Tha Ap 494Paṁsukūlapūjaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

489. {492.} Paṁsukūlapūjaka

Walt 5256 In the Himalayan region,

there’s a mountain named Udaka.

There I saw the Buddha’s rag-robe,

stuck up in the top of a tree. Verse 1

Walt 5257 Plucking three kiṅkhani flowers,

that were growing there at that time,

happy, and with a happy heart,

I offered them to that rag-robe. Verse 2

Walt 5258 Due to that karma done very well,

with intention and firm resolve,

discarding my human body,

I went to Tāvatiṁsa then . Verse 3

Walt 5259 In the ninety-one aeons since

I did pūjā to that Buddha,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

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

Walt 5260 My defilements are now burnt up;

all new existence is destroyed.

Like elephants with broken chains,

I am living without constraint. Verse 5

Walt 5261 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 5262 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7

Thus indeed Venerable Paṁsukūlapūjaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Paṁsukūlapūjaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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