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Jinacaritaü
The Life of the Victorious Buddha

[Sambodhikathà]
[The Story of the Complete Awakening]

evaü màrabalaü dhãro viddhaüsetvà mahabbalo
àdicce dharamàne va nisinno acalàsane [267]

Evaü Mahà-Balo Dhãro Màra-balaü viddhaüsetvà, àdicce dharamàne va, acala-àsane nisinno.

The Hero of Great Strength, having defeated the strength of Màra in this way, while the sun continued (to shine), sat down on the immoveable seat.

yàmasmiü pañhame pubbenivàsaü ÿàõam-uttamo
visodhetvàna yàmasmiü majjhime dibbalocanaü [268]

Uttamo, pañhame yàmasmiü pubbe-nivàsaü ÿàõaü, majjhime yàmasmiü dibba-locanaü visodhetvàna,

The Supreme One, after purifying his knowledge of former existences in the first watch, and the divine-eye in the middle watch,

so pañiccasamuppàde atha pacchimayàmake
otàretvàna ÿàõaüsaü sammasanto anekadhà [269]

Pañicca-Samuppàde pacchima-yàmake ÿàõa-aüsaü otàretvàna, atha so anekadhà sammasanto.

and having dived into that part of knowledge (which deals with) Causal Origination in the last watch, meditated on it in countless ways.

lokadhàtusataü sammà unnàdetvàruõodaye
buddho hutvàna sambuddho sambuddhambujalocano [270]

aruõa-udaye loka-dhàtu-sataü sammà unnàdetvà, Sambuddha-ambuja-locano sambuddho Buddho hutvàna,

At the rise of dawn, after making it resound throughout the hundred world elements, the lotus-eyed Perfect Sambuddha, awoke completely, and after becoming a Buddha,

anekajàtisaüsàraü sandhàvissan-ti àdinà
udànedaü udànesi pãtivegenasàdiso [271]

ßAneka-jàti-Saüsàraü sandhàvissan...û-ti àdinà pãti-vegena asàdiso idaü udànaü udànesi.

with great joy he uttered this matchless exalted utterance: ßThrough countless births in Saüsàra I have wandered...û and so on.