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TWELFTH INCARNATION AS SANTI
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attributes, 881 the Blessed One entered the samavasaraṇa by the east door. The Teacher of the World circumambulated the caitya-tree and said, "Reverence to the congregation." For that is the custom of the Jinendras. The Lord sat down on the eastern lion-throne, facing the east, and the gods created three images of him in the other directions. The throng of gods, asuras, and men entered by the proper doors and stood in the proper places, looking at the Lord's face. The animals stood within the middle wall, free from hostility, and all the (animal) vehicles were within the lowest wall.
Then the gardeners of Sahasrāmravaṇa, their eyes opened wide from joy, came and announced to King Cakrayudha, "Today you prosper with good fortune, Your Majesty, since now Santi Svamin's omniscience has arisen while he was occupying Sahasrāmravaṇa." Delighted at hearing this, King Cakrayudha at once gave them a gratuity and went to the Master. After circumambulating Śantinatha and bowing to him, King Cakrayudha sat down respectfully behind Sakra. After bowing again to the Master, Sakra and Cakrayudha began a hymn of praise in a voice choking with joy:
Stuti (311-318)
"Lord of the World, today the world has entered a state of happiness through you, a sun of knowledge, causing a festival of happiness (bright weather). Your kalyāṇafestivals, wishing-gems of happiness, become visible to such as us because of accumulated merit, Teacher of the World. The waves of water of the sight of you wash clean the minds smeared with the impurities of the passions, et cetera, of all creatures, Lord of the World. Because you acquired Tirthakṛtkarma formerly when you were striving to destroy karma, so your indifference to your own interests is a kindness to others. This samavasaraṇa of One of the 19 divine atisayas, the caitya
861 301. See I, n. II. tree, is omitted.
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