Tha Ap 291Buddhūpaṭṭhāyaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

289. Buddhūpaṭṭhāyaka

Walt 2660 Veṭambari was the name of

the man who was my father then.

Having taken me by my hand,

he led me to the Greatest Sage. Verse 1

Walt 2661 “These Buddhas, Chief Lords of the World,

will all be pointed out to me;”

I served them all respectfully,

feeling well- pleased by my own hands. Verse 2

Walt 2662 In the thirty-one aeons since

I looked after the Buddha then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

the fruit of providing service. Verse 3

Walt 2663 In the twenty-third aeon hence

there were four of the ruling caste,

who were all called Samaṇūpaṭṭhāka,

wheel-turning monarchs with great strength. Verse 4

Walt 2664 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Buddhūpaṭṭhāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Buddhūpaṭṭhāyaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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