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Having extracted the radiant flesh from the throat. 288. And giving the own-born son, the lamp of the lineage; There is no gift not given, no virtue not guarded. 289. Thus in existences like Saṅkhapāla, life Was relinquished by me, fearing the breach of virtue. 290. In many existences like Khantivāda, unfulfilled, Reaching cutting, etc., I have no perfection at all. 291. While I was destroying the army of Māra, the earth Did not tremble, even remembering past lives. 292. While I was purifying in the middle watch, the divine eye Did not tremble, but it trembled in the last watch. 293. As soon as the knowledge of dependent origination Was penetrated by me, giving approval, Uttering a great roar. 294. Like a gourd full with gruel, Like a garden plot full with herbs; Like a hand smeared with ointment, Like a wick soaked with fat. 295. Heaped with masses of defilements, stained, Reddened with passion, also corrupted by malice; Deluded by ignorance, with great power, This world is a mine of the accumulation of ignorance. 296. What Dhamma is to be penetrated now, What is its purpose in this teaching? Thus the Protector went without enthusiasm To give the nectar of Dhamma to the people. 297. Having uttered a great cry, then Brahmā Sahampati: Alas, the world is perishing! Thus the world is being destroyed. 298. Taking the assembly of Brahmās, and the assembly of gods, He approached the Teacher in a hundred world-systems. 299. Having gone to the earth, kneeling, placing the joined palms On the head, and begging, "Let the Blessed One teach the Dhamma," etc. 300. Requested by him, the Buddha, with lotus-like face, the Conqueror, Then surveyed a hundred world-systems with the Buddha-eye. 301. In that, beings with little dust in their eyes, Having seen thus much; Then dividing those beings into the capable and the incapable, 302. Having excluded the incapable, taking only the capable with wisdom; Now let the people make themselves vessels of faith. 303. "I will fill it," thus to him, From the giving of the nectar of the true Dhamma; He sent forth rays of the nectar of speech to the assembly of Brahmā. 304. Then, from the mountain of Japāla's rising, The Buddha-sun of great radiance in the sky; With a splendor like the gleam of jewels, Sending forth radiant Buddha-rays, 305. Gladdening the dependent ones then, Gradually eighteen yojanas in extent; Having passed over the fully blossomed trees, Resounding with the humming of swarms of bees. 306. Unceasingly filled with the warbling of various birds, fragrant with the scent of fully opened lotuses, he went; The glorious one to the excellent Deer Park, where the ascetics, the group of five, were. 307. Having seen the God beyond gods, the sole refuge in the triple world, The seer of the end of the world, the well-gone, the well-formed; The wise one, the lion-king of sages, They consulted thus, deliberating: 308. "Having eaten coarse food and drink, With golden complexion, a body fully formed; This ascetic, friend, now, Let us not do salutation, etc., to him. 309. This one, sprung from a vast lineage, Worthy of honor, a sign on earth; He is worthy to receive a seat, Therefore, let us prepare a seat." 310. Then, knowing their thought with sharp wisdom, The Blessed One destroyed the banner of pride with breezes of loving-kindness. 311. They were not able to stand by their own agreement; They did salutation, etc., to the wise world-protector. 312. Not knowing the state of Buddhahood of the sage, the king of sages; They addressed him only with the term "friend." 313. Then the knower of the world, the protector of the world, said to them, "Do not address the Teacher with the term 'friend'." 314. "Monks, the Tathāgata is an Arahant, a Fully Enlightened One"; Having declared his Buddhahood, the excellent one to them. 315. Seated on the excellent, worthy seat prepared by them; He addressed those elders adorned with the ornament of virtue with the Brahmā voice. Having addressed Brahmā, surrounded by hundreds of thousands, Setting in motion the Wheel of Dhamma with rays of teaching then. Having destroyed the mass of delusion's darkness in the world, delightful, Having shown the light of Dhamma, with intellect for taming beings. Called the Deer Forest, on the battlefield thus, The king, greatly powerful, the king of Dhamma, confident. Taking up the sword of teaching with the arm of wisdom, delightful, Always doing great good to the kinsmen of those to be tamed. Having crushed the enemy of defilements, the drum of victory of the true Dhamma, Having beaten, the banner of victory of the true Dhamma, very difficult to conquer. Having raised the excellent pillar of victory of the true Dhamma, auspicious, Having established, becoming the sole king of the world, the doer of good. Having freed the people from the great bondage of Saṃsāra, Desiring to lead to the city of Nibbāna, delighting in the welfare of the world. Like a golden mountain peak, moving, of beautiful appearance, Having reached those going to Uruvelā, straight as an arrow, very delightful. The thirty princes of the Bhaddavaggiya group, Having given to drink the excellent taste of the three paths' nectar. Having given the excellent going forth for the welfare of the world, monks, Having sent forth, the Awakened One: "Wander forth for the welfare of the many." Having gone to Uruvelā, the end of the ascetics, Having cut the matted locks, the matted locks outside, Having led them to the highest straight path, excellent, Surrounded, like the moon by the stars. Surrounded by those without corruptions, With the best adornment of six-colored rays, Greatly beautifying the women of the directions, Gladdening even the eyes of birds and bees. Remembering the promise given, To Bimbisāra, greatly famous, Desiring to free the excellent royal lineage, Of Dhaja, the abode of virtues. The grove called Laṭṭhivana, where dancing was begun with a circle of crests, He went to the park adorned with many groups of trees. King Bimbisāra, hearing of the arrival of the great sage, Adorned with the ornament of joy and delight. Having gone to that park, surrounded by ministers, Beautifying his head with the lotus feet of the Teacher. Seated, he drenched Bimbisāra with the ambrosia of the true Dhamma, shining with glory, praised by the king of gods, adorned with beauty. Worshipped by gods, demons, and nāga kings, the greatly famed one, went to delightful Rājagaha, resembling the city of the king of gods. Brought to the king's palace by the king, with delight, at the end of the meal, he displayed great magic. Accepting the delightful Bamboo Grove Monastery, adorned like a fully blossomed king of trees, a delight to the eyes. In that place adorned with a row of white sand, filled with the fragrance of sweet flowers, with gentle breezes, adorned with various lotus garlands, with mango trees, in that vast, pure pavilion of creepers. Lovely lotus feet, pleasing to gods and humans, pure lotus eyes, beautiful with jasmine-like teeth, a sea of virtuous gems, the lord, the protector, the sage, with golden rays of light, with a moon-like, gentle face. Having made a rampart of pure, excellent virtue, raising a beautiful, excellent concentration-spear, sharpening the very sharp, beautiful, great Buddha-knowledge arrow, he dwells, wandering at will, in the highest abodes. Then King Suddhodana, "My son, having attained supreme enlightenment, is turning the wheel of the true Dhamma for the benefit of the world. Dwelling near Rājagaha, now in the delightful Bamboo Grove," having heard that he had become a Buddha, with his retinue, desiring to see him, nine times he sent great ministers with nine thousand warriors to his presence. Having gone, having heard the incomparable teaching of the Dhamma-king, having attained the highest goal, they did not announce their message. Not seeing even one of them, he addressed Kāludāyi, of beautiful speech, a great minister, always delighting in renunciation: "Having led the gem of the Well-gone One, the elixir of my eyes, by whatever means, do it," he said to him. Then he sent him too, with a thousand warriors, and he, having gone with his retinue to the Teacher, having heard the beautiful teaching, having quickly attained arahantship, having renounced, the best of men, bowing to the Fully Enlightened One, he... Having taken hold of his head with joined palms, 347. "The spring season, mother of all, with shoots and buds delightful, intensely red; Branches with thousands of lovely limbs, adorned with shining leaves of deepest blue; 348. Trees with diverse and wondrous blossoms, laden with fragrant pollen; Finest forests resounding with the songs of flocks of various birds and beasts; 349. Filled with water of deepest blue, with groves of Kadamba trees resounding; Adorned with fragrant blue lotuses and red water lilies, and red lotuses; 350. Banks adorned with rows of flowering Kiñjakkha trees growing on the shores; Lovely lakes with sands of purest white, clear and beautiful; 351. Grounds covered with soft grass, like cloaks of lovely beryl; Lands of deepest blue, and skies filled with gentle breezes. 352. Kapilavatthu, the royal capital, prosperous with countless people, A good opportunity, venerable sir, to go there," Thus did he describe the beauty of the journey. 353. Having heard that praise, the Sugata said, "You praise the beauty of the journey," "What is it?" he then asked, and the other replied, And told this to the auspicious one. 354. "Venerable sir, your father, King Suddhodana, glorious and renowned, wishes to see you; May the Tathagata, the sole refuge of the world's welfare, Grant a visit to his relatives." 355. Having heard his sweet words, devoted to the welfare of the world, He replied, "Good, I will grant a visit to my relatives." 356.