[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Bodhisattva path, ethics and meditation manuals](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga) › [Śikṣāsamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.siksasamuccaya) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.siksasamuccaya~en-mt) › 146 # Shikshasamuccaya 146 English (machine translation) 146 - **Language:** English ### [146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.siksasamuccaya~en-mt.146) Then the bodhisattva mahāsattva Sadāprarudita, having entered into an intersection, raised his voice and proclaimed aloud: "Who needs a man? Who needs a man?" and so on. Then Māra the Evil One influenced the brāhmaṇas and householders in such a way that they did not hear that cry. When he did not find a buyer for himself, he went to a secluded place, wept, shed tears, and spoke thus: "Alas, poor indeed are our gains, since we do not find a buyer even for this embodiment!" Then Śakra, king of the gods, in the form of a young brāhmaṇa, up to: said this to the bodhisattva mahāsattva Sadāprarudita: "Why, son of good family, do you stand dejected in mind, troubled in heart, shedding tears?" - [Previous: 145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.siksasamuccaya~en-mt.145) - [Next: 147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.siksasamuccaya~en-mt.147) ## Linked texts (1) - [Śikṣāsamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.siksasamuccaya.146) — Śāntideva, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.siksasamuccaya~en-mt.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.marga.siksasamuccaya~en-mt.146) · Pramāṇa