Tha Ap 131Gandhapupphiya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

129. Gandhapupphiya

Walt 1856 The Golden-Colored Sambuddha

Vipassi, Worthy of Respect,

Honored by all his followers,

set out from the monastery. Verse 1

Walt 1857 Having seen the Best of Buddhas

the Omniscient One, Undefiled,

I did scented-flower- pūjā ,

happy, and with a happy heart. Verse 2

Walt 1858 Due to that pleasure in my heart

for the Biped-Lord, Neutral One,

again I worshipped the Thus-Gone-One,

happy, and with a happy heart. Verse 3

Walt 1859 In the ninety-one aeons since

I offered that flower to him ,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

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

Walt 1860 In the forty-first aeon hence

the kṣatriyan named Varaṇa

was a wheel-turner with great strength,

possessor of the seven gems. Verse 5

Walt 1861 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Gandhapupphiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Gandhapupphiya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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