Tha Ap 359Supuṭakapūjaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

354. {357.} Supuṭakapūjaka

Walt 3165 Going out after his siesta,

Vipassi Buddha , World-Leader,

wandering about for alms food,

came into my presence back then . Verse 1

Walt 3166 After that, happy, exulted,

giving a good bag full of salt

to the World’s Best, the Neutral One,

I joyed an aeon in heaven. Verse 2

Walt 3167 In the ninety-one aeons since

I gave the Buddha that good bag,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of a good bag-gift. Verse 3

Walt 3168 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Supuṭakapūjaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Supuṭakapūjaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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