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GARLAND OF THE BUDDHA’S PAST LIVES VOLUME I
Homage to the Buddha
1.1
Glorious are the deeds
of the Sage in his past births.
Fame resides in them,
fine virtues filling them with auspice.
Impossible to censure,
they captivate the mind.
With this handful of flowers of poetry,
I devoutly honor his wondrous feats.
These commendable acts
offer clear signposts
revealing the path
to Buddhahood.* May even the hard-hearted become softened! And may religious teachings hereby increase with charm!
Never contradicting sacred tradition,
the Buddha’s words, or reason,* and out of concern for the good of the world, I will strive to make my muse pleasing to its audience by relating the exceptional deeds of the world’s supreme being.
1.5
In acting for others,
he displayed a radiant virtue
unable to be imitated
even by those intent on their own cause.
His glory blazes truthfully
in the name “Omniscient One.”
With bowed head, I revere this matchless being,
the Teaching, and the Community.*
STORY 1 THE BIRTH-STORY ON THE TIGRESS
E
ven in his previous births, the Lord* naturally felt a spontaneous and immense affection for all creatures, identifying himself with every living being. One should therefore show the highest devotion toward the Lord Buddha.
Tradition has handed down the following story regarding a deed performed by the Lord in a past life. It is a tale that used to be proclaimed by my teacher, who was devoted to the Three Jewels* and profound in his examination of virtues, and who pleased his own teacher with his moral behavior and goodness.*
The Bodhi·sattva,* tradition tells us, used to favor the world with outpourings of compassion. Suited to the extraordinary vow he had made,* they included gifts, kind words, and acts of welfare, his grasp of wisdom making them beyond reproach.
He is said to have once taken his birth in a great and eminent brahmin family. Pure in conduct, the family delighted in following the duties prescribed by its class. As he grew up, the Bodhi·sattva underwent the normal series of rites, passing through the birth ceremony and other rituals. And due to
