Tha Ap 400Salaḷamaṇḍapiya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

395. {398.} Salaḷamaṇḍapiya

Walt 3821 When Kakusandha passed away,

the Brahmin, the Perfected One,

gathering salaḷa flowers,

I constructed a pavilion. Verse 1

Walt 3822 Having gone to Tāvatiṁsa,

I received a supreme mansion.

I surpassed all the other gods:

that is the fruit of good karma. Verse 2

Walt 3823 Whether it’s the day or the night,

walking back and forth or standing,

I’m covered with salaḷa blooms:

that is the fruit of good karma. Verse 3

Walt 3824 Within just this present aeon

since I thus worshipped the Buddha,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of Buddha- pūjā . Verse 4

Walt 3825 My defilements are now burnt up;

all new existence is destroyed.

All defilements are exhausted;

now there will be no more rebirth. Verse 5

Walt 3826 Being in Best Buddha’s presence

was a very good thing for me.

The three knowledges are attained;

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Walt 3827 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7

Thus indeed Venerable Salaḷamaṇḍapiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Salaḷamaṇḍapiya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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