Tha Ap 76Bhisāluvadāyaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

74. Bhisāluvadāyaka

Walt 1435 Plunging into a forest grove,

I was living in the jungle.

I saw the Buddha, Vipassi,

Sacrificial Recipient. Verse 1

Walt 1436 I gave him edible roots, and

water so he could wash his hand.

Worshipping his feet with my head,

I departed facing the north. Verse 2

Walt 1437 In the ninety-one aeons since

I gave him those edible roots,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that is the fruit of good karma. Verse 3

Walt 1438 In the third aeon after that

there was a strong wheel-turning king,

Kṣatriyan Bhisasammata,

possessor of the seven gems. Verse 4

Walt 1439 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Bhisāluvadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Bhisāluvadāyaka Thera is finished.

The Sixth Recitation Portion.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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