Thi Ap 3Maṇḍapadāyikā

– Therīpadāna

– The Legends of the Therīs

3. Maṇḍapadāyikā

Walt 26 A pavilion was built by me

for Buddha Koṇāgamana,

and I gave robes unceasingly

to the Buddha, the World’s Kinsman. Verse 1

Walt 27 Whichever country I go to,

a small town or royal city,

I’m given pūjā everywhere:

that is the fruit of good karma. Verse 2

Walt 28 My defilements are now burnt up;

all new existence is destroyed.

Like elephants with broken chains,

I am living without constraint. Verse 3

Walt 29 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 4

Walt 30 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Bhikkhunī Maṇḍapadāyikā spoke these verses.

The legend of Maṇḍapadāyikā Therī is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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