Thi Ap 12Salalapupphikā

– Therīpadāna

– The Legends of the Therīs

12. Salalapupphikā

Walt 151 On Candabhāgā River’s bank,

I was a kinnarī back then.

And then I saw the God of Gods,

Bull of Men, walking back and forth. Verse 1

Walt 152 Plucking a salala flower,

I gave it to the Best Buddha.

And then the Great Hero did sniff

the salala with divine scent. Verse 2

Walt 153 Accepting it the Sambuddha,

Vipassi, Leader of the World,

Great Hero then sniffed it again

for me while I was watching him . Verse 3

Walt 154 Pressing my hands together then,

I worshipped the Best of Bipeds.

Bringing pleasure to my own heart,

I then ascended the mountain. Verse 4

Walt 155 In the ninety-one aeons since

I gave him that flower back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of Buddha- pūjā . Verse 5

Walt 156 My defilements are now burnt up;

all new existence is destroyed.

Like elephants with broken chains,

I am living without constraint. Verse 6

Walt 157 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 7

Walt 158 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 8

Thus indeed Bhikkhunī Salalapupphikā spoke these verses.

The legend of Salalapupphikā Therī is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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