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> - 206<br />
30. ‘He who knowing this desires to promote the good <strong>of</strong> the w<strong>or</strong>ld,<br />
let him hold fast the chain <strong>of</strong> causation, with his mind fixed on<br />
wisdom;<br />
31. ‘Let him embrace the vow <strong>of</strong> self-denial f<strong>or</strong> the sake <strong>of</strong> wisdom,<br />
and practise the four perfections, and go through existence always<br />
doing good to all beings.<br />
32. ‘Then having become an Arhat and conquered all the wicked, even<br />
the hosts <strong>of</strong> Māra, and attained the threefold wisdom, he shall enter<br />
Nirvāṇa.<br />
33. ‘Whosoever theref<strong>or</strong>e has his mind indifferent and is void <strong>of</strong> all<br />
desire f<strong>or</strong> any further f<strong>or</strong>m <strong>of</strong> existence, let him abolish one <strong>by</strong> one<br />
the several steps <strong>of</strong> the chain <strong>of</strong> causation.<br />
34. ‘When these effects <strong>of</strong> the chain <strong>of</strong> causation are thus one <strong>by</strong> one<br />
put an end to, he at last, being free from all stain and substratum, will<br />
pass into a blissful Nirvāṇa.<br />
35. ‘Listen all <strong>of</strong> you f<strong>or</strong> your own happiness, with your minds free<br />
from stain, – I will declare to you step <strong>by</strong> step this chain <strong>of</strong> causation.<br />
36. ‘The idea <strong>of</strong> ign<strong>or</strong>ance is what gives the root to the huge poisontree<br />
<strong>of</strong> mundane existence with its trunk <strong>of</strong> pain.<br />
37. ‘The impressions are caused <strong>by</strong> this, which produce [the acts <strong>of</strong>]<br />
the body, voice, and mind; and consciousness arises from these
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