Tha Ap 149Maggadāyaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

147. Maggadāyaka

Walt 1972 The Eyeful One went in the forest

after he had crossed a river.

I saw Siddhattha, Sambuddha,

Bearing all the Excellent Marks. Verse 1

Walt 1973 Carrying a hoe and basket

I then made that pathway level,

and having worshipped the Teacher,

I brought my own heart great pleasure. Verse 2

Walt 1974 In the ninety-four aeons since

I did that good karma back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of giving a road. Verse 3

Walt 1975 In the fifty-seventh aeon,

there was one person at the top;

he was a lord, ruler of men,

who was known as Suppabuddha. Verse 4

Walt 1976 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Maggadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Maggadāyaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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