Tha Ap 165Khajjakadāyaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

163. Khajjakadāyaka

Walt 2062 In the past I gave some fruit then

to him , Tissa, the Blessed One.

I gave coconut and also

sweet-meats, such as were fit for him . Verse 1

Walt 2063 And giving that to the Buddha,

to Tissa, the Very Great Sage,

pleasure-seeking I delighted,

being reborn just as I wished. Verse 2

Walt 2064 In the ninety-two aeons since

I gifted him that gift back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that is the fruit of giving fruit. Verse 3

Walt 2065 In the thirteenth aeon ago

there was a king, Indasama,

a wheel-turner with great power,

possessor of the seven gems. Verse 4

Walt 2066 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Khajjakadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Khajjakadāyaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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