Chapter X · GANDHÂRA. LEGENDS OF BUDDHA.
James Legge translation
[Chinese]
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Eitel says ‘an ancient kingdom, corresponding to the region about Dheri and Banjour.’ But see chap. xi, note 1.Note 2 · Dharma-vivardhana is the name in Sanskrit, represented by the Fâ Yî (法益) of the text.Note 3 · Aśoka is here mentioned for the first time;—the Constantine of the Buddhist society, and famous for the number of vihâras and topes which heNote 4 · This also is a Jâtaka story; but Eitel thinks it may be a myth, constructed from the story of the blinding of Dharma-vivardhana.Note 5 · The travellers, going downwards from this towards the east, in five days came to the country of Gandhâra,1 the place where Dharma-vivardhana