Tha Ap 42Kapparukkhiya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

40. Kapparukkhiya

Walt 1110 Affixing decorated cloth

on the front of the best stupa

of Siddhattha, the Blessed One,

I set up a wishing-tree there . Verse 1

Walt 1111 In whichever womb I’m reborn

whether it’s human or divine,

a wishing-tree’s established there,

making my doorway beautiful. Verse 2

Walt 1112 I, along with my retinue,

and whoever’s attached to me

getting cloth from that wishing-tree

we clothe ourselves all the time. Verse 3

Walt 1113 In the ninety-four aeons since

I set up that wishing- tree then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of a wishing-tree. Verse 4

Walt 1114 In the seventh aeon ago

eight kṣatriyans named Sucela

were wheel-turners who had great strength,

possessors of the seven gems. Verse 5

Walt 1115 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Kapparukkhiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Kapparukkhiya Thera is finished.

The Summary:

Kuṇḍa, Sāgata, Kaccāna

Udāyi, Rājasavhaya,

Adhimutta, Lasuṇada,

Āyāgī, Dhammacakkhika.

Kapparukkhi is the tenth;

verses one hundred twelve.

Kuṇḍadhāna Chapter, the Fourth.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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