Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha by Ven. Aśvaghoṣa
An English translation of this famous life of the Buddha, one of the great pieces of Sanskrit literature, with additions to help complete the text.
An English translation of this famous life of the Buddha, one of the great pieces of Sanskrit literature, with additions to help complete the text.
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<strong>Buddha</strong>-<strong>carita</strong>, <strong>or</strong> <strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Buddha</strong> - 104<br />
Veda, and both destined to enjoy the same results afterwards, – he<br />
theref<strong>or</strong>e grudges me a share in his merit.<br />
64. ‘Surely it must be that this fond lover <strong>of</strong> religion, knowing that<br />
my mind was secretly quarrelling even with my beloved, lightly and<br />
without fear has deserted me thus angry, in the hope to obtain<br />
heavenly nymphs in lndra’s w<strong>or</strong>ld!<br />
65. ‘But what kind <strong>of</strong> a thought is this <strong>of</strong> mine? those women even<br />
there have the attributes which belong to bodies, – f<strong>or</strong> whose sake he<br />
thus practises austerities in the f<strong>or</strong>est, deserting his royal<br />
magnificence and my fond devotion.<br />
66. ‘I have no such longing f<strong>or</strong> the joy <strong>of</strong> heaven, n<strong>or</strong> is that hard f<strong>or</strong><br />
even common people to win if they are resolute; but my one desire is<br />
how he my beloved may never leave me either in this w<strong>or</strong>ld <strong>or</strong> the<br />
next.<br />
67. ‘Even if I am unw<strong>or</strong>thy to look on my husbands face with its long<br />
eyes and bright smile, still is this po<strong>or</strong> Rāhula never to roll about in<br />
his father’s lap?<br />
68. ‘Alas! the mind <strong>of</strong> that wise hero is terribly stern, – gentle as his<br />
beauty seems, it is pitilessly cruel, – who can desert <strong>of</strong> his own acc<strong>or</strong>d<br />
such an infant son with his inarticulate talk, one who would charm<br />
even an enemy.
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