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1 1 . A'di Buddha delights in making happy every sentient heing ; he 

 tenderly loves those who serve him. His majesty fills all with reve- 

 rence and awe. He is the assuager of pain and grief. (Ditto.) 



12. He is the possessor of the 10 virtues ; the giver of the 10 vir- 

 tues : the lord of the 10 heavens ; lord of the Universe : present in the 

 10 heavens. (Ditto.) 



13. By reason of the 10 jnydns, his soul is enlightened. He too is 

 the enlightener of the 10 jnydns. He has 10 forms and 10 significa- 

 tions, and 10 strengths, and 10 basitas. He is omnipresent, the chief 

 of the Munis. (Ditto.) 



14. He has five bodies, and five juydns, and five sights ; is the 

 mukat of the five Buddhas, without partner. (Ditto.) 



15. He is the creator of all the Buddhas: the chief of the Bodhi- 

 satwas are cherished by him. He is the creator of Prajnd, and of the 

 world ; himself unmade. Aliter, he made the world by the existence of 

 Prajnd; himself unmade. He is the author of virtue, the destroyer of 

 all things*. (Ditto.) 



16. He is the essence of all essences. He is the Vajra-dtma. He 

 is the instantly-produced lord of the universe ; the creator of A/cash. 

 He assumes the form of fire, by reason of the Prajnya-rupi-jnydn, to 

 consume the straw of ignorance. (Ditto.) 



A'di Prajnd, or Dharma. 



1 . I salute that Prajnd Paramitd, who by reason of her omniscience 

 causes the tranquillity- seeking Srdvakasf to obtain absorption ; who, by 

 her knowledge of all the ways of action, causes each to go in the path 

 suited to his genius, of whom wise men have said, that the external and 

 internal diversities belonging to all animate nature, as produced by her, 

 who is the mother of Buddha (Buddha Mdtra) of that Buddha to whose 

 service all the Srdvakas and Bodhi-satwas dedicate themselves. (Pan- 

 chavingsati Sahasrika.) 



2. First air, then fire, then water, then earth J, and in the centre of 

 earth, Sumfru, the sides of which are the residence of the 33 millions 



* The comment on this passage is very full, and very curious, in as much as it 

 reduces many of these supreme deities to mere parts of speech. Here is the 

 summing up of the comment : ' He (A'di Buddha) is the instructor of the Bud- 

 dhas and of the Bodhi-satwas. He is known by the knowledge of spiritual 

 wisdom. He is the creator and destroyer of all things, the fountain of virtue.' 

 Spiritual wisdom is stated to consist of Sila, Samddhi, Prajnd, Vim&khti, and 

 Jnyan. 



t Name of one of the ascetical orders of Buddhists. See Preface. 



X In this enumeration of material elements, Akdsh is omitted : but it is men- 

 tioned, and most emphatically, in quo. 4, as in the 50 other places quoted. la 

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