Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra · Chapter 17

(athāy)uṣmān ānando yena bh(agavāṃs tenopaja)gām(a ||) upetya bhagava(taḥ pādau) śirasā (vanditvaikānte 'sthāt || ekāntasthita āyuṣmān ānando bha)ga(vantam ida)m avocat ||

ko bh(adanta hetuḥ kaḥ pra)tyayo yenaitarhy a(bhūn mahāpṛthivī)cāla ulkāpātā di(śodāhā antarīkṣe devadundubhayo 'bhinadanti ||)

(aṣṭāv ime) h(e)tavo 'ṣṭau pratyayā (ma)hataḥ pṛthiv(īc)ālasya || katame 'ṣṭau ||

(i)yaṃ mahāpṛ(thivy) apsu pratiṣṭhitā || āpo vā(yau) pratiṣṭhitā v(āy)u(r ākāśe pratiṣṭhitaḥ || bhavaty) ān(anda sama)yo yad ākāśe viṣamā vāyavo vānty āpaḥ (k)ṣ(o)bhayanti || āpaḥ kṣubdhāḥ pṛthivī(ṃ) cālayanti ||

ayaṃ prathamo hetuḥ prathamaḥ praty(ayo) mahataḥ pṛthivīcālasya ||

punar aparaṃ bhikṣur maharddhiko bhavati mahānubhāvaḥ sa parīttāṃ pṛthivīsaṃjñām adhitiṣṭhaty apramāṇāṃ cāpsaṃjñāṃ sa āk(āṃ)kṣamāṇaḥ pṛthivīṃ cālayati ||

bhikṣuṇī devatā vā maharddhikā bhavati mahānubhāvā sā parīttāṃ pṛthivīsaṃjñām adhitiṣṭhaty apramāṇāṃ cāpsaṃjñām ākāṃkṣamāṇā pṛthivīṃ cālayati ||

ayaṃ dvitīyo hetur dvitīyaḥ pratyayo mahataḥ pṛthivīcālasya ||

punar aparaṃ yasmin samaye bodhisatvas tuṣitād devanikāyāc cyutvā mātuḥ kukṣāv avakrāmaty atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye mahāpṛthivīcālaś ca bhavati s(arvaś cāyaṃ loka udāreṇāvabhāsena sphuṭo bhavanti ||)

api tā lokasya lokāntarikā andhatamā andhakāratamisrā yatremau sūryācandr(amasāv) evaṃmaharddhi(k)āv (evaṃmahānubhāvāv ābhayābhāṃ na pratyanubhavatas tā a)pi tasmin samaye udāreṇāvabhāsena sphuṭā bhavati ||

tatra ye (satvā upa)pannās te tay(ā)bha(y)ān(yonyaṃ satvaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃjānante || anye 'pi bhavantaḥ satvā ihopa)pannāḥ || anye 'pi bhavantaḥ satvā ihopapannāḥ ||

ayaṃ tṛtīyo he(tus tṛtīyaḥ pratya)yo ma(hataḥ p)ṛ(thivīcālasya ||)

(punar aparaṃ yasmin samaye bodhisatvo mātuḥ ku)kṣer niṣkrāmaty atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye mahāpṛthivīcālaś ca bhavati pūrvavad yāvad anye ('pi bha)vantaḥ satvā (ihopapannāḥ ||)

(ayaṃ caturtho hetuś caturthaḥ pratyayo ma)hataḥ pṛthivīcālasya ||

punar aparaṃ yasmin samaye bodhisatvo 'nuttarāṃ samyaksaṃbo(dhim adhigacchaty atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye mahāpṛthivī)cālaś ca bhavati pūrvavat ||

ayaṃ pañcamo hetuḥ pañcamaḥ pratyayo mahataḥ pṛthiv(īcālasya ||)

(punar aparam ānanda yasmin samaye tathāgatas tripariva)rtaṃ dvādaśākāraṃ dhārmyaṃ dharmacakraṃ pravartayaty atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye mahāpṛthivīcālaś ca bhava(ti pūrvavat ||)

(ayaṃ ṣaṣṭho hetuḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ pratyayo mahataḥ pṛthivī)cālasya ||

punar aparaṃ yasmin samaye tathāgato jīvitasaṃskārān adhiṣṭhāyāyuḥsaṃskā(rān utsṛjaty atyarthaṃ tasmin samaye mahāpṛthivīcālo bha)vaty ulk(āpātā diśodāhā antarīkṣe) devadundubhayo 'bhinadanti ||

ay(aṃ saptamo hetuḥ sap)tam(a)ḥ pratyayo mahataḥ pṛthivīcālasya ||

punar aparaṃ na cirasyedānīṃ tathāgatasyānu(padhiśeṣe nirvā)ṇadhātau parinirvāṇaṃ bhaviṣy(ati || atyarthaṃ tasmin) samaye mahāpṛthivīcālaś ca bhavaty ulkāpātā diśodāhā antarīkṣe devadundubhayo 'bhina(dan)t(i) ||

ayam aṣṭamo hetur aṣ(ṭamaḥ pratyayo mahata)ḥ pṛthivīcālasya ||