Tha Ap 103Bhikkhadāyī

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

– Bhikkhadāyī Chapter, the Eleventh

101. Bhikkhadāyī

Walt 1611 I saw the golden Sambuddha,

Sacrificial Recipient,

who, gone forth from the excellent

forest, has come to nirvana. Verse 1

Walt 1612 I gave a spoonful of begged food

to Siddhattha, the Sage so Great,

the Great Hero, the Neutral One,

the Wise One, he who was Tranquil. Verse 2

Walt 1613 When he made many folks attain

nirvana as they followed him,

a lofty joy arose in me

about the Buddha, Sun’s Kinsman. Verse 3

Walt 1614 In the ninety-four aeons since

I gave him that alms-food back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of begged-for alms-food. Verse 4

Walt 1615 In the eighty-seventh aeon

there were seven wheel-turning kings;

they were all named Mahāreṇu,

possessors of the seven gems. Verse 5

Walt 1616 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Bhikkhadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Bhikkhadāyaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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