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Four le south-east from the city of Sravasti, a tope has been erected at the place where the World-honoured one encountered king Virudhaha, when he wished to attack the kingdom of Shay-e, and took his stand before him at the side of the road. In Singhalese, Sewet; here evidently the capital of Kosala. There are still the ruins of a great town, the name being Sahet Mahat.
He who perceiveth this Light is set free from the fetters of Karma. Seek refuge in the World-Honoured. Since His glorious radiance is above all He is called the Buddha of Divine Light. And by Him is the darkness of the three worlds Enlightened. Excellent is the Light of His Wisdom. Therefore is he called the Buddha of Clear Shining.
I am weary of this body, and troubled by it as an evil." With this he grasped a knife, and was about to kill himself. But he thought again: "The World-honoured one laid down a prohibition against one's killing himself." Further it occurred to him: "Yes, he did; but I now only wish to kill three poisonous thieves." Immediately with the knife he cut his throat.
The fully qualified priest receives a diploma, on the strength of which he may demand a day and a night's board and lodging from the priests of any temple all over the empire. At a very early date Buddhism had already taken a firm hold on the imagination of Chinese poets and painters, the latter of whom loved to portray the World-honoured One in a dazzling hue of gold.
He had been born in the Sakya house, to do for the world what the character of all his past births required, and he had done it. They could no more see him, the World-honoured one. Sudana or Sudatta was the name of the Bodhisattva in the birth which preceded his appearance as Sakyamuni or Gotama, when he became the Supreme Buddha.
At this time the great kings of eight countries with their ministers and people, not having seen Buddha for a long time, were all thirstily looking up for him, and had collected in clouds in this kingdom to wait for the World-honoured one.
After the World-honoured one had attained to perfect Wisdom, men build the vihara in it. To-day, when he comes to us, let us be on our guard not to speak with him." When you go north-west from the vihara of the Deer-wild park for thirteen yojanas, there is a kingdom named Kausambi. Its vihara is named Ghochiravana a place where Buddha formerly resided.
When they had succeeded in completing two storeys, they removed the image back to its former place. When Fa-Hsien and Tao-ching first arrived at the Jetavana monastery, and thought how the World-honoured one had formerly resided there for twenty-five years, painful reflections arose in their minds.
The reason why it was called "The Shadow Covered" was this: When the sun was in the west, the shadow of the vihara of the World-honoured one fell on the devalaya of a contrary system; but when the sun was in the east, the shadow of that devalaya was diverted to the north, and never fell on the vihara of Buddha.
Let him that hath faith praise the Virtue of the Divine Wisdom. Let him strive to declare it unto all men that he may offer his thankfulness for the grace of the Buddha. The Venerable Ananda, rising from his seat, and looking upwards to the World-Honoured Gautama Buddha, his eyes being opened, marvelled greatly, seeing the glory of his Lord so transfigured.
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