ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the English translations of Sanskrit text of the Buddha-karita that was published in the 'Anecdota Oxoniensia' and included in the series of 'Sacred Books of the East'. The Sacred Books of the East is an early Sanskrit poem written in India on the legendary history of Buddha, and therefore contains much that is of interest for the history of Buddhism, beside its special importance as illustrating the early history of classical Sanskrit literature. Arada holds an early form of the Samkhya doctrine, of tranquil life, as it were, doing honour to it by his beauty. The best of sages, having seen the prince seated, and as it were drinking in the sight of him with eyes opened wide in reverence. It is no marvel that kings have retired to the forest who have grown old in years, having given up their glory to their children, like a garland left behind after being used.
