Tha Ap 157Mandāravapūjaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

155. Mandāravapūjaka

Walt 2017 Having been the son of a god,

I worshipped Sikhi, the Leader

with mandārava blossoms which

I offered to the Buddha then . Verse 1

Walt 2018 That divine garland covered the

Thus-Gone-One for an entire week.

All the people assembled there,

venerating the Thus-Gone-One. Verse 2

Walt 2019 In the thirty-one aeons since

I did that flower- pūjā then ,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of Buddha- pūjā . Verse 3

Walt 2020 And in the tenth aeon ago

I was the king, Jutindara,

a wheel-turner with great power,

possessor of the seven gems. Verse 4

Walt 2021 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Mandāravapūjaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Mandāravapūjaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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