Tha Ap 442Jambuphaliya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

437. {440.} Jambuphaliya

Walt 4710 When Padumuttara Buddha,

the World’s Best One, the Neutral One,

was wandering about for alms,

maintaining superlative fame, Verse 1

Walt 4711 taking the best rose-apple fruit,

with a mind that was very clear,

I gave it to the Teacher, the

Hero, the One Deserving Gifts. Verse 2

Walt 4712 O Biped-Lord, O World’s Best One,

Bull of Men, due to that karma,

I’ve attained the unshaking place

beyond all conquest and defeat. Verse 3

Walt 4713 In the hundred thousand aeons

since I gave that donation then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of giving the best. Verse 4

Walt 4714 My defilements are now burnt up;

all new existence is destroyed.

Like elephants with broken chains,

I am living without constraint. Verse 5

Walt 4715 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 4716 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7

Thus indeed Venerable Jambuphaliya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Jambuphaliya Thera is finished.

The Summary:

Ekavihārī Thera and

Saṅkhika, Pāṭihīraka,

Thavika and Ucchukaṇḍī

Kalamb’, Ambāṭakapadā,

Harīṭak’, and Ambapiṇḍī,

Jambuda goes as the tenth poem .

There are eighty-six verses here ,

which are counted by those who know.

The Ekavihāriya Chapter, the Forty-Fourth

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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