Tha Ap 271Upāgatabhāsaniya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

269. Upāgatabhāsaniya

Walt 2573 Amidst the Himalayan mounts,

there was a well-apportioned lake.

I was a demon in that place,

with low morals, terrifying. Verse 1

Walt 2574 Vipassi, Leader of the World,

Merciful, Compassionate One,

did come into my presence then,

with a desire to lift me up. Verse 2

Walt 2575 Going forth with expectation,

I paid homage to the Teacher,

the Great Hero who had arrived,

the God of Gods, the Bull of Men. Verse 3

Walt 2576 In the ninety-one aeons since

I worshipped the Supreme Person,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that is the fruit of worshipping. Verse 4

Walt 2577 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Upāgatabhāsaniya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Upāgatabhāsaniya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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