Tha Ap 32Khomadāyaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

30. Khomadāyaka

Walt 998 In the city Bandhumatī

I lived as a trader back then.

In that way supporting my wife

I planted the seeds of great wealth. Verse 1

Walt 999 I donated one khoma cloth

to the Sage known as Vipassi,

Teacher, who had entered the road,

in order to obtain merit. Verse 2

Walt 1000 In the ninety-one aeons since

I gave that khoma cloth back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth;

that is the fruit of giving cloth. Verse 3

Walt 1001 Seven and twenty aeons ago

I was Sindhavasandana,

possessor of the seven gems,

and lord of the four continents. Verse 4

Walt 1002 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Khomadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Khomadāyaka Thera is finished.

The Summary:

Subhūti and Upavāna,

Saraṇa, Sīlagāhaka,

Annasansāvaka, Dhūpa,

Puḷina, and with Uttiya.

Añjalī and Khomadāyī,

ten indeed, in the third group.

All together one hundred eighty five

verses have been spoken.

Subhūti Chapter, the Third.

The Fourth Recitation Portion.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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