Sacred Books of the East eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 632 pages of information about Sacred Books of the East.

Sacred Books of the East eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 632 pages of information about Sacred Books of the East.
of the twice-born Brahmans; at this time he was sacrificing countless victims; Tathagata by means converted him, and caused him to enter the true path.  On Mount Bhatika a heavenly being of eminent distinction, whose name was Pankasikha, receiving the law, attained Dhyana; in the village of Vainushta, he converted the mother of the celebrated Nanda.  In the town of Ankavari, he subdued the powerful mahabala spirit; Bhanabhadra, Sronadanta, the malevolent and powerful Nagas, the king of the country and his harem, received together the true law, as he opened to them the gate of immortality.  In the celebrated Viggi village, Kina and Sila, earnestly seeking to be born in heaven, he converted and made to enter the right path.  The Angulimala, in that village of Sumu, through the exhibition of his divine power, he converted and subdued; there was that noble’s son, Purigivana, rich in wealth and stores as Punavati, directly he was brought to Buddha, accepting the doctrine, he became vastly liberal.  So in that village of Padatti he converted the celebrated Patali, and also Patala, brothers, and both demons.  In Bhidhavali there were two Brahmans, one called Great-age, the other Brahma-age.  These by the power of a discourse he subdued, and caused them to attain knowledge of the true law; when he came to Vaisali, he converted all the Raksha demons, and the lion of the Likkhavis, and all the Likkhavis, Saka the Nirgrantha, all these he caused to attain the true law.  Hama kinkhava had a demon Potala, and another Potalaka, these he converted.  Again he came to Mount Ala, to convert the demon Alava, and a second called Kumara, and a third Asidaka; then going back to Mount Gaga he converted the demon Kangana, and Kamo the Yaksha, with the sister and son.  Then coming to Benares, he converted the celebrated Katyayana; then afterwards going, by his miraculous power, to Sruvala, he converted the merchants Davakin and Nikin, and received their sandalwood hall, exhaling its fragrant odors till now.  Going then to Mahivati, he converted the Rishi Kapila, and the Muni remained with him; his foot stepping on the stone, the thousand-spoked twin-wheels appeared, which never could be erased.

Then he came to the place Po-lo-na, where he converted the demon Po-lo-na; coming to the country of Mathura, he converted the demon Godama.  In the Thurakusati he also converted Pindapala; coming to the village of Vairanga, he converted the Brahman; in the village of Kalamasa, he converted Savasasin, and also that celebrated Agirivasa.  Once more returning to the Sravasti country, he converted the Gautamas Gatisruna and Dakatili; returning to the Kosala country, he converted the leaders of the heretics Vakrapali and all the Brahmakarins.  Coming to Satavaka, in the forest retreat, he converted the heretical Rishis, and constrained them to enter the path of the Buddha Rishi.  Coming to the country of Ayodhya, he converted the demon Nagas; coming to the country of Kimbila, he converted the two Nagaragas;

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