Tha Ap 180Maṇipūjaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

178. Maṇipūjaka

Walt 2137 A small Himalayan river

flowed smoothly then along its bank.

Back then the Self-Become-One dwelt

in a field close to that river . Verse 1

Walt 2138 With a pleased heart and happy mind,

I gave to the Buddha right then

a couch made by taking gemstones,

superb, delightful, and diverse. Verse 2

Walt 2139 In the ninety-four aeons since

I offered those gemstones to him ,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

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

Walt 2140 And in the twelfth aeon ago

there were eight different kings back then ,

all were known as Sataraṁsi,

wheel-turning monarchs with great strength. Verse 4

Walt 2141 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Maṇipūjaka Thera spoke these Verses.

The legend of Maṇipūjaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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