Tha Ap 523Tiṇamuṭhidāyaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

– Tiṇadāyaka Chapter, the Fifty-Third

518. {521.} Tiṇamuṭhidāyaka

Walt 5538 In the Himalayan region,

there’s a mountain named Lambaka.

The Sambuddha, Upatissa,

walked back and forth in open air. Verse 1

Walt 5539 I was a deer-hunter back then,

within a grove in the forest.

Having seen that God among Gods,

I then gave a handful of grass. Verse 2

Walt 5540 Giving it to the Buddha to

sit on, I pleased my own heart there .

Saluting the Sambuddha, I

then departed, facing the north. Verse 3

Walt 5541 Not long after, a king of beasts

injured me where I had traveled.

Being brought down by that lion,

I passed away right on the spot. Verse 4

Walt 5542 Near when I did that karma for

the Best Buddha, the Undefiled,

quick like an arrow just released,

I went to the world of the gods. Verse 5

Walt 5543 My lovely sacrificial post

created by good karma there

was mil- kaṇḍa cent- bheṇḍu large

made out of gold, covered in flags. Verse 6

Walt 5544 Radiating its brilliant light,

like the risen hundred-rayed sun ,

it’s crowded with divine maidens.

I greatly enjoyed myself there . Verse 7

Walt 5545 Falling from the world of the gods,

incited by my wholesome roots,

coming back to the human state,

I attained my arahantship. Verse 8

Walt 5546 In the ninety-four aeons since

I gave him a place to sit down,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

the fruit of a handful of grass. Verse 9

Walt 5547 My defilements are now burnt up;

all new existence is destroyed.

Like elephants with broken chains,

I am living without constraint. Verse 10

Walt 5548 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 11

Walt 5549 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 12

Thus indeed Venerable Tiṇamuṭṭhidāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Tiṇamuṭṭhidāyaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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