Lalit Vistara

Author(s): Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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· LALITA-VISTARA. the stock of capacity (samartha-sambhára,) which exists for the attainment of the Sainálhi of Tathágata. 100th, the light of the stuck of acute vision, (ridarsaná-sumbhára,) which exists for the attainment of the vision of knowledge. 10 lst, the light of arrival at knowleige, (prati-eumnida valúra,) which exists for the attaimaent of the vision of religion. 102nd, the light of approaching the asylum, (parisuruņuvutára,) which exists for the improvement of Buddha vision. 103rd, the light of the attainment of retentiveness, (choramé-prifilambha,) which exists for tho retention of the sayings of all Buddhax. 104th, the light of the attainment of courage, (pralibhina-pratilambha,) which exists for the gratifiration of all beings by sweet speech. 105th, the light of the dou-cessation of the sequence of religion, (inuloniki-dharmikshinti,) wlich exists for the following in due sequence the teachings of all Buddhas. 106th, the light of cessation from unrevealed riigion, Connipallik-dharma-kshanti,) which exists for the preservation of traditions or works called vyákaranas (wbich contain ancieut legends). 107th, the light of undeviating fivity, (univartik«,) wliich exists for the advancement of the religion of all Budelhas. 108th, the light of the knowledge of the relation with each other of the different stagen, (Chinelhi -sankrinti-jnána,) for the consecration of the knowledge of those who know the subject. 109th, the light of the conspection staye, (ubhisheka-bhúmi), which exists for the exposition of the descent, birth, departure from home, penance, ascunt on the Bodhimandala, overthrow of Mára, setting in motion of the wheel of roligion, and the great final emancipation. These are, venerable sirs, the hundred and eight initiatory lights of religion which were for certain disclosed to the godly congregation by the Bodhisattva at the time of his descent.
Thus, Bhikshus, the initiatory religious lights having been disclosed by the Bodhisattva to the godly assembly, tle hearts of eighty-four thousand Devapatras were interested in the sequenceless Sarubodhi kuowledge. In the bearts of thirty-two thousand Devaputras, who had performed the duties of all the previous