Tha Ap 316Sattapadumiya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

314. Sattapadumiya

Walt 2781 I was a brahmin, Nesāda,

dwelling on a riverbank then .

I swept out the hermitage there,

with lotus flowers as my broom . Verse 1

Walt 2782 Seeing the Golden Sambuddha,

Siddhattha, Leader of the World,

traveling through the forest once

I felt a feeling of delight. Verse 2

Walt 2783 Going to meet the Sambuddha,

Siddhattha, Leader of the World,

I brought him to the hermitage

and spread lotuses and lilies. Verse 3

Walt 2784 In the ninety-four aeons since

I did pūjā with that flower,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of Buddha- pūjā . Verse 4

Walt 2785 In the seventh aeon ago

there were four Pādapāvaras,

wheel-turning monarchs with great strength,

possessors of the seven gems. Verse 5

Walt 2786 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Sattapadumiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Sattapadumiya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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