Tha Ap 325Hāsajanaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

323. Hāsajanaka

Walt 2837 I saw the Teacher’s robe of rags,

stuck up in the top of a tree.

Having pressed my hands together,

I lifted it up further still. Verse 1

Walt 2838 Having glimpsed it from far away

that robe filled me up with laughter.

Having pressed my hands together,

I brought my heart more pleasure still. Verse 2

Walt 2839 In the ninety-one aeons since

I obtained that perception then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

the fruit of perceiving Buddhas. Verse 3

Walt 2840 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Hāsajanaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Hāsajanaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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