Vv 36Mallikā’s Mansion
Pāli / Sanskrit:Mallikāvimānavatthu
Can offerings to the Supreme Buddha after his passing away still give good results?
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– STORIES OF MANSIONS
– A. MANSIONS OF FEMALE DEITIES
– THE PĀRICCHATTAKA CHAPTER
3.8
BJT 659"O maiden clad in golden garments, with golden banners, adorned with golden ornaments, with lovely golden robes, you shine radiantly even without further adornment.
BJT 660Who are you, O maiden wearing golden bracelets, adorned with a golden garland upon your head, covered with a golden net, bearing garlands composed of many different kinds of gems?
BJT 661(The garlands) are made of gold, made of rubies, made of pearls, and made of sapphires, with cat's-eye stones and rubies, adorned with maṇi gems resembling the eyes of a dove.
BJT 662Here among these garlands, one has the gentle melody of a peacock, another has the melody of a swan, yet another has the gentle melody of a karavīka bird; their sounds are lovely, heard as though a musical ensemble of five kinds were being played.
BJT 663And adorned with many different kinds of gems, as though skillfully arrayed with elements of many varied forms, your beautiful and lovely chariot shines radiantly.
BJT 664Standing upon that chariot, in the appearance of a golden image, you illuminate this ground. O divine maiden, having been asked, may you recount the karma of which action this fruit is?"
BJT 665"When Gotama, the Immeasurable One, passed away into Nirvana, with a mind of faithful confidence, I offered a golden net adorned with maṇi gems and gold, strung with pearls, covered by a golden mesh.
BJT 666Having performed that deed, which was a wholesome act praised by the Buddha, with sorrow abandoned, at ease, I arose in joy, free from illness."
The Mansion of Mallikā.
Translated by Bhikkhu Indacanda, 2011. Based on the Buddha Jayanthi edition of the Pali canon, as corrected by Bhikkhu Indacanda. Full text, translation, and notes are available at the translator's website: http://tamtangpaliviet.net/.
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