Tha Ap 215Saccasaññaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

213. Saccasaññaka

Walt 2329 In that period Vessabhu

Honored by the monks’ Assembly,

is preaching the Four Noble Truths,

quenching the lust of the people. Verse 1

Walt 2330 Recipient of great mercy,

I went into that multitude.

Being seated there that I then

heard the Teaching of the Teacher. Verse 2

Walt 2331 After hearing his Teaching I

then went to the world of the gods.

For thirty thousand aeons I

dwelt there in the gods’ city. Verse 3

Walt 2332 In the thirty-one aeons since

I obtained that perception then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of perceiving truths. Verse 4

Walt 2333 In the twenty-sixth aeon hence

there was one lord of the people;

his name was Ekaphusita,

a wheel-turning king of great strength. Verse 5

Walt 2334 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Saccasaññaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Saccasaññaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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