Lalit Vistara

Author(s): Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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LALITA-VISTARA.
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foundation of this statement than the partiality which the Indians goncrally, and the Jains and the Buddhists in particolar, evinou for the mystical nunber 81. The listinguishal scholar and archwologist, Sir Henry Elliot, has calleetal many priamples of the preference shewn to this number in India, and advarer some very plansible conjectures as to the cause of this preference. Sice Supplemental Glossary v. Chourisi.
3. The word "Belilhisattva" is prercded by one hundred and sixteen epatheis remarkable only for their exirene inaginativeness, bnt in no way important is eldcidato"y of any sotable sleed of the party to whom they are applied, or of his doctrines, though the; sadly break the continuity of the narrative. I have, therefore, taken the liberty to remove tirm from their right place to this note. The epithets are :(1) the docter in the noble mansion of Tulita, (2) the adored of the adorcil, (3) the anciuted: (1) the bespruineol, bclauded and described of a hundred thousand Devas, (5) the inaugurated, (6) the accomplished in meditation (Panichina), (7) the eye of the full and pere knowledge of all Baldia religion derived froni rast Buddhas, (5) who had bis full huowledge onlivem by nemory, mind, motion and roteniiveness, (9) who had attained the l'áramitás, through the mighty means of harits, rivility, forgiveness, viguur, meditation, and knowlus, (10) hew the friendly and benevolent way to Brahına, (11) abe w.ls Faring the right of the great wisdom-overpowering knowledge, (whiwhi misingirarunojnána), (12) who had acquire the full teu malli (opes of) knon lenge of the religion of all bidhai huong memory.proximity, complete union, wealth, fret, orgalms, jooner, in cilt, holy, and conduct, (13) whose body was adornelly Jl the emblees of unmeasured virtue, (14) the great Collower of refore, (!5) who lid what he said, and kept correspone dence in his per ani actions, (16) who followed the straight, unerooket, unbnt path. (17) who had exceeded all arrogance, baughtiness, rile, fear and dejection, (18) who was equally attached to all "Teated kings, (19) who was devoutly adored by namberless millions of millions of Buddhas, (20) whose face was looked upon by many mdrls of thousands of millions of tons of millions of Bodilhisattvas, (21) wbose glory was bepraised of Sakras, Brahman Mabesvaras, Lokapálos, Devas, Nágas, Yakshas, Candharvaa, Asuras,