Tha Ap 27Annasaṁsāvaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

25. Annasaṁsāvaka

Walt 969-970 I saw the golden Sambuddha

as he traveled through the bazaar,

like a rare ornament of gold,

Bearing the Thirty-two Great Marks,

Siddhattha, the Lamp of the World,

Ineffable and Unrivaled,

the Tame one, the Brilliant Buddha ,

and I obtained supreme joy there . Verse 1-2

Walt 971 Spending that time with him I fed

the Sambuddha, the Sage So Great.

The Sage, the Kind One, Protector

then rendered his thanks to me there . Verse 3

Walt 972 Pleasing my heart in the Buddha,

the Greatly Compassionate One,

Supreme Consolation Maker,

I thrilled for an aeon in heaven. Verse 4

Walt 973 In the ninety-four aeons since

I gave that almsgiving back then

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that is the fruit of giving food. Verse 5

Walt 974 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Annasamsāvaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Annasamsāvaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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