Tha Ap 281Ekapuṇḍarīka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

279. Ekapuṇḍarīka

Walt 2616 The Self-Become, Bright Buddha then

was known by the name Romasa.

I gifted him a white lotus,

with a mind that was very clear. Verse 1

Walt 2617 In the ninety-four aeons since

I gave a white lotus back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of a white lotus. Verse 2

Walt 2618 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 3

Thus indeed Venerable Ekapuṇḍarīka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Ekapuṇḍarīka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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