RH-012 the Avadanasarasamuccaya. Pp. 79 - 89 in Studies in Indo-Asian Art and Culture. Vol. Led. P.ratnam. New Delhi 1972

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HA :.\ J)U K, 'ER D Y (CEYI.O )

THE A V AD N S RAS MUCC Y

mong the unpubl shed Sanskrit manuscr pts ar a la ge numbe ofvad na ex s. The va nas asa uccaya, Ms dd1598 n he Camb dge

Un e s y L b a y c n a ns a c llec on f ch avad na st ie p e i na ysu vey o th manusc p has b en ma e by the p esen w e w h a ew

o ed t ng t The esults h s ni al and incomp ete su y se ou e ewou s hoped b a su a le 'ja mad nopah a o ya agh a,,

h ms l an edi o o any a te t and the ounde o the atap a a se es-ase ies hat has st mula ed an enabl many an ed o to lay open the treas eso the pas h den n l b a e I s a so an c pat d tha ap e na y not ceo h s nd wou d nvit he at en on o scho a s a d p o pt them to in m

h w e f an lat v s on o he s o es occu ng nhe ms , he ba eu l nes o ch a e giv n h Pa alle o pos bly pa alle ve s ons i

publ sh o unpublish d coll c ons know to w te a also l sted eo p s bly h s to be emphasised as t e w te has had no op o un soa o co p es s ons It may be no ed h e tha he s. s to n n

p ce an ha o e l os m s ng ull e onst ction o he st i sbase on his s a one s, e efo e, not poss ble 2he sto ies a e s ed be ow

n th o n hich ap a n he s

Sartlz v l ja k :Bo asa ah n ou h he b d sa va eso do a penance g o e ale .. , a do , a sna e and a dee who d e e

h a d scuss on a h ch ach one spo e of h so ows of hung pasang d he f of death espec v l hey app oached he bodh sa t a

J Fcr descript on of h a d oth r Camb idg ss r f r d t thi a i l TheCat log e h B ddhis Sa sk M n sc p s i h mbr U (Je s Ly C Bendall,

a b d 1883.2 No 48 i a l f Baud a S rip ur ad yHodg an Avad a a a ya

ta i g gad vad a a ako ad vad a Kap vad a a i vad a a dPi Qa va a ( p. 36 Ess ys h La gu g s, Li e u R lig f N l Ti

B H Hodg o Lo d 7 ). Of a ad a l d t r d o gad -ad a i o ly a d a oc g o o i

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a s p. 229), the Ambaraca ravar i sarva dad vad na and arva dadhidh na-mah r j vad na in ahajj akam l or B ddh vad nam l ( a s

234). The ar a d d vad na o he Avad na a palai a di erenlegend

3. M v rchan ca led Nanda liv d n vaHe wa ric b ve y mi erly s be ore hi dea h Nanda as e hi

ndana no o give away n o his weal h A er dea h Nanda was born he on o a bl nd ck wo an He oo wa de ormed and bl ndHear ng

whather on was l e om ano her Ca < a woman he moth r cahim awayEnd r ng immense hard hi he grew o d eno gh o alk abo The mothe

d h m o go where he ed Thro gh ha i as were he wen o hho se which now be onged to Cand nOrdered by Candana the ga ekeeperbea him and drove h m away The mo her came here and a en ed pi i u

crowd gathered Th B ddha came here d on sh d Ca dana and po n edo ha Nanda was r ng he e ec o h s m se linessHe spo e a leng hon h e e ec o greed and avarice and he en c al e ec s o genCandana ecame genero s herea er

o ed r comparison s he y o anda in Ra nam vad na T6in Ca bridge Ms dd 592; h 25 in Tokyo ms. vide Ma p 2 6 andhe Par s M no ed by Benda ) Ta e o. 20 ca ed he Nand vad na

vy vad na . n To yo (Mats p 223 Cowe l's ed t on o the D vyvad nadoes no con a n th s story) and h M a yac r va na n the Kalpm ad na (Ma su p 23 )

4. Bh ub h v Two mon r ached t e r age o re giod v opmen s o pa One o hem de oyed a e e s a d ba hat. H adv ed h o h r mon al o o do o B he o her mon

n eno enjoy ng wo ld y plea u es and co d no be pe uaded aa ha hip. He died co se o ime and was o n a the i eg ma e son a woman n Bhar kacc a The mot e had h m cas on he ighway The

oy nder ood ha h was ap ng he es l o h s attach en oex steeg t d h s n hav g s ned o h end and spo e n p aise oco p a de o ee who reach N r a As he ay at he c y-ga eherd

o s pa ed by. The ha e the herd s oo over h and protectK &m nd ' c d n k twith s T be an v rs o d ed yS C D s d Pa l

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the merchant upr ya w ver ch17 f a V c tra a va na-m ls n y has as ts t t e uprabh va na ath atsu p242).

6 S as j taka:The b hisattva w s b rn as a hare n a f rest e haa h rmit as his fr n ur ng a r ught, the h rm t eci e t giveup h sascetic ife n leav th f r s The h issua ehim an as e him tstay at ast n th r ay h erm t gre t s The hare ec e

er his wn eshn th s ay went ta heap f c als, an bef re ump gnt t, w she that he sh ul gain t e en P wers thr ugh h s act f merit In

a en t the r b ca a p f l tuses ur r se at seeing the hare n f l b wnl t s, th herm t pr se h m Sakra t arve e at thebeh ur f the b hisattva n c use the rain t fa l he her t asthe hare what he es re t ga n thr u h h s great sacr ce The hare saithat he wi h t bec me a Bu ha h hermit thene presse a w sh tb e hi p pil when t e hare c ma B ha

h hare legen in t e va na ata a an the Sa a va na f theA a nak palat 1G are i r nt vers ns f the sam st ryJ ta a l N 617

n te J ta a 8 3 6hav a erent Sasa legen The S sapa i car ya t e r y p tak 1is erent

t f r c m ar s n are the Sa a taka f rming ch45 f the taa l va na sUtra atsu p2 0),the Sa a va na n aD vy vana

ms n T ky atsu p.224; wel s t n f vY va n es n t c ntath s st ry an t e Sa j tak va na n ambri g 473)

Candr pr bh taA g r us k ng calle an r prabha rule vert e ing m f ha ra l . Once, h s mini ter ah can ra reamt that a

m n carrie aw y the c t-jew f the k ng Inter ret ng t ream ain c t nf the mpen ng arrival f a men icant, wh w u as f r the king

ea , the ni ter ha sev ra hea f preci us st nes ma e t be g ven t m n c nts em n n the guise f abra m n, ca le au r k a, camf m an ham ana t ask r the king s h a e c u n t be ut w

op t p ClO p. N 37160 104

7T e] akam byAryaU , H K 19 418T/:el /ak g t w t m E y c V f u b6 V ls V , Lo nd 1877-

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t 'mi i o rof l f jewels Seei g tl mend an th idi ne Y 'hk aske them I ter ot tota d nt e w o hisc ando eredh head. tt reque o he mon,Cha drap

weil oth p kRa a arbh ut l he d d aveI mwishi h t would t ai e l enment through thmerit ereoi ere tversio of ts o occ r n theDiv va l n !t e v d

k lp lata Lsoto be co paredare the ha drapr b vJ of heJ k m l v d a( h 4 , u p230) d heandr a r j v d of the 1 ah akam lo the uddh v m l p 4

8 RuP1i alf nk( : he bod i a va w born as awom n calleR p vat in the kin dom o Upal vat Th e was a amfoodbec me ve ca ce. O e d y ei wom i her ow child, R py vat deci ed o give so e of he ownthe wo for we pon cu o he b ea ts an g V

henshe we t o erelated he incide to her hu b d an prepare so e ore foo fo the wo a On the h band as inthe re sofo he g e s c ce R py va sa d t a aininh

le a m. e the w s ed t a her re sts reappea t out hf t tementR py v s bre st reappe reakra ca e i the guise of a mi a sked R p

desired o achieve t rough he act o mertat ng t her a m wud ha-hood,she w he h tshe wo be omea male m ed elyHe wim er ize d s e bec meknow as R vata t e mea timee gof p va died without eav ng a eRup vatawas ma e i .S ato t rone he preac ed t edoc r ne a d pra sedgenerosit H ri hteouslfor ix y ye s and diehe R p v t Ava na of he Divy ad a 2 dthe R maAvad aof t e Avad nakalpal 3 co ai di ere t versio sAl oto be comp redthe R py v taka of the ] ak m

h 7; tsu p.3 .

9 Mrg jJ k : The bodhisattva and Devada twerebo as e

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g e ed t oughr m

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r p ce and i h e E I l \ aI Ja a exp a ed o he

n a ccou n t of t h is s c e. He k g appla ded him a d d ' I d

k l g the e o n f o his r i v l

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preach th e oct ine T he b dl' o n e th r o n e a n d sk ed h '

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r est wh e e 1 was welco m d b, . a r h e \ e n t b a ck t o t h

f ) t l ( r ng w h om ' I I

w s p \ mg abO t ' , t h \ < S l I s Ie- dee r whos

e g ve D lf ent v( r ion s of t s ory occ u r in I - OJT c s y o f the R uru dee

l cJ a a and the M ah va s t uY r U rm g 1 h e J t a kam - I" ' 6 d

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p 230) a M gas ka l 'V ici tr a k a rnik vad m I cl ? 'I p 24 .

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10 . H :/ i l k : T e b dha t"a w as o rn s a 'scen -(! phant (ga d -has/w), t e c uel o f a he d In th \ I d hya reg O . H e h wo b lov sh -

elephants, Bha l n S bh dr . Once t h lepha nt king oun l rg e l ot u s

th a h f dl n o the hand o f a vidy h r . He eci o giv i to

wh ich eve she-elephan t h e m et f rst. S ubhadr c a

me f rst and h e gav e it to h . Sh( sm ( t i t an wo e i t o he head. Se

eing t h is, B a d r T r e l very

j ealo s. She f t h e king n he h rd and \ ' a dered abo ut ( w h c r e . One

a seeing a pratyek -bu ddh e ted und r a tree, sh o 'r d h m f ow e s,

wishe tha she b e rebo n a queen ncar he b d or he el ph n - king , nd

j umpe down 1 p r e ipi c e k lling h r se .

She was rebo r he d ug htN o k ng , bl ess d th th e pow e r

recal i g her prev o us b rth. Wh n ! e c me f g e she wa g i en in ma

iag

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he re when he pr nces appea edo him for h p H h n began o med aon lo ing k ndness and the princes ga ed he rfreedom immed ately Great

onders oo lac a o gwhich was a showe ofs ones which how er avo dedan ra. e k ng an t e inister d o hepalace bu they died he reads p it nt p eces A rp rforming the funeral rites of the father

Can r r ec d o th wo thlessss of wo ly feand so t d to a penancegrove

The ha )9 h la ] aka10 and the Candaku racariya of the ariypi a a3 ar d ren versions of he sa e story The story of Candra n the

v d na aka32 s d er Other stor es no ed for comparison are heCd vad na h Kalpadru vad na (Ma su p and he Can rj ak of th taka h0, Mat p 0

M g j t k: he bodhisat va was bornas he k n of a h rd ofdeer ne day see ng a ng w o ca e hun ngt e d er ed Wonderinghow b st he could ad th herd o t of th for st, th d r k ng no ced thathe ou d do so a ross a s r am. He stood in he middl of the s r am so hath de r co d step on his bac nd r ach theother ban A er all he deerh d ossed in t s manner h carr d a faw o his back and crossed ther verh msel Th k ng am zed went to he deer-k ng nd aske him whah desir d o ach ve hrough hi hero c ac Thede r declared that his g al

was Buddhahood ad onished th king at ength and died through he pa nof he wo nd on h s b ck c sed by h ead ng of th de rhe Bu dha re a ed the above s ry and said hat he himse f was he

deer-king wh le he fawn he carr d across as ub adra he monks h nasked hy Subhadra who rec ived his spir ua atta nmen s a er everyone

s d edb fore the Buddha In rep y the Buddha rela e a st ry of the pasthEn S bhadra was a tree deiy n the mof B ddha K apa. The deity

on hea ng he lam nts of a monkwho wanted osee K ya B ddha beforee p ssed awa took h o hepresence of he ud ha hrough his sperna

tu lpow r There h w hed o behe last d sc p toacq ire sp ri a at a n

nts nd to ass awa b r he B ddhaT he er leg nds f orming chapters 48 and 5 1 of the j ta k m l 'v ad na-

s J kz, . N 541O Bk , V se also C mp 58f in Acar ya Dhammap a's

Pa a at had pa , gthe m a y Ca yp aka by D.L. B ua Pa T xSo L don 1

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s raM tsuO p230) nd tale24 of the citrakar )ik v d na- l(Matsup 242 are no ed for comparison

13 Mayur J t ka: The b dhisa v was bo n a a ki: o e cocks callSuvar vab sa in h Himal ya region ne m ing th p acocamenearVara ) i, nd Anupam the qu n of King Br hm d ta wanted

as a pe The king sen a hun e o ca h i and threa en d o kil hdid no do so The hun er ai a bu it broke o piec s the mSuvarn v bh a came ar i Th hun er f ightened of b n ki l d

ing asked the b rd for his help. The pe coc sent he unter back o anno his own arrival and follo ed him soon a er. He was lco e by th king

nd o ered all he comfo ts in the al ce

In course of ime he king went o an er L r onsom b siness.1 he absence o the king, Anupam felin lov w th th Vi a n e p J cTheyhad a rang d o mee n ar pond wher S var vab a liSuvar vabh sawho sensed h s s mmonedth before t y t nd s oke

o hem on he evil of passion. The sermon ad e de red e tThe V aa led h m as h s teacher nd Anupam s s sis r nup r g

confess d a s had poiso ed S var vabh sa's foo through fear migh in form he king of her llicit ela ionship w h V . Suva )vabh a conso ed her aying tha no poison ou harm im as he w s protec ed bpower of compa ss on. He assured her that he would not k of t e incid ent

o he ng. Late r when e ing return d, Suva rl) vabh sa a vise t e k ngo ru e rig eously, bade fa rewell to h m the qu e nd oth s, an le f or th e

HimalayaThe Ma uraj t ka ofjat k l -'v dan s t (c 5 , t u" p. 30 is

to be compared14. S m gadh v dln Su g dh , the daug er of An thap d

was g ven n m rriage o bh datt of he ci y ofPU < v dh n . D ced on s e ng hereti mon s be ng honoured a her usband s ouse Su

p d he virtues of the ddha and is disciple whom she ad be n seh nour Her mo her n law thend er whet er she co ld nvite em oher house a PU


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in h i esp c v cha io s e ch di ci e J ived, S a 's u band her wheth r he th ddha Su g dh nt od ed he d s iples, n rra ing

p o es distinc ive of ach of he. F na y he B ddha a ved, h s ivab ing her d d y anya marve S gadh herse f at ended on the B ddhaat he r d n h ddh p h d a sermon o he arg mbthe .

s he on s s s ris a S m g dhz s co e of action, uddha r a eda past tory h n S m g h was o n as the daughte ofing K in, du ng h i e of K y pa B ddha.She s hen known as

K n f r sV cS ber i h go en gar a d o n h r hea ShW2 de la - is p e of h B ddha K y pa Once he f th sat n reams The b ah ins w o int r re e he dreams, sa d tha he ingmay os his kingdom u l ss e o ed canam at a s c i eThe ngw sdeje ed o er hi anamdirec d hi to uddha yapa,

ho n e pre ed he d am di er nt y and as ed he k g th he wi l noos h s ingdom. he B ddh K yapa reach d a very bene cia ser on oh o s on.hen t n s q es oned f rther as o whyK canam

was orn th go den g lan on he head, he related another pas sto yca , bo n as a poo wo n, he s d, o e ed a ga l nd of s a to

the e i a f pra yekabud ha and i h d ha s e ould be ebo n i had ga and on her ad

he Sum gadh v d na f hA ad nakal a at :3 a ve s o othe aboveo y' No d for co pari on a e th Sum g dh va a (ms. Add1585) of

Camb idge; he Sum g d va a e V d a l (Ma sp. 243 ;and he S gadh vad nav a le als'; t e v r o publi d byTok wa G y l 8 2 l95l19 8 d s Y I a , o1959and he edition o th b a e s oAct ASi tic7 64 (v deIndo-I ani Jour l 2:52).

T e s of the Avad s sa a a a a e a x de g i h he co se e s o v ls Th stext s br ptly.

E d l s at s ha sAdd 5 5 a a s a o e sat x 36

30pcit No 3 34Notifed on 237f in TheSansk tBud Lite reof N p lby Rajendrala M tra,

C a lc u 18 8 2 . .30T he s con d lin f t f rst s !z a is s fo l w :

N v ji n m r ao k-J mi d s us l j p h l .

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RH-012 the Avadanasarasamuccaya. Pp. 79 - 89 in Studies in Indo-Asian Art and Culture. Vol. Led. P.ratnam. New Delhi 1972