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Click to Expand/Collapse OptionTitle
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionPreface
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 1: Bhagavatprasūti
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 2: Antaḥpuravihāra
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 3: Saṃvegotpatti
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 4: Strīvighātana
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 5: Abhiniṣkramaṇa
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 6: Chandakanivartana
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 7: Tapovanapraveśa
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 8: Antaḥpuravilāpa
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 9: Kumārānveṣaṇa
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 10: Śreṇyābhigamana
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 11: Kāmavigarhaṇa
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 12: Arāḍadarśana
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 13: Māravijaya
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 14: Englightenment
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 15: Turning the Wheel of the Law
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 16: Many Conversions
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 17: Conversion (pravrajyā) of the Great Disciples
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 18: The Instruction of Anāthapiṇḍada
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 19: The Meeting of Father and Son
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 20: Acceptance of Jetavana
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 21: Progress (srotas) of the Mission
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 22: The Visit to Amrapāli's Grove
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 23: Fixing the Factors of Bodily Life
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 24: Compassion for the Licchavis
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 25: The Journey to Nirvāṇa
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 26: The Mahāparinirvāṇa
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 27: Eulogy of Nirvāṇa
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionChapter 28: The Division of the Relics
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snaṅ byed ’dzin par gyur pa na | | mun bcas kyis ’khrugs nam mkha’ bźin | | (3)thub pa ’da’ phyir gśegs pa na | | de phyir yaṅs pa can ma mdzes | | 
 
 
 
 
dpal ldan dregs pa mi ldan źiṅ | | thams cad du ni ñams dga’ yaṅ | |
bdag po ñams las bud med bźin | | kun nas gduṅs pas mdzes ma gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
thos pas dman pa’i gzugs bźin daṅ | | yon tan (4)daṅ bral rig pa bźin | |
ṅag gis dman pa’i blo bźin daṅ | | ’du byed daṅ bral ṅag bźin no | | 
 
 
 
 
spyod pas dman pa’i dpa’ bźin daṅ | | daṅ po daṅ bral byams pa bźin | |
rnam gnon phun sum tshogs pa bźin | | chos kyis dman pa’i bya ba bźin | | 
 
 
 
 
ston kar char ni log pa na | | (5)śa li bskams pas nor ’dzin bźin | |
de tshe mya ṅan las ma mdzes | | 
 
 
 
 
gaṅ du der ni ma btsos śiṅ | | zos pa ma yin mya ṅan des | |
kun du du źiṅ thams cad kyis | | grags ldan thub pa grags pa byas | | 
 
 
 
 
gźan ni ma gtams ma byas śiṅ | | sus kyaṅ bsams pa ma yin la | |
mya (6)ṅan daṅ ni du ba ste | | groṅ khyer pa kun bya ba gcig | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas dga’ ’dun gtso bo la | | brtan kyaṅ mya ṅan gyis ñam thag | |
sde chen bdag po seṅ ge ni | | bsams śiṅ rnam par zlos pa’o | | 
 
 
 
 
lam log mu stegs rnams ’pham nas | | ’di ’dra’i lam la gśegs nas su | |
gaṅ (7)gis dam pa’i lam bstan te | | slar mi ldog phyir gśegs pa ñid | | 
 
 
 
 
ñam thag ñams par gyur pa yi | | snaṅ med ’jig rten bor nas su | |
skye dgu mgon med mdzad nas ni | | mgon po de ni źi phyir gśegs | | 
 
 
 
 
rnal ’byor gtso bo bla ma mchog | | mthar thug źi la mṅon phyogs nas | |
(86a1)tshe zad pa las gzi mdaṅs bźin | | bdag gi brtan pa ñams par ’gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
mi skyoṅ sgra ṅan mtho ris las | | rdzu ’phrul la daṅ ldan lhuṅ pa bźin | |
de daṅ bral ba rtse byar gyur | | sa la mi śes bya ba ci | | 
 
 
 
 
tsha bas dub pa chur bźin daṅ | | graṅ bas ñam thag me (2)la bźin | |
the tshom gcod la skye bo rnams | | da ni su la brten par ’gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
me ni ’phel phyir sbud pa bźin | | gaṅ gis sbud ba dge legs phyir | |
’jig rten slob dpon thub pa der | | ñams tshe chos ni ñams par ’gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
tshul med tshul ṅan gyis bciṅs pa’i | | rga śi dbaṅ bdag (3)rnams kyi ni | |
sdug bsṅal ’khrul ’khor chen po yi | | bśig byed de ’dra su źig yod | | 
 
 
 
 
sin dhur śiṅ ni skams pa rnams | | dpyid mthar chu gter gyis bźin du | |
chags skyes rgod pa’i mi rnams ni | | gsuṅ gis tshim mdzad su źig lags | | 
 
 
 
 
gaṅ du bla ma lhun po’i sñiṅ | | kun mkhyen (4)ñid kyaṅ rgud ’gyur na | |
blo gros ldan pa ’jig rten na | | blo gtad la ’gro ’os pa su | | 
 
 
 
 
ji ltar gsaṅ bya bskyaṅs byas nas | | ’chi ba’i ched du ’khrid par byed | |
de bźin gson pa’i ’jig rten sdug | | ’chid ba’i ched du skye bar byed | | 
 
 
 
 
ji ltar śiṅ ni rnob yi | | sog le yis ni (5)gśegs par byed | |
de bźin ’gro ’di ñams pa yi | | sog le yis ni gśegs par byed | | 
 
 
 
 
ñon moṅs mtha’ dag bsregs nas kyaṅ | | ye śes kyi ni stobs ldan kyaṅ | |
’gro ba’i mchog gi slob dpon ni | | rab tu ñams phyir gśegs par gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
lta ṅan srog chags ṅan pa (6)chu | | srid pa’i dba’ rlabs rdul ni ña | |
ye śes gru po chen po yis | | gaṅ gi srid pa’i mtsho las rgal | | 
 
 
 
 
rga ba’i yal ga nad me tog | | ’chi ba’i rtsa ba srid myu gu | |
ye śes mtshon cha chen po yis | | gaṅ gis srid pa’i ljon śiṅ bcad | | 
 
 
 
 
ma rig gtsub śiṅ las skyes śiṅ | | (7)’dod chags me lce yul bud śiṅ | |
gaṅ gis ye śes bsil ba’i chus | | skyon gyi me ni źi bar mdzad | | 
 
 
 
 
gaṅ gis źi ba’i lam la gśegs | | gaṅ gis mun pa chen po spaṅs | |
gaṅ gis dge legs mchog mkhyen źiṅ | | mkhyen nas byams pa yis bstan to | | 
 
 
 
 
ṅes kyaṅ ñon moṅs kun (86b1)mthar phyir | | kun du źi ba gzigs pa ste | |
kun mkhyen kun la phan pa mdzad | | kun spaṅs ched du gśegs pa ñid | | 
 
 
 
 
mñen źiṅ rnam yaṅs dbyaṅs mṅa’ ba’i | | phyag riṅ thub pa chen po de’i | |
gal te mtha’ na su yi mtha’ | | ’byuṅ ’gyur ma yin ’byuṅ ’gyur min | | 
 
 
 
 
’brog (2)dgon dgan chu mthoṅ nas | | lam ’gro don bcas ’khrul ba bźin | |
myur ba daṅ ldan mkhas pas ni | | de phyir chos la bsñen par ’os | | 
 
 
 
 
ñams phyir khyad par med pa yi | | sdig pa mi rtag ñid śes nas | |
gaṅ źig chos la gñid ma log | | de ni ñal yaṅ gñid ma (3)log | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas mi yi seṅ ge yi | | ye śes za phod sed ge des | |
skye ba’i ñes pa rnams smad cid | | srid pa zad pa’i bstod pa ñid | | 
 
 
 
 
srid pa’i rtsa ba ’dor ’dod ciṅ | | brtul źugs dam pa len ’dod la | |
g-yo ba’i sems ni thul ’dod de | | dge ba’i lam la gnas par (4)’dod | | 
 
 
 
 
źi ba’i lam la ’gro ’dod ciṅ | | srid pa’i mtsho las rgal ’dod la | |
rtag par sbyin pa gtoṅ ’dod de | | yaṅ srid gcod par ’dod pa’o | | 
 
 
 
 
sbyin pa byin źiṅ ṅa rgyal spaṅs | | chos ni bsams śiṅ źi bar soṅ | |
thub pa mya ṅan ’da’ bźed tshe | | de yis sa ni stoṅ par (5)go | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas sku lus thams cad kyis | | gñis ’thuṅ rgyal po bźin bzlog nas | |
groṅ khyer la ni gzigs bźin du | | thub pas ’di skad bka’ stsal to | | 
 
 
 
 
yaṅs pa can gyi bdag gi ’di | | khyod la lta ba’i phyi ma yin | |
gyad gnas kyi tshe tshoṅ dus su | | mya ṅan (6)’da’ phyir ’gro par gyis | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas gus ldan chos ’dod pa | | ñe bar ’oṅs pa rnams gzigs nas | |
de yi rab spyod las rnams la | | thub pas mṅon par rjes gnaṅ mdzad | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas rim gyis rnam ’dren pa | | loṅs spyod groṅ la bsñen pa ste | |
der bźugs (7)thams cad mkhyen pa yis | | dge sloṅ rnams la mṅon par gsuṅs | | 
 
 
 
 
da ltar ram ni bdag ’das nas | | chos la mchog tu gźol bar bya | |
de ni khyod kyi don mchog ste | | gaṅ gźan de ni ṅal bar ’gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
gaṅ źig mdo sder ma źugs śiṅ | | ’dul ba na yaṅ mi snaṅ (87a1)la | |
rigs par so sor gnod pa ste | | de ni cis kyaṅ gzuṅ mi bya | | 
 
 
 
 
de ni chos min ’dul ba min | | de ni bdag gi tshig ma yin | |
maṅ po rnams kyi tshig yin kyaṅ | | nag po’i gdams pa de dor bya | | 
 
 
 
 
dag pa’i gdams pa gzuṅ bya źiṅ | | gaṅ (2)la yod min zlog pa ste | |
de ni chos yin ’dul ba ste | | de ni bdag gi tshig yin no | | 
 
 
 
 
de phyir bdag gis mdor bsdus nas | | tshad ma ’di rnams bśad pa ste | |
gaṅ źig byed de tshad ma yin | | ’di las gźan du tshad ma min | | 
 
 
 
 
bdag gi dgoṅs pa phra mo de | | rnam par ma (3)bźag ma śes nas | |
rmoṅs las chos ma yin pa la | | chos kyi blo rnams ’byuṅ bar ’gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
mun pa daṅ bcas lta bas sam | | khyad par rnams ni śes min las | |
gser daṅ rab tu mtshuṅs pa yi | | ji ltar zaṅs kyis slu bar byed | | 
 
 
 
 
śes rab khyab pa med pas sam | | (4)de ñid ’dzin pa ma yin pas | |
dam pa’i chos kyi gzugs brñan gyi | | de ltar chos ma yin pas slu | | 
 
 
 
 
brdar las gcad las bsregs pa las | | mkhas pa rnams kyis gser bźin du | |
’dul ba mdo las rigs pa las | | de phyir yoṅs su rtog par rigs | | 
 
 
 
 
bstan (5)bcos rnam par mi śes pas | | mkhas pa rnams ni ma yin źiṅ | |
tshul min la tshul blo gros daṅ | | tshul la tshul min mthoṅ ba ñid | | 
 
 
 
 
de phyir don daṅ tshig gis ni | | yaṅ dag thos pas gzuṅ bya ste | |
bstan bcos log par gzuṅ ba yis | | mtshon cha bźin du rnam par ’joms | | 
 
 
 
 
(6)sṅar med ldan pas ’khyog maṅ po’i | | mtshan mo’i ’od byed khyim la bźin | |
tshig ni log par brjod pa yi | | don la sdug bsṅal gyis ’jug go | | 
 
 
 
 
don ñams pa las chos ñams śiṅ | | chos ñams pa las nus pa ste | |
de phyir ma log don la ni | | gaṅ gi blo de blo ldan no | | 
 
 
 
 
dge (7)maṅ de skad gsuṅs nas ni | | dus su sdig pa’i groṅ la gśegs | |
der ni ’di la mkhyen rnams kyis | | bsñen bkur dam pa byas pa’o | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas der ni gus ldan pa | | skul byed legs pa’i khyim ñid du | |
bcom ldan ’das kyis zas mdzad de | | de yi phyir yin rgyas phyir (87b1)min | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas ñan thos tshogs bcas te | | de bźin gśegs pas zas mdzad nas | |
skul byed la ni chos gsuṅs te | | ku śa ldan pa’i groṅ du gśegs | | 
 
 
 
 
de bźin nor ldan źes pa’i kluṅ | | skul byed bcas pa de rgal nas | |
groṅ khyer der ni źi ba yi | | pad ma’i nags (2)bcas nags su bsñen | | 
 
 
 
 
gser daṅ ’dra ba’i ’od mṅa’ des | | gser ldan la ni khrus mdzad nas | |
kun dga’ bo ni dga’ med la | | ’jig rten dga’ bas bka’ stsal to | | 
 
 
 
 
kun dga’ gśin rje’i ra ba yi | | dbus su bdag gi khri śoms śig | |
de riṅ nam gyi cha smad la | | (3)de bźin gśegs pa mya ṅan ’da’ | | 
 
 
 
 
źes gsuṅs kun dga’ bos thos nas | | mchi mas źag ṅan mig ldan pas | |
thub pa’i gzims mal bśams pa ste | | bśams nas bstod ciṅ kyi hud do | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas gzims mal bstabs pa la | | rkaṅ gñis rnams kyi mchog byon te | |
(4)yaṅ yaṅ sad pa med phyir daṅ | | sdug bsṅal thams cad zad phyir ro | | 
 
 
 
 
de ni rtsib logs g-yas kyi ni | | phyag la dbu ni rnam gźag nas | |
źabs la źabs ni bkod nas su | | slob mas mdun bdar gzims pa’o | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas yud tsam de na der | | bya rnams skad ni mi sgrogs te | |
(5)zags śiṅ sñoms pa’i lus rnams kyis | | bsam gtan la ni gźol bźin gnas | | 
 
 
 
 
de tshe ’dab ma g-yo rnams las | | rluṅ rnams kyis kyaṅ ma g-yos pa’i | |
ljon śiṅ rnams kyi mchi ma bźin | | mdog ṅan me tog rnams gtor to | | 
 
 
 
 
nub ri’i rtse la ñin mor byed | | gnas la (6)lam ’gro rnam pa bźin | |
khri la thub pa lta bźin du | | don dam mthoṅ rnams skyen par gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas mthar thug gzims mal la | | thams cad mkhyen pa gzims pa yis | |
mchi mas rnam ’khrug kun dga’ la | | rjes su brtse bas bka’ stsal to | | 
 
 
 
 
bdag ni mya ṅan ’da’ ba’i (7)dus | | gyad rnams la smros gun dga’ bo | |
mya ṅan ’da’ ba ma mthoṅ na | | phyis nas bdag la gduṅ bar ’gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas gsuṅ ni rab bzuṅ nas | | mchi mas brgyal ba’i kun dga’ bos | |
thub pa’i gzims mal mthar thug pa | | gyad rnams la ni smras pa’o | | 
 
 
 
 
de nas de’i tshe kun (88a1)dga’ bo yi tshig thos nas | | mig nas chu yi char ldan de rnams du bźin du | |
seṅ ge’i ’jigs las sa ’dzin dag nas khyu mchog ltar | | brtan min rnam par gnon rnams groṅ khyer nas ’thon to | | 
 
 
 
 
źen pa med pas gos rnams g-yeṅs śiṅ rnam bkram (2)ste | | ’gros kyis kun nas bskyod pas cod pan g-yo ba rnams | |
lha na gnas rnams bsod nams yoṅs su zad las bźin | | de na ñam thag ’oṅs pa rnams ni nags der soṅ | | 
 
 
 
 
de ltar ’oṅs pa rnams kyis thub pa mthoṅ ba ste | | mthoṅ nas mchi ma’i gdod ldan rnams (3)kyis phyag ’tshal źiṅ | |
phyag ’tshal nas ni yoṅs gduṅ sems rnams gnas pa ste | | gnas pa de rnams la ni thub pas bka’ stsal to | | 
 
 
 
 
dga’ ba’i dus su mya ṅan byed par rigs min źiṅ | | yid mi bde bas ṅon med bstan pa bsñen par gyis | |
bskal pa du ma rnams su (4)bdag gi ’dod pa gaṅ | | śin tu rñed dka’i don de bdag la ñe bar gnas | | 
 
 
 
 
sa daṅ chu daṅ me daṅ rluṅ daṅ mkha’ med pa’i | | dge źiṅ ’gyur med dbaṅ po’i dbaṅ don las ’das pa | |
źi źiṅ dbrog bya ma yin mchog de gaṅ thob nas | | skye ba med ciṅ ’pho ba med la mya ṅan med | | 
 
 
 
 
(5)g-ya rnams su byaṅ chub tshe na bdag gis sṅon | | dge min srid pa’i rgyu rnams sbrul bźin dor ba ste | |
sṅon tshe bsags pa’i lus kyis rnam par gnas pa ’di | | lus ’di ñid ni de riṅ ñe bar ’gro bar ’gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
sdug bsṅal gyi ni gter chen phuṅ po soṅ ba na | | ’jigs pa chen po (6)yaṅ srid ñe bar źi ba na | |
gaṅ tshe sdug bsṅal chen po las ni byuṅ ba ste | | gaṅ gis du ba bdag la mya ṅan ’os ci yod | | 
 
 
 
 
rab tu źi ba’i dus yin na yaṅ ’brug gi dbyaṅs | | ś’akya thub pa’i gsuṅ ni de rnams kyis thos nas | |
de nas kha rnams bye źiṅ smra ’dod gyur pa ste | | de dag (7)rnams kyi tshig de gnas brtan gyis gsol to | | 
 
 
 
 
gaṅ gis du ba khyod kyi mya ṅan ’os ci yod | | me ni khaṅ pa ’bar las rnam par ’thon pa ltar | |
de ltar thub pa de ni lha gtso rnams kyis kyaṅ | | ṅes par bsñen bya yin na mi rnams kyis smros ci | | 
 
 
 
 
khyab bdag skye bo gaṅ ’di de bźin (88b1)gśegs pa ni | | mya ṅan ’das ’di mthon min des na mya ṅan byed | |
’brog dgon dag na soṅ ba’i lam mkhan bzaṅ po ni | | rnam par ñams tshe kun nas ’khrul bar cis ma ’gyur | | 
 
 
 
 
bla ma draṅ sroṅ chen po thams cad gzigs pa ni | | dṅos su mthoṅ nas gal te khyad par ma thob na | |
(2)gser gyi ’byuṅ gnas dag nas dbul po soṅ rnams bźin | | de tshe ’di na bźad gad ñid du ’gro ba ñid | | 
 
 
 
 
de ltar don ldan maṅ po de de smra ba rnams | | bu rnams la bźin gus ldan thal mo sbyar ba rnams | |
dge źiṅ źi la dam pa’i don ni bsṅags pa yis | | gyad rnams dag la (3)mchog bdag rnams kyi mchog gis gsuṅs | | 
 
 
 
 
de ltar ṅes pa de ni kho bo mthoṅ ba las | | rnal ’byor cho gar ’bad rtsol med par grol min te | |
bdag gi chos ’di gaṅ źig rjes su rtog byed pa | | sdug bsṅal dra ba las de ma mthoṅ na yaṅ grol | | 
 
 
 
 
ji ltar sman ni bsñen par mi byed (4)skyes bu yis | | sman pa mthoṅ ba las kyaṅ nad ni ’joms min te | |
de bźin bdag gis ye śes ’di ni ma bsgoms na | | bdag ni mthoṅ ba las kyaṅ sdug bsṅal ’joms ma yin | | 
 
 
 
 
’di ni bdag ldan gaṅ źig bdag gi chos mthoṅ ba | | rgyaṅ riṅ dag na gnas kyaṅ des ni bdag (5)mthoṅ ste | |
gaṅ źig dge legs la ni gźol źiṅ mi ’jug pa | | bdag gi ñe bar gnas kyaṅ de ni rgyaṅ riṅ ñid | | 
 
 
 
 
de phyir brtson ’grus ma spaṅs bsdams pa’i sems rnams kyis | | dge ba’i las rnams la ni bag daṅ ldan par gyis | |
sdug bsṅal du ma ñe bar ’dus śiṅ g-yo ba (6)ste | | srog ni tho raṅs mar me daṅ ni mtshuṅs pa ñid | | 
 
 
 
 
de ltar thub pa’i skyes mchog gis bstan de rnams ni | | mig nas chu ni rnam byuṅ ñam thag yid rnams kyis | |
chu bo’i gźuṅ ni so sor sgrol bar byed pa bźin | | ku śa źes bya’i groṅ la dal bus dbaṅ med źugs | | 
 
 
 
 
saṅs rgyas (7)kyi spyod pa źes bya ba’i sñan daṅ gas chen po las | mya ṅan las ’da’ bar gśegs pa’i le’u ste ñi śu rtsa lṅa pa’o || 
 
 
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