Tha Ap 126Gandhodakiya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

124. Gandhodakiya

Walt 1800 Sitting in my superb palace,

I saw the Victor, Vipassi,

splendid like an arjuna tree,

the Omniscient One, Undefiled. Verse 1

Walt 1801 As the World-Leader went across

the area near the palace,

his aura spread out everywhere

as though that light came from the sun. Verse 2

Walt 1802 Taking up some perfumed water

I sprinkled the Best Buddha then ,

and with that pleasure in my heart,

I passed away right on the spot. Verse 3

Walt 1803 In the ninety-one aeons since

I sprinkled that perfumed water,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of Buddha- pūjā . Verse 4

Walt 1804 In the thirty-first aeon hence

the Kṣatriyan named Sugandha,

was a wheel-turner with great strength,

possessor of the seven gems. Verse 5

Walt 1805 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Gandhodakiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Gandhodakiya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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