Chapter X · GANDHARA. LEGENDS OF BUDDHA.
James Legge translation
The travellers, going downwards from this towards the east, in five days came to the country of Gandhara,(1) the place where Dharma-vivardhana,(2) the son of Asoka,(3) ruled. When Buddha was a Bodhisattva, he gave his eyes also for another man here;(4) and at the spot they have also reared a large tope, adorned with layers of gold and silver plates. The people of the country were mostly students of the hinayana.
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Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · (1) Eitel says “an ancient kingdom, corresponding to the region about Dheri and Banjour.” But see note 5.Note 2 · (2) Dharma-vivardhana is the name in Sanskrit, represented by the Fa Yi {.} {.} of the text.Note 3 · (3) Asoka is here mentioned for the first time;—the Constantine of the Buddhist society, and famous for the number of vihâras and topes whicNote 4 · (4) This also is a Jataka story; but Eitel thinks it may be a myth, constructed from the story of the blinding of Dharma-vivardhana.