly have I retired from the world and quickly have I attained the highest knowledge. Hearing these words of his son the king retired and embraced the doctrine of the Leader].
• The king was much pleased at his son's words and spent 30 koțis for building monasteries. The 1000 women of the harem