Tha Ap 317Pupphâsaniya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

315. Pupphâsaniya

Walt 2787 The golden-colored Sambuddha,

just like the hundred-raying sun,

was traveling near by to me ,

Siddhattha, the Unconquered One. Verse 1

Walt 2788 Going out to meet the Buddha,

having him enter my ashram,

I gave him a seat of flowers,

with a mind that was very clear. Verse 2

Walt 2789 Pressing both my hands together,

at that time I was overjoyed.

Pleasing my heart in the Buddha,

I turned that karma to my use. Verse 3

Walt 2790 I’m pure in the dispensation

because of all that wholesomeness,

the merit made by me in the

Unconquered One, the Self-Become. Verse 4

Walt 2791 In the ninety-four aeons since

I gave that floral seat back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

the fruit of giving floral seats. Verse 5

Walt 2792 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Pupphâsaniya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Pupphâsaniya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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