Jinacaritaṁ: The Life of the Victorious Buddha

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Jinacaritaṁ - The Life of the Victorious Buddha - 15 [1: Durekathā] [The Story of the Far Distant Past] [Sumedhakathā] [The Story of Sumedha] kappasatasahassassa catunnañ-cāpi matthake asaṅkheyyānam-āvāsaṁ sabbadā puññakāminaṁ [8] Catunnaṁ asaṅkheyyānaṁ ca api kappa-sata-sahassassa matthake sabbadā puññakāminaṁ āvāsaṁ, At a time of four immeasurables, and a hundred thousand aeons ago (there was a city where) 18 those who desired merit everyday resided, nānāratanasampannaṁ nānājanasamākulaṁ vicittāpaṇasaṅkiṇṇaṁ toraṇagghikabhūsitaṁ [9] nānā-ratana-sampannaṁ nānā-jana-samākulaṁ vicitta-āpaṇa-saṅkiṇṇaṁ toraṇaagghika-bhūsitaṁ, (it was) endowed with various jewels, crowded with various people, full of beautiful shops, adorned with decorated towers, yuttaṁ dasahi saddehi devindapurasannibhaṁ puraṁ amarasaṅkhātaṁ ahosi ruciraṁ varaṁ [10] dasahi saddehi yuttaṁ Deva-Inda-pura-sannibhaṁ, ruciraṁ varaṁ Amara-saṅkhātaṁ puraṁ ahosi. having the ten sounds, 19 like unto the city of (Sakka) the Lord of the Devas - it was a brilliant, excellent city named Amara. 20 18 Brought forward from v. 10. 19 Jā Nid: The sounds of elephants, horses, chariots, drums, tabours, lutes, song, cymbols, conch-shell, and the cry of "enjoy, drink, eat!". 20 Also known as Amaravatī; it is said that many gods (amara, lit: immortals) had taken up residence there, hence the name of the city.
Jinacaritaṁ - The Life of the Victorious Buddha - 16 tahiṁ brāhmanvaye jāto sabbalokābhipūjito mahādayo mahāpañño abhirūpo manoramo [11] Tahiṁ brāhma-anvaye jāto, sabba-loka-abhipūjito, mahā-dayo mahā-pañño abhirūpo mano-ramo, One of the best lineage 21 was born in that place, who was greatly honoured by the whole world, one of great compassion, great wisdom, handsome, delightful, sumedho nāma nāmena vedasāgarapāragū kumārosi garūnaṁ so avasāne jinaṅkuro [12] kumāro āsi Sumedho nāma nāmena, Veda-sāgara-pāragū. So Jina-Aṅkuro, garūnaṁ avasāne, a youth called Sumedha 22 by name, who had crossed the ocean of the Vedas. 23 That Budding Victor, 24 after the death of his parents, 25 rāsivaḍḍhakamaccena dassitaṁ amitaṁ dhanaṁ anekasatagabbhesu nicitaṁ taṁ udikkhiya [13] amitaṁ dhanaṁ rāsi-vaḍḍhaka-amaccena dassitaṁ, taṁ nicitaṁ aneka-sata-gabbhesu udikkhiya, having been shown the immeasurable wealth by the councillor who managed the estate, and after surveying that mass in the countless hundreds of storerooms, dhanasannicayaṁ katvā aho mayhaṁ pitādayo gatā māsakam-ekam-pi nevādāya divaṁ iti [14] dhana-sannicayaṁ katvā, “Aho! Mayhaṁ pitu-ādayo ekaṁ pi māsakaṁ na-eva-ādāya gatā divaṁ!” iti and piling up the wealth (said): “Alas! My father and the rest have gone to the gods and have not taken even one cent 26 with them!” 21 Born of the lineage of Brahmā, a Brāhmaṇa. 22 The name means One of Great Intelligence. 23 Who had learned the Vedas. 24 Another way of saying Bodhisatta, One who is (on the way to) Awakening. 25 Garu usually means a teacher, but is used also for anyone held in great respect, like one’s parents. 26 Māsaka, a coin of the least value in ancient India.
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