This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... THE BUDDHA-A'ARITA OF ASVAGHOSHA. BOOK I. 1. That Arhat is here saluted, who has no counterpart, --who, as bestowing the supreme happiness, surpasses (Brahman) the Creator, --who, as driving away darkness, vanquishes the sun, --and, as dispelling all burning heat, surpasses the beautiful moon. 2. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... THE BUDDHA-A'ARITA OF ASVAGHOSHA. BOOK I. 1. That Arhat is here saluted, who has no counterpart, --who, as bestowing the supreme happiness, surpasses (Brahman) the Creator, --who, as driving away darkness, vanquishes the sun, --and, as dispelling all burning heat, surpasses the beautiful moon. 2. There was a city, the dwelling-place1 of the great saint Kapila, having its sides surrounded by the beauty of a lofty broad table-land as by a line of clouds, and itself, with its high-soaring palaces2, immersed in the sky. 3. By its pure and lofty system of government it, as it were, stole the splendour of the clouds of Mount Kailasa, and while it bore the clouds which came to it through a mistake, it fulfilled the imagination which had led them thither3. 4. In that city, shining with the splendour of gems, darkness like poverty could find no place; prosperity shone resplendently, as with a smile, from the joy of dwelling with such surpassingly excellent citizens. 5. With its festive arbours, its arched gateways and pinnacles1, it was radiant with jewels in every dwelling; and unable to find any other rival in the world, it could only feel emulation with its own houses. 6. There the sun, even although he had retired, was unable to scorn the moon-like faces of its women which put the lotuses to shame, and as if from the access of passion, hurried towards the western ocean to enter the (cooling) water. 7. 'Yonder Indra has been utterly annihilated by the people when they saw the glories2 acquired by the.Sakyas, '--uttering this scoff, the city strove by its banners with gay-fluttering streamers to wipe away every mark of his existence. 8. After mocking the water-lilies even at night by the moonbeams which rest on its silver pavilions, --by day
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