A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.195

v2.c19.s6.t4.195

In the Śikṣā-Samuccaya (p. 134) a verse is cited from the Jñānavatī section of the Samādhirāja, according to which the eating of meat, which is otherwise prohibited, is allowable by way of medicine. In a prose passage of some length, it is explained that it is more likely for a man who is burning from head to foot, and who is still alive, to think of sensual pleasures, than for a Bodhisattva to find rest, as long as there are still human beings in distress.¹ Legends are also told of saints who were successful owing to the "King of Meditations." This Sūtra corresponds to the Chinese Yüehtêng-san-mei-ching, which was translated in 450 and 557 A.D.[^1)