 I now desire to turn the wheel of the excellent law ; For this purpose am I going to that city of Benares, To give light to those enshrouded in darkness, And to open the gate of Immortality to men.  The Natural History of Atheism - Page 149by John Stuart Blackie - 1877 - 247 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Beal - 1875 - 478 pages
...for what purpose he was going there, to whom the world-honoured replied in the following Gathas : " I now desire to turn the wheel of the excellent law...darkness, And to open the gate of Immortality to men." 1 Named "Upagana" by Buruouf (Introduction, p. 389) and "Upaka" by Spence Hardy (Manual of Buddhism,... | |
 | Samuel Beal - 1875 - 416 pages
...for what purpose he was going there, to whom the world-honoured replied in the following Gathas : " I now desire to turn the wheel of the excellent law...Benares, To give light to those enshrouded in darkness, And.to open the gate of Immortality to men." On this, Upakama again inquired as to the meaning of what... | |
 | Marcus Dods - 1877 - 256 pages
...soon we find him making his way to the great religious centre of Northern India with the resolve : " I now desire to turn the wheel of the excellent law...darkness and to open the gate of immortality to men." At first he gained disciples rapidly. His princely appearance and bearing, the indubitable thoroughness... | |
 | 1881 - 780 pages
...disregarded, represent Buddha's first mission as being an effort " to establish the kingdom of righteousness, to give light to those enshrouded in darkness, and to open the gate of IMMORTALITY to men." Professor Carpenter, indeed, suggests a doubt as to the correctness of the Chinese rendering of the... | |
 | William Urwick - 1881 - 252 pages
...his enlightenment under the Bo-tree, made his way to Benares, affirming, " I am going to that city, to give light to those enshrouded in darkness, and to open the gates of immortality to men." The place where he taught, once called the Deer Park, now Sarnath, lies... | |
 | Thomas William Doane - 1882 - 648 pages
...desire to turn the wheel of the excellent law.1 For this purpose am I going to the city of Benares,4 to give light to those enshrouded in darkness, and to open the gate of Immortality to man."' 43. Buddha said: "Though the heavens were to fall to earth, and the great world be swallowed... | |
 | Indian Museum, John Anderson - 1883 - 546 pages
...reply : — ' I now desire to turn the Wheel of the excellent Law. For this purpose I am going to the city of Benares to give Light to those enshrouded...in darkness, and to open the gate of Immortality to men1.' The mendicants seeing him approaching, and that his body did not bear any longer traces of his... | |
 | Thomas William Doane - 1883 - 606 pages
...ilx. 16-21. • Matt. vi. 19, 20. a "Religious Kingdom," a " Kingdom of Heaven."1 41. Buddha said: " I now desire to turn the wheel of the excellent law.' For this purpose am I going to the city of Benares,4 to give light to those enshrouded in darkness, and to open the gate of Immortality... | |
 | Indian Museum, John Anderson - 1883 - 558 pages
...known him, and who, in answer to the question whither he was going, had received the reply : — ' I now desire to turn the Wheel of the excellent Law. For this purpose I am going to the city of Benares to give Light to those enshrouded in darkness, and to open the gate... | |
 | George Edward Raum - 1885 - 448 pages
...temptation and his enlightenment under the Botree, made his way to this city, affirming: " I am going to give light to those enshrouded in darkness; and to open the gates of immortality to men." The place where he taught, once called the Deer-park, now Sarnath, lies... | |
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