大本经（梵文本）

Mahāvadānasūtra

I. Prologue

evaṃ mayā [ś]r[utam]

ekasmiṃ samaye bhagavāṃ Śrāvastyāṃ viharati Jetavane A[nā]thapiṇḍadārāme /

atha saṃbahulān[āṃ bhikṣūṇā]ṃ Karīrikamaṇḍalavāṭe saṃniṣaṇṇānāṃ s[a]ṃ[nipatitā]nām ayam evaṃrūpo 'bhūd antarākath[āsa]mudāhāraḥ

āścaryam āyuṣmanto [yāvac ca bhaga]vat[aḥ atīteṣu] samyaksaṃbuddheṣu atītāṃśa[bhāvaga]t[eṣ]u [ch]inna[vartma]su chinnapuṭeṣu niṣprapaṃceṣu prapaṃcātīteṣu parinirvṛteṣu kāruṇike[ṣu nirāśiṣ]e[ṣu evaṃ] s[amyak] pr[at]y[ā]tmaṃ jñānadarśanaṃ pravartat[e] /

e[vaṃśī]lā bata te [bu]ddhā bhagavaṃto babhūvur ity api evaṃdharmāṇ[a] evaṃpr[ajñā evamabhijñā e]vaṃv[i]muktaya evaṃ[vi]hāriṇo bata te buddhā bhagavanto babhūvur ity api /

kiṃ nu bha[ga]va[to dha]rmadhātuḥ supratividdhaḥ āho svid deva[tā ārocayaṃti yena tathāgata]syātīteṣu samyaksaṃbuddheṣu atītāṃśabhā[vagate]ṣu chinnava[rtmasu chinnapu]ṭeṣu niṣprapaṃceṣu prapañcā[tī]teṣu par[i]nirvṛte[ṣu kāruṇikeṣu nirāśiṣeṣu evaṃ samyak pratyātmaṃ] jñ[ā]nadarśanaṃ pravartate evaṃśīlā bata te bud[dhā bhagavaṃto babhū]vur ity apy evaṃdharmāṇa evaṃ[prajñā] evamabhij[ñ]ā [evaṃvimuktaya evaṃvihāriṇo bata te buddhā bhagavaṃto] babhūvur ity api /

iyaṃ[teṣāṃ saṃbahulānāṃ bhikṣūṇāṃ Karīri]k[a]maṇḍalavāṭe saṃniṣaṇṇānāṃ sannipatitānām a[ntarākathā viprakṛtā /]

aśrauṣīd bhagavāṃ divāvihāropagato divyena śrotreṇa viśuddhenātikrāntamā[nuṣeṇa śrutvā ca] punas tasmāt samādher vyu[tthā]ya yena Karīrikamaṇḍala[vā]ṭas tenopajagāma upetya purastād bhikṣusaṃghasya prajñapt'; evāsanne nyaṣīdat

niṣadya bha[ga]vā[ṃ] bhikṣūn āmantrayati kā [nu yuṣmākaṃ bhikṣavaḥ saṃbahulānāṃ] bh[i]kṣūṇāṃ Karīrikamaṇḍalavāṭe saṃniṣaṇṇānāṃ saṃnipatitā[nām anta]rākathā viprakṛtā kayā cāp[i] katha[y]aitarhi [sa]n[n]i[ṣa]ṇṇā[ḥ saṃnipa]t[i]tāḥ

ihāsmākaṃ bhadanta [saṃ]bahu[lānāṃ bhikṣ]ū[ṇ]ā[ṃ] Karīrik[ama]ṇḍalav[āṭe] s[a]ṃ[niṣaṇṇānāṃ saṃnipatitānā]m ay[am evaṃrū]p[o] 'bhūd antarākathāsamudāhāraḥ āścaryam āyuṣma[ṃ]to yāvac ca bhagavataḥ atīteṣu samyaksaṃbuddheṣu atītāṃśabhāvagateṣu chinnava[rtma]su chinnapuṭe[ṣu niṣprapañceṣu] prapañcātīteṣu parinirvṛteṣu kāruṇikeṣu nirāśiṣeṣu evaṃ samyak pratyātmaṃ jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate evaṃśīlā bata te buddhā bh[agava]nt[o babhūvu]r [i]ty api evaṃdharmāṇa evaṃprajñā eva[ma]bhij[ñ]ā evaṃvim[u]ktaya evaṃ[vihā]riṇo bata te buddhā bhagavanto babhūvur ity api /

kiṃ nu bhagavato [dhar]m[a]dhātu[ḥ s]upratividdha āho svid devatā āroca[yaṃti yena] [tathāgata]syātīteṣu samya[k]s[aṃ]bu[ddheṣu atī]tāṃśabhāvagateṣu chinnavartmasu chinnapuṭeṣu niṣprapañceṣu prapañcā[tīteṣu] parinirvṛteṣu kāruṇike[ṣu nirāśiṣeṣu e]vaṃ samyak pratyātm[aṃ jñānadarśanaṃ] pravartate evaṃśīlā bata te buddhā bhagavanto babhūvur ity api evaṃdhar[māṇa evaṃ]prajñā evamabhij[ñ]ā [evaṃvimuktaya evaṃvihāriṇo bata te buddhā bhagavaṃto ba]bhūvur ity api /

iyam asmākaṃ bhadaṃta saṃbahulānāṃ bhiksūṇāṃ Karīrikamaṇḍalavāṭe sa[ṃ]niṣaṃṇ[ānāṃ saṃnipatitānām antarākathā vip]r[ak]ṛ[tā tayā cāpi bhagavan ka]thayā etarhi saṃniṣaṃṇāḥ saṃnipatitā api me bhikṣavo dharmadhātuḥ supratividdha api me devatā āroca[yanti iyam atra dhar]matā tasmād idam u[c]y[a]te ||

[pūrvaṃ] kathā dhārmikī arthasaṃhitā

udāhṛtā maṇḍalavāṭabhikṣubhiḥ

aśrauṣīd divyena hi śrotradhātunā

[divāvihār]opagato mahāmu[niḥ]

[div]y[ena] śr[o]treṇa niśāmya śāstā

upāgato maṇḍalav[āṭa]bhi[kṣūn]

nyaṣīdat sa hi bhikṣugaṇasya madhye

Śakro ya[then]dr[as] tr[ida]śeṣu madhye [2]

[p]r[a]tivi[ddho] dharmadhātur bud[dh]enādityabandhunā /

yenābhyatītāṃ jānāti saṃbuddhāṃ dvipad[o]tt[amaḥ]

[evaṃ]nāmā evaṃjātyā evaṃgotrāś ca te 'bh[avan]

yathā yathā ca te āsaṃ sarve vyākṛtavā[ṃ] muni[ḥ 4]

[nā]nādīrghāyuṣo devā varṇavanto yaśasvinaḥ

sevam ārocayaṃty arthaṃ saṃbuddhānāṃ yaśasvinām [5 ||]

II. How was the Dharmadhātu Realized?

[ka]thaṃ dharmadhātuḥ supratividdhaḥ

A. The Characteristics of the Seven Buddhas

1. Kalpa

itaḥ sa e[kanavataḥ ka]lp[o yasmiṃ kalpe Vipaś]y[ī] samyaksaṃbuddho loke utpannaḥ itaḥ sa ekatriṃśattamaḥ kalpo [yasmiṃ kalp]e [Śikhī ca Viśvabhuk ca samyaksaṃbuddhau loka utpannau asminn eva] Bhadrakalpe c[at]v[āraḥ samyaksaṃ]buddhā loke utpannā Krakasundaḥ Kanaka[mun]i[ḥ K]āś[ya]p[o vayaṃ cāpy etarhi Śākyamuniḥ iyam atra dharmatā tasmād idam ucyate ||]

X kaś ca kal[p]o ^ ^ ^ X

yadā Vipaśyī udapādi _ X [|]

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X [1]

[Viśva]bhu[ja]ṃ ^ ^ ^ _ X

v[i]nāyakāḥ Krakasun[d] ^ _ X [|]

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X [2 ||]

2. Life Span

[Vipaśyinaḥ samyaksaṃbu]ddha[sya] a[śītir varṣasaha]srāṇy āyuṣpramāṇam abhūt Śikhinaḥ sa[myaksaṃbuddhasya saptatiḥ Viśvabhujaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya ṣaṣṭiḥ Krakasundasya samyaksaṃbu]d[dhas]y[a] catvāriṅśat Kanakamuneḥ samyak[s]aṃbud[dh]asya triṅśat Kāśya[pasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya viṃśatiḥ asmākam apy etarhi varṣaśatam āyuṣpramā]ṇ[aṃ sa]myaks[u]khe[na] paripri[ya]māṇ[a]m iyam atra dha[rma]tā ta[s]m[ā]d idam ucy[ate ||]

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X [|]

X ^ ^ ^ sa _ X

X ^ [Viśva]bhujo jinasya 1

catvāriṃśat Krakasundasya śā[stuḥ]

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X [|]

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X

X ^ [Śā]kyamu[ni] ^ _ X [2 ||]

3. Caste

[Vipaśyī] samyaksaṃbuddhaḥ kṣatriyo [jātyābhūt Śikhī samyaksaṃbuddhaḥ kṣatriyo jātyābhūd Viśvabhuk ca |]

[Krakasundaḥ samyaksaṃbuddho brāhmaṇo jātyābhūt Kana]kamuniḥ [Kāś]y[apaś ca |]

[asmāka]m apy etarhi kṣatriyā jāti[r bhavati iyam atra dharmatā tasmād idam ucyate ||]

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X

X ^ _ ^ babhūva kṣat[r]i[yāḥ]

X ^ Kanakamuniś ca Kāśyapa

et'; ekajāty. ^ ^ ^ ^ X

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X

X ^ ^ ^ ^ _ X [|]

X [y]ā ^ ^ ^ _ ^ k[a]lpāṃ

niṣk[r]āntavāṃ Cchākyakulāc ca kṣa[triyāt ||]

4. Family Name

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5. Bodhi Trees

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6. The Assembly of Bhikṣus

[Vipaśyinaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya śrāvakāṇāṃ trayo mahāsannipātā babhūvuḥ eko mahāsannipāto dvāṣaṣṭabhikṣuśatasahasrāṇi /]

[dvitīyo mahāsannipāto bhikṣuśatasahasram tṛtīyo mahāsannipāto 'śītir bhikṣusahasrāṇi /]

[Śikhinaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya śrāvakāṇāṃ trayo mahāsannipātā babhūvuḥ eko mahāsannipāto bhikṣuśatasahasram dvitīyo mahāsannipāto 'śītir bhikṣusahasrāṇi /]

[tṛtīyo mahāsannipātaḥ saptatir bhikṣusahasrāṇi /]

[Viśvabhujaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya śrāvakāṇāṃ dvau mahāsannipātau babhūvat]u eko mahāsannip[ā]taḥ saptatir bh[i]kṣusahasrāṇi /

dvitīyo mahāsannipāta ṣaṣṭir bh[i]kṣusahasrāṇi /

Krakasundasya samyaksa[ṃ]buddhasya śrāvakān[ā]m eko mahāsannipāto babhūva cat[v]āriṃśad bhikṣusahasrāṇi /

Kanakamuneḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya śrāvakānām eko mahāsaṃnipāto babhūva triṃśad bhikṣusahasrāṇi /

Kāśyapasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya śrāvakānām eko mahāsannipāto babhūva viṅśatir bhikṣusahasrāṇi /

asmākam apy et[arhi] [śrāvakā]nām eko mahāsaṃnipāta ardhatrayodaśa bhikṣuśatāni iyam atra dharmatā tasmād idam ucyate||

trayo Vipaśyisya trayaḥ Śikh[ino]

X ^ Viśvabhujo jinasya /

caturṇāṃ buddhānām ekaikaśa

ṛṣisannipātā muninā prakāśitā

te saṃn[i]pātā paramārthadarśinān

nāgeṣu nāge ^ ^ ^ ^ X [|]

saṃghādikānām akhilā[nāṃ] tā[y]i[n]āṃ

pannadhvajānāṃ virajasām ṛjūnām ||

7. A Pair of Disciples

Vipaś[y]inaḥ samya[ksaṃbuddhasya Khaṇḍaś ca Tiṣya]ś [ca] śrā[va]k[ayugam abhūd agrayugaṃ bhadrayuga]m eko 'grya ṛddhimatā[ṃ] dvi[tī]y[o] 'grya prajñāvatām Śikhinaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Abhibhūḥ Saṃ[bha]v[aś] c[a śrāvakayu]gam a[bhūd a]gr[a]yu[gaṃ] bhadra[yugam eko 'grya ṛddhi]matāṃ dvitīyo 'grya prajñāvatām Viśvabhujaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Śroṇaś ca Uttaraś ca śrāvakayug[a]m [a]bhūd agrayugaṃ bhadrayugam eko 'grya ṛ[ddhima]t[ā]ṃ dvi[tīyo 'gryaḥ] prajñāvatām Krakasundasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya Saṃjīvaś ca Viduraś ca śrāvakayugam abhūd agrayugaṃ bhadrayugam eko 'grya ṛddhim[atāṃ dvitīyo 'gryaḥ pra]jñāvatām Kanakamuneḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Bhujiṣyaś ca bhikṣur Uttaraś ca śrāvakayugam abhūd agrayugaṃ bhadrayugam eko 'grya ṛddhim[a]tā[ṃ d]v[itīyo] 'grya prajñāvatām Kāśyapasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya Tiṣyaś ca Bharadvājaś ca śrāvakayugam abhūd agrayugaṃ bhadr[a]yugam eko 'grya ṛddhimatā[ṃ] dvitīyo 'grya prajñāvatām [asm]ākam apy etarhi ŚāriputraMaudgalyāyanau bhikṣū agrayugaṃ bhadrayugam eko 'grya ṛddhimatāṃ dvitīyo 'grya prajñāvatām iyam atra dharmatā tasmād idam ucy[ate] [||]

Kh[a]ṇḍaś ca Tiṣyaś ca Vipaśyino 'gryau

Śikhino buddha[syā]bhibhūḥ Saṃbhavaś ca /

Śroṇottarau Viśvabhujo jinasya

oghātigau kāmabhaveṣv asaktau

Saṃjīvabhikṣur Viduraś ca paṇḍitaḥ

agryāv etau Krakasundasya śāstu /

[b]uddh[a]sya ca K[a]nakamuner ihāgryau

Bhujiṣyo bhikṣur athottaraś ca

Tiṣya Bharadvājayugaṃ maharṣer

et[ā]v [ag]r[yau bha]gavataḥ Kāśyapasya /

Śāriputra Maudgalyāyanau bhikṣū

tāv etāv Aṅgiraso 'graśrāvakau ||

8. Attendants

Vipaśyinaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Aśoko nāma bhikṣur u[pa]sthāyako 'bhūt Śikhinaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Kṣemakāro nāma bhikṣur upasthāyako 'bhūt Viśvabhujaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Upaśānto nā[ma bhikṣur upa]sthāyako 'bhūt Krakasundasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya Bhadriko nāma bhikṣur upasthāyako 'bhūt Kanakamuneḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Svastiko nāma bhikṣur upasthā[yako] 'bhūt Kāśyapasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya [Sa]rvamitro nāma bhikṣur upasthāy[ak]o 'bhūt asmākam apy etarhi [Ānand]o bhi[kṣu]r [u]pas[th]āyakaḥ iyam atra dharmatā ta[smād i]dam ucyate ||

Aśoka Kṣemakāraś ca Up[aśā]ntaś ca Bhadrikaḥ

Svastikaḥ [Sa]rvamitraś ca Ānando bhavati [saptamaḥ]

[bhi]kṣava e[te] ma[hā]

tmānaḥ śarīrānt[i]madhāriṇaḥ

vaiyyāpatyakarā āsaṃ cittanimitteṣu kovidā

sarve kālasya kuśalā nimittaprativedhinaḥ

sarveṣām āsravā kṣīṇā nāsti teṣāṃ punarbhavaḥ ||

9. Sons

Vipaśyinaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Susaṃvṛttaskandho nāma putro 'bhūt Śikhinaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Atulo nāma putro 'bhūt Viśvabhujaḥ sa[mya]ksaṃbu[ddhasya] Suprabuddho nāma putro 'bhūt Krakasunda[s]y[a] samyaksaṃbuddhasya Pratāpano nāma putro 'bhūt Kanakamuneḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya Sā[rthavā]ho nāma putro 'bhūt Kāśyapasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya Vijitaseno nāma putro 'bhūt asmākam apy etarhi Rāhula putra iyam atra dharmatā tasmād idam ucyate ||

[Su]saṃvṛttaskandho 'tula Suprabuddha Pratāpanaḥ

Sārthavāho Vijitaseno Rāhulo bhavati saptama

ete putrā mahātmānaḥ śarīrāntimadhāriṇaḥ

[sarveṣā]m [ā]sravā kṣīṇā nāsti teṣāṃ punarbhava ||

10. Mother, Father, King and the Capital

Vi[paś]y[i]naḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya pitābhūd Bandhumo nāma rājā kṣatriyo mūrdhābhiṣikto mātābhūd Bandhuvatī nāma Bandhumāvatī nāma nagarī rājadhānī babhūva ṛddh[ā ca sphī]tā ca kṣemā ca subhikṣā cākīrṇabahujanamanuṣyā ca /

Śikhinaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya pitābhūd Aruṇo nāma rājā kṣatriyo mūrdhābhiṣikta mātābhūt [P]rabhāvatī nāma /

Aruṇāvatī nāma nagarī rājadhānī babhū[va /]

ṛddhā ca pūrva[va]t Viśvabhujaḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya pitābhūt Supradīpo nā[ma] rājā kṣatriyo mūrdhābhiṣiktaḥ mātābhūd Uttarā nā[ma] Anopamā n[ā]ma [na]garī [rā]jadhānī babhūva pūrvavat Krakasundasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya pitābhūd Agnidatto nāma brāhmaṇaḥ purohitaḥ mātābhūd Dhanavatī nā[ma tena khalu sama]yena Kṣemo nāma rājābhūt Kṣemasya khalu rājñaḥ Kṣemāvatī nāma nagarī rājadhānī babhūva pūrvavat Kanakamuneḥ [sam]y[aksa]ṃ[buddhasya pitābhūd Ya]jñadatto nāma brāhmaṇaḥ purohitaḥ mātābhūd Yaśovatī nāma tena [kha]lu samayena Śobho nāma rājābhūc Ch[obha]sy[a] kh[a]lu [rāj]ñ[aḥ Śobhavatī nāma nagarī] rājadhānī babhūva pūrvavat Kāśyapasya samyaksaṃbuddhasya pitābhūd Brahmadatto nāma brāhmaṇaḥ purohitaḥ mātābhūd Viśākhā nā[ma tena khalu] samayena Kṛkī nāma rājābhūt Kṛkiṇaḥ khalu rājñ[o] Bārāṇasī nāma nagarī rājadhānī babhūva pūrvavat a[sm]āk[a]m apy etarhi [pitā] Śuddho[dano] nāma rājā kṣatriyo mūrdhābhiṣiktaḥ mātā [Ma]hāmāyā [n]āma nagarī Kapilavastur nāma rājadhānī ṛddhā ca sphītā [ca] kṣemā ca subhi[kṣā ca]ākīrṇabahujanamanuṣyā ca Śākyānāṃ gaṇarāj[y]am i[yam a]tr[a] dharmatā tasmād idam ucyate ||