Tha Ap 197Aṅkolaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

195. Aṅkolaka

Walt 2236 Seeing an aṅkola in bloom

with excellent flowers and buds,

having plucked a flower from it,

I went to the Buddha’s presence. Verse 1

Walt 2237 In that period Siddhattha

was the Hidden One, the Great Sage.

Honoring him for a moment,

I tossed that bloom into the cave. Verse 2

Walt 2238 In the ninety-four aeons since

I offered that flower to him ,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

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

Walt 2239 In the thirty-sixth aeon hence

I was one Devagajjita,

a wheel-turning king with great strength,

possessor of the seven gems. Verse 4

Walt 2240 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Aṅkolaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Aṅkolaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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