Lalit Vistara

Author(s): Rajendralala Mitra
Publisher: Asiatic Society

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LALITA-VISTARA
follow that sovereign of Bralmá, knowing bim to be the only resource. (11)
Those who long for the greatest object of desire among mortals, the highest felicity in the three worlds, the felicity of melitation anal that of discrimination, let them follow the Lord of religion.(19)
Whoever wishes to destroy passions and finlts, whoever desires tu cvoromejl afflictions, let him quickly follow hini who own peace of mind, superior peace of mind, perfect peaco of mind, and excrcises complete controul over his thoughts. (13)
Let him follow the owner of merit, knowing him to have learnt the le3401% of all the Jmas, to be full of absolute knowledge, lo have roared like a lion with the ten transcendental powers.(11)
lle has closed ibe road to destruction, and of luis own accord throw open the pleasant path of the six emancipations, for paca sayo ly the eight corporeal members. Follow him who has brouglit lo : close the way to changes15)
W orver wishes to worship the Suyuta, to hear of religion fruin that kind one, whouver wishes to attain noble merits, let hin filluw that ocean of merit.(10)
If you wish to remove the cause of birth, disease, death and main, and to rend usunder the bonds of workilliness, follow bim who e couct is as pure and as expansive as the shy (17)
In order to redeem yourselt and others, follow the dear one, knowing hiin to be endowed with all the noble signsand incrits, conceivablo on earth. (18)
lle is full of humanity, meditation, and knowledge ; le is. grave and of awful aspect; whoever wishe: for salvation lot hirn quickly follow that king of physicians. (19)
For the attainment of these and other mèrits of different kinds, for friendliness and cessation of transmigration, follow the wiso one who, for the sake of perfection, is full of accomplished penauce and is replete with all merits.(20)
Hearing these words vighty-four thousand Devas of the class Chatur-unabárájik: assembled together. So did a hundred thousand