Tha Ap 287Maghavapupphiya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

285. Maghavapupphiya

Walt 2642 The Self-Become, Unconquered One,

he Endowed with Meditation,

the Bright One, the Unsullied One

dwelt on River Narmada’s bank. Verse 1

Walt 2643 With a happy heart, having seen

the Sambuddha, Unconquered One,

then with a maghava flower

I worshipped that Self-Become One. Verse 2

Walt 2644 In the ninety-one aeons since

I did pūjā with that flower,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

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

Walt 2645 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Maghavapupphiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Maghavapupphiya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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