Tha Ap 77Ekasaññaka

– Therāpadāna

– The Legends of the Theras

75. Ekasaññaka

Walt 1440 Vipassi’s chief follower was

the arahant who was named Khaṇḍa

who got the world’s sacrifices;

I gave one alms-meal to him then . Verse 1

Walt 1441 Due to that pleasure in my heart

for the Biped-Lord, Bull of Men,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that is the fruit of one alms-meal. Verse 2

Walt 1442 In the fortieth aeon ago

the Kṣatriyan named Varuṇa

was a wheel-turner with great strength,

possessor of the seven gems. Verse 3

Walt 1443 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Ekasaññaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Ekasaññaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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