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LALITA-VISTARA.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE IMPLORATION. The celestial consultation. The Bodhisattva's knowledge of time. Exhortatory veracs. Description of th pulaco. Celestial implorations.
Now, Bhikshus, when the Bodhisattva was passing his time in the synaceum, many Devas, Náyas, Yakshas, Gandharvas, Asuras, Carndas, Kinnaras, Mahoragas, Brahin'is, and Lokapalas, proclaiming their delight, came to the place, eager to offer worship > the suint. At another time this idea struck those beings : Verily, for long in the noble being tarrying in the gyvacium. These people matured for a long period with the fourfoid blessings of charity, sweet speech, goud service, and sense of equality, are urging hiin to impart religions instrnction, so that the four religious vessels may disappear, and the Bodhisaltvi, subsequently issuing forth from his home, my acquire the absolute and thorouyu Bolhi knowledge. Thereupon they respectfully and cheerfully joined their hands and saluted hitn. Then they stood aside with an anxious desire to know when it will be that they will have the felicity of beholding the noble and pure being renounce bis hoine, and, renouncing it, take his scat at the root of the great and supereminent tree, and, overthrowing Mára, attain the sequenceless and thorough Bodhi kuowledge, that he may be endowed with the ten powers of Tathágatas,' the four Tathagata accomplishments, the eighteen sections of Buddha religion,--turning the twelve-formed wheel of religion with its three transitions, and by his Bauddha duties and auspicious emancipatory speech gratify men, gods and Asuras.
Now, Blikshus, the Bodbisuttva had for a long period, extendmg vier innumerable kalpas, been agreeable to all. He was the great teacher of all worldly and suporworldly duties. He was for long acquainted with the proper season, the proper moment, and the proper time for the performance of all duties which
