wd approach his side. ance and greet the Bodhisatwa, come a perfect Buddha, Lord of the addhavasa Heavens, one as he advances! he become a perfect Buddha,” etc. s, the Naga Râja, filled with the hands clasped together to meet On which Bôdhiim reverence. it so! be it so! great Nâga Râja n the acquisition of the highest I the following Gâthas: ds of thine se still more, Il reach perfection! has no equivalent. nts you have named t me. is sea of sorrow re can be little doubt." § 2. THEN Bôdhisatwa having onwards towards the Bôdhi Tı that Mâra Râja, the wicked one also to be a witness of his victo of Supreme Wisdom. On this, between his eyebrows, which this voice was heard where th vast chiliocosm : "There is one born now amo 1 The whole of this descrip hand pillar, upper group)-Tree S. were of an unlucky character. And now, what were these tents? 1. He saw all the heavens darkened with a deep g 2. He saw his own palace greatly polluted with stones and 3. He saw his own body trembling with fear, and his heart de of strength. 4. He saw himself galloping fast away on horse towards the four quarters of heaven. 5. He saw his crown from his head, and tumble to the ground. 6. He saw hin with fevered breath and burning throat, but his body icy cold numbed. 7. He saw all the trees and flowers in his palace gar withered and dead. 8. He saw all the lakes which were cove with lovely flowers, dried up and gone. 9. He saw all the favou birds in his gardens fall to the ground, their feathers scatte here and there. 10. He saw all the musical instruments wit his palace mutilated and broken to pieces. 11. He saw all his tendants, who had hitherto surrounded him to do him service, f hither and thither, and leave him alone, lying on the earth. He saw his lovely concubines tearing their hair and rolling on t ground. 13. He saw all his children prostrate at the feet Bodhisatwa, beneath the Bôdhi Tree. 14. He saw four of 1 favourite women, with both arms raised, weeping and lamentin and saying, "Alas! alas! woe is me! woe is me!" 15. He sa his royal garments covered with dirt and filth. 16. He saw h own body begrimed with dust and dirt. 17. He saw the glory his body fade, and all its beauty disappear. 18. He saw the wall windows, and towers of his palace all destroyed and falling down 19. He saw all the Yakshas, Kumbhandas, Nâgas, and so on drop on their hands and raise their heads and weep through grie 20. He saw all the Devas of the Kama Loka proceed weepin towards the place where Bôdhisatwa was, and when arrived ther stand in front of him. 21. He saw these Devas within the sacred enclosure driving away, with clubs and swords, Mâra Râja, who was fleeing with his followers in every direction.2 22. He saw the 1 That is, Pisuna. 2 This seems to be the subject of Pl. lviii, Tree and Serpent Worship; left hand pillar. hirty-two kinds of portents, which And now, what were these porwens darkened with a deep gloom. tly polluted with stones and filth. ng with fear, and his heart devoid galloping fast away on horseback eaven. 5. He saw his crown fall the ground. 6. He saw himself throat, but his body icy cold and and flowers in his palace garden all the lakes which were covered one. 9. He saw all the favourite ground, their feathers scattered the musical instruments within O pieces. 11. He saw all his atnded him to do him service, flee alone, lying on the earth. 12. ng their hair and rolling on the dren prostrate at the feet of Tree. 14. He saw four of his ised, weeping and lamenting, e! woe is me!" 15. He saw t and filth. 16. He saw his lirt. 17. He saw the glory of pear. 18. He saw the walls, destroyed and falling down. handas, Nâgas, and so on, ads and weep through grief. ma Loka proceed weeping 'as, and when arrived there se Devas within the sacred d swords, Mâra Raja, who lirection.2 22. He saw the iii, Tree and Serpent Wor in front of the door and crying saw the expanse of space filled v He saw the guardian spirit of Kung-tih (merit), raise a dolefu which before had been self-suff those who had been (his) frie 29. He saw the palaces of Mâ wrapt in darkness. 30. He sav ing and rocking to and fro. 31. rooted, and the earth covered the world come to an end. Now it came to pass that whe these thirty-two unlucky dreams as he awoke his whole body tre were exceedingly troubled. For tire assembly of his household, that he might tell them the v addressed them-" Be it known that yesternight, in my dreams thereat greatly troubled and dist but, on the contrary, of evil ome that soon I shall lose my domi great man, who is to be born Gâthas say "Last night there shone around From which a voice spake out The child of the Sâkyas has b His body adorned with 32 mar And now he has fulfilled six ye And is gradually advancing to Self-enlightened, to enlighten Now, then, if you have strengt His virtue the growth of infini He now is about to attain the He it is who will destroy thy k If you cannot meet and overpo der tree; Go quickly there, and overwhelm him, that he succeed not. If ye will attend to my words of loving counsel, Take now your host of every kind. The world has many holy men (Pratyeka Buddhas), Despite of me he presumes by himself to be Dharmarâja, At this time the chief son of Mâra Râja Pisuna, whose name Shreshti, rose up and addressed his father in the follow words: "Why, my father, are your cheeks so pale? Your heart in trepidation, and your body without glory! Then Mâra Râja answered his son Shreshti, and said— Last night I had such ever varying dreams, "Say not that we should fall upon the ground, For then 'twere useless to engage ourselves to fight; It were better not to seek to overcome that man." To whom Mâra Râja replied "Let him who fights resolve to conquer, For if he doubts, 'twere better not to fight. What can that solitary hermit do? I myself will go and meet him underneath the tree." The universe may be And now Bôdhisatwa, adva way observed a certain Amra was the Tree of Knowledge, sit down. At this time the solve, in consequence of the Then he reflected thus with 1 in the world on which the ear man gives up every remnant when a man's virtuous princi great as it can be. Neither of fore, this cannot be the Bôdhi Then the Devas of the Rupa vasa Heavens, in order to de hang upon it flags and banne trees that led towards it. Ther signs the true Bôdhi tree, proc in the direction indicated. No there, a certain Yaksha called precinct not far from the tre called hastily to another Ya (chih ngan), and said to him, can to Mâra, the Lord of the K in days of yore Krakusanda, a proached this tree, and afterw now there is advancing towar tion, whose appearance indica whose person is marked by t croaching on the dominion of N than Siddartha, the son of Sud 66 |