Tha Ap 458Vanakoraṇḍiya

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

453. {456.} Vanakoraṇḍiya

Walt 4828 Taking wild koraṇḍa flowers,

I offered them to the Buddha

named Siddhattha, the Blessed One,

the World’s Best One, the Neutral One. Verse 1

Walt 4829 In the ninety-four aeons since

I offered him that flower then ,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of Buddha- pūjā . Verse 2

Walt 4830 My defilements are now burnt up;

all new existence is destroyed.

Like elephants with broken chains,

I am living without constraint. Verse 3

Walt 4831 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 4

Walt 4832 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Vanakoraṇḍiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Vanakoraṇḍiya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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