Simhasanadvatrimshika 8.p5

English (machine translation) 8.p5

Language: English

8.p5

Having heard their words, King Vikramārka went there himself. Seeing the exceedingly magnificent temple of Viṣṇu reclining upon the water and the immensely broad tank, he was filled with wonder, and reflected in his mind: 'If I sprinkle this tank with my throat-blood, then it will become filled with water, and it will be a benevolence towards all people. This body of mine, even if it endures for a hundred years, will inevitably perish; therefore a great man should feel no attachment to the body; even the body should be given away for the sake of benevolence towards others. And it is said:

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Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English

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Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā — Sanskrit