Tha Ap 355Kiṁsukapūjaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

350. {353.} Kiṁsukapūjaka

Walt 3150 Seeing a pulas tree in bloom,

stretching out hands pressed together,

recalling Siddhattha Buddha,

I offered pūjā in the sky. Verse 1

Walt 3151 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 2

Walt 3152 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 3

Thus indeed Venerable Kiṁsukapūjaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Kiṁsukapūjaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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