Tha Ap 286Ekapupphiya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

284. Ekapupphiya

Walt 2638 At that time I was a goblin,

residing at the southern gate.

I saw the Buddha, Stainless One,

bright but cool like a rayless sun. Verse 1

Walt 2639 One flower was given by me

to Vipassi, the Chief of Men,

the Well-Wisher of Every World,

the Best Biped, the Neutral One. Verse 2

Walt 2640 In the ninety-one aeons since

I gave that flower to him back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

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

Walt 2641 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Ekapupphiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Ekapupphiya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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