Akshayamatinirdesha [sanskrit]
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The Sanskrit edition of the Akshayamatinirdesha: an ancient Mahayana Sutra devoted to the Bodhisattva Akshayamati, recognized as one of the sixteen bodhisattvas of the Bhadrakalpa (fortunate aeon). The text expounds the practices and ethics of the Bodhisatva way of life. Original titles: Ak?ayamatinirde?a (???????????????), Ak?ayamatinirde?as¨±tra (????????????????????), Ak?ayamati-nirde?a-s¨±tra (????????-???????-?????).
14th aksaya, Upek?¨¡
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iti hi, bhadanta ?¨¡°ù²¹»å±¹²¹³Ù¨©±è³Ü³Ù°ù²¹, ²â¨¡ ²õ²¹³Ù°ì¨¡°ù¨¡±è²¹°ì¨¡°ù²¹²â´Ç°ù ²¹²Ô³Ü²Ô²Ô²¹³Ù¨¡²Ô²¹±¹²¹²Ô²¹³Ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù³Ù²¹³Ù¨¡, tatra bodhisattva upek?aka?, iyam ucyate, bhadanta ?²¹°ù²¹»å±¹²¹³Ù¨©±è³Ü³Ù°ù²¹, ²ú´Ç»å³ó¾±²õ²¹³Ù³Ù±¹¨¡²Ô¨¡? kle?a ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡.
tatra °ì²¹³Ù²¹³¾¨¡tmapar¨¡rak?anopek?¨¡?
iha cchinne?v api bodhisattvasya k¨¡²â¨¡?gapratya?ge?v advi?ann ²¹²µ²¹±¹±ð?²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ upek?ako bhavati.
°ì¨¡²â²¹±¹¾±°ì¨¡°ù±ð ±¹¨¡²µ±¹¾±°ì¨¡°ù±ð ±¹¨¡, ³Ü²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì?²¹³¾¨¡, tenocyata ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡. na ³¦²¹°ì?³Ü°ù¨¡°ì¨¡°ù±ð?²¹ vra?ito ²Ô¨¡±è¾± °ù¨±±è¨¡°ì¨¡°ù±ð?²¹ ²Ô¨¡±è²â ubhayavra?ita? | eva? na ?rotre?a na ?abdena, na ²µ³ó°ù¨¡?±ð²Ô²¹ na gandhena, na jihva²â¨¡ na rasena, na °ì¨¡²â±ð²Ô²¹ na spra??avyena, na ³¾²¹²Ô²¹¨¡°ì¨¡°ù±ð?²¹ vra?ito ²Ô¨¡±è¾± »å³ó²¹°ù³¾¨¡°ì¨¡°ù±ð?²¹ vra?itas, tenocyata ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡. na vra?ito nopahatas, tenocyata ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡. vra?ito na vra?ayati, tenocyata ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡ | ¨¡³Ù³¾²¹±è²¹°ù´Ç²ú³ó²¹²â²¹Âᨡ, tenocyata ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡ | ³Ü±è²¹°ì¨¡°ù±ð'±è²¹°ì¨¡°ù±ð sama? prayogas, tenocyata ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡.
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iyam ucyate bodhisattvas²â¨¡tmapar¨¡rak?a?opek?¨¡.
tatra °ì²¹³Ù²¹³¾¨¡ bodhisattvasya °ì¨¡±ô¨¡°ì¨¡±ô²¹ ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡?
²ú³Ü»å»å³ó¨¡ bhagavanto na bodhisattvena ²õ²¹°ù±¹²¹³Ù³ó´Ç±è±ð°ì?¨¡? kara?¨©²â¨¡? ²ú³ó¨¡?²¹²Ô³Ù±ð. tat kasya hetor?
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tatra °ì²¹³Ù²¹³¾¨¡ °ì¨¡±ô¨¡°ì¨¡±ô²¹ ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡?
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iyam ucyate °ì¨¡±ô¨¡°ì¨¡±ô²¹ ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡.
eva? n¨¡kara?¨©²â¨¡n »å³ó²¹°ù³¾¨¡²Ô karoti | iyam ucyata ³Ü±è±ð°ì?¨¡, tatra tatra na v²â¨¡yacchate.
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