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LAITA VISTARAY
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Sanchodaka, a Devaputra, said, "I digill make the Bodtis vattya arise from his bed."
phen the Nága kings Varuņa, Manasví, Ságara, Anavatapta, Narida, and Upananda, thus remarked : “We too shall engage ourrelves in the worsbip of the Bodnisattva; we shall produce a cloud befitting the season, and shower therefrom powdered Uragasára sandal-wonit."
Thus, Bhikshus, Vid the Devas, Nágas, Yakshas, and Gan dharvas deliberate and settle their resolves.
When the Buddhisattva wis reclining on his ladstead in the female apartments of the palace of music, and cogitating abunt religion, and thinking of the careers of former Buddhas and the good of the whole creation, four of his former desires presented themselves prominently before his mind. Wbat were these four?" Desiring the supremacy of Sayambbu and the faculty of omniscience I had fortificil myself with this resolve. Beliolding living beings in pain, I had said, Ah, yes, rending asunder the wheel of the world, I shall proclaim the sound of redemption to those people who have fallen bound on the groat wheel of the world; I shall redeem the beings who are loaded with the heavy fetters of desires." This was the first former desire which learne prominent.
"Ah, yes, I had said, I shall spread the light of religion, the destroyer of the darkness of ignoranco, for the people who have been lost in tbe wilderness of the world's fgnorancu and darkness, and whose eyes are enveloped in the case of the darkness of ignorance, and who are devoid of the eye of wisdom. Showing the lamp of knowledge, by administering the medicine of the threofold erpancipatory knowledge, with the adjunct of means (rpiyaand wisdom (prajná) I shall cure the eye of knowledge of those who are blinded by all engrossing ignorance, duzkness and dunse maxs of impervious obscurity." This was the second former desire which became prominent.
“Ah, yes, I hud üid, for those who have uplifted the standard of vanity, who have iminured themselves in pride and golfina
