Sacred Books of the East - Couverture souple

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Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798240836947

Editeur : Toridreams, 2026

Synopsis

he Birth

Therewas a descendant of the Ikshvâku family, an invincible Sâkya monarch,

pure in mind and of unspotted virtue, called therefore Pure-rice, or Suddho-

dana. Joyously reverenced by all men, as the new moon is welcomed by the

world, the king indeed was like the heaven-ruler Sakra, his queen like the

divine Saki. Strong and calm of purpose as the earth, pure in mind as the

water-lily, her name, figuratively assumed, Mâyâ, she was in truth incapable

of class-comparison. On her in likeness as the heavenly queen descended

the spirit and entered her womb. A mother, but free from grief or pain,

she was without any false or illusory mind. Disliking the clamorous ways

of the world, she remembered the excellent garden of Lumbini, a pleasant

spot, a quiet forest retreat, with its trickling fountains, and blooming flow-

ers and fruits. Quiet and peaceful, delighting in meditation, respectfully

she asked the king for liberty to roam therein; the king, understanding her

earnest desire, was seized with a seldom-felt anxiety to grant her request. He

commanded his kinsfolk, within and without the palace, to repair with her

to that garden shade; and now the queen Mâyâ knew that her time for child-

bearing was come. She rested calmly on a beautiful couch, surrounded bya hundred thousand female attendants; it was the eighth day of the fourth

moon, a season of serene and agreeable character.

Whilst she thus religiously observed the rules of a pure discipline, Bodhisattva

was born from her right side, come to deliver the world, constrained by great

pity, without causing his mother pain or anguish. As king Yu-liu was born

from the thigh, as King Pi-t'au was born from the hand, as King Man-to was

born from the top of the head, as King Kia-k'ha was born from the arm-pit,

so also was Bodhisattva on the day of his birth produced from the right side;

gradually emerging from the womb, he shed in every direction the rays of

his glory. As one born from recumbent space, and not through the gates of

life, through countless kalpas, practising virtue, self-conscious he came forth

to life, without confusion. Calm and collected, not falling headlong was he

born, gloriously manifested, perfectly adorned, sparkling with light he came

from the womb, as when the sun first rises from the East.

Men indeed regarded his exceeding great glory, yet their sight remained un-

injured: he allowed them to gaze, the brightness of his person concealed for

the time, as when we look upon the moon in the heavens. His body, never-

theless, was effulgent with light, and like the sun which eclipses the shining

of the lamp, so the true gold-like beauty of Bodhisattva shone forth, and was

diffused everywhere. Upright and firm and unconfused in mind, he delib-

erately took seven steps, the soles of his feet resting evenly upon the ground

as he went, his footmarks remained bright as seven stars.

Moving like the lion, king of beasts, and looking earnestly towards

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Toridreams
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798240836947
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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