經律異相 33.20

English (machine translation) 33.20

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33.20

King Aśoka's queen, named Padmāvatī (rendered in Liang as "Lotus Blossom"), gave birth to a male child whose appearance was upright and handsome, and whose eyes were peerless. No one who saw him failed to love and delight in him. The palace attendants informed the king, "The queen has borne a son." The king was overjoyed, and therefore named this boy Dharmavardhana (rendered in Liang as "Increase of Dharma"). They then carried the boy and showed him to King Aśoka. Upon seeing him, the king rejoiced and spoke a verse:

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