Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra · Chapter 9

tatra bhagavān āyuṣmantam ānandam āmantrayate ||

āgamayānanda yena nādi(k)ā ||

evaṃ bhadantety āyuṣmān ānando bhagavataḥ pratyaśrauṣīt ||

atha bhagavān vṛjiṣu janapadeṣu caryāñ caran nā(dikām anuprāpto nādikāyāṃ viharati kuñjikāvasathe ||)

(tena samayena nādikāyā mahato janakāyasya māry utthitābhūt || tathā hi karkaṭaka upāsakaḥ kālagataḥ ||)

(nikaṭa upāsakaḥ kaḍaṅgaraḥ kātyarṣabhaś cārur upacārur ariṣṭa upāriṣṭo bhadraḥ subhadro yaśo yaśodatto yaśottaro 'pi kālagataḥ ||)

(atha saṃbahulā bhikṣavaḥ pūrvāhṇe nivasya pātracīvaram ādāya nādikāṃ piṇḍāya prāvikṣan ||)

(aśrauṣuḥ saṃbahulā bhikṣavo nādikāṃ piṇḍāya carantaḥ || asyāṃ nādikāyāṃ mahāñ janakāyo mṛtaḥ || tathā hi karkaṭaka upāsakaḥ kālagato nikaṭo kaḍaṅgaraḥ kātyarṣabhaś cārur upacārur ariṣṭa upāriṣṭo bhadraḥ subhadro yaśo yaśodatto yaśottaraḥ kālagataḥ ||)

(śrutvā ca punar nādikāṃ piṇḍāya caritvā kṛtabhaktakṛtyāḥ paścādbhaktapiṇḍapātāḥ pratikrāntāḥ || pātracīvaraṃ pratiśāmya pādau prakṣālya yena bhagavāṃs tenopajagmuḥ || upetya bhagavataḥ pādau śirasā vanditvaikānte nyaṣīdan ||)

(ekānte niṣaṇṇāḥ saṃbahulā bhikṣavo bhagavantam idam avocan ||)

(iha vayaṃ bhadanta saṃbahulā bhikṣavaḥ pūrvāhṇe nivasya pātracīvaram ādāya) nādikāṃ piṇḍāya prāviśāma || aśrauṣma (vayam) asyāṃ nādikāyāṃ ka(rkaṭaka upāsakaḥ kālagataḥ) pūrvava(d yāvad yaśodatto yaśottaraḥ kālagataḥ) teṣāṃ bhadanta kā gatiḥ kopapattiḥ ko 'bhisaṃparāyaḥ ||

karkaṭaka up(āsakaḥ pañcānām avarabhāgīyā)nāṃ saṃ(yojanānāṃ prahāṇād aupapādukās tatra parinirvāyy anāgāmy anāvṛttidharmā pu)nar imaṃ lokaṃ ||

nikaṭaḥ kaḍaṅgaraḥ pūrvavad yāvad yaśottara upāsakaḥ pañ(cānām avarabhāgīyānāṃ pūrvavad) yāvat punar imaṃ lo(kam ||)

(santi bhikṣavo nādikā)yām ardhatṛtīyāny upāsakaśatāni kālagatāni yāni pañcānām a(varabhāgīyānāṃ saṃyojanān)āṃ prahāṇād aupapādukās tatra parinirvāyiṇo 'nāgāmino 'nāvṛttidharmāṇaḥ punar imaṃ lokam ||

sāti(rekāṇi bhikṣavo nādikāyāṃ tryupāsa)kaśatāni abhyatītāni kālagatāni yāni trayāṇāṃ saṃyojanānāṃ prahāṇād rāgadveṣamohānāṃ ca tanutvā(t kālaṃ kṛtvā sakṛdāgāminaḥ sakṛd imaṃ lokam āgamya duḥkhasyāntaṃ ka)riṣyanti ||

sātirekāṇy asyāṃ nādikāyāṃ pañcopāsakaśatāny abhyatītān(i) kālagatāni yāni (trayāṇāṃ saṃyojanānāṃ prahāṇāc chrotaāpannā avinipā)tadharmāṇo niyataṃ saṃbodhiparāyaṇāḥ saptakṛtvaḥparamāḥ sap(takṛtvo de)vāṃś ca manuṣyāṃ(ś ca saṃdhāvya saṃsṛtya duḥkhasyāntaṃ kariṣyanti ||)

(kālagatāḥ kā)lagatā iti yūyaṃ bhikṣavas tathāgataṃ prakṣyatha viheṭhayiṣyatha tathāgataṃ (na puna)r anena tathā(gat). + + + + + + + + (jātasyāvaśyaṃ kālakr)iyā ||

kim atr(ā)ścaryam || utpādād vā tathāgatānām anutpādād vā sthitaiveyaṃ dharmatā dharma(sthitaye dhātūṃs tāṃs tathāgataḥ) svayam abhijñāyābhisaṃ(buddhyā)khyāti prajñ(ā)payati pra(sth)āpay(ati vibha)jati vivaraty uttānīka(roti de)śayati saṃ(prakāśayati ||)

(yadutāsmin satīdaṃ bhavaty asyotpādād idam utpadyate yadutāvidyāpratyayāḥ saṃskārā yāvat samudayo nirodha)ś ca bhavati ||

api (dharmādarśaṃ nāma dharma)paryāyaṃ deśayiṣye || (taṃ śṛṇ)uta s(ā)dhu ca su(ṣṭhu) ca manasi kuruta bhāṣiṣye || dharmāda(r)ś(o dharmapa)ryāyaḥ (katamaḥ || buddhe dharme saṃghe 'vetyaprasā)dena samanvā(gato bhavaty ā)ryakāntaiḥ śīlaiḥ samanvāgato bhavati || ayam ucyate dharmādarśo dharmaparyāyaḥ || dharmādarś(o dharmaparyāya i)ti me yad ukt(aṃ yuṣmākaṃ bhikṣavas tad uktam ||)