Thi Ap 7Kaṭacchubhikkhadāyikā

– Therīpadāna

– The Legends of the Therīs

7. Kaṭacchubhikkhadāyikā

Walt 60 Taking a spoonful of begged food,

I gave it to the Best Buddha,

the Teacher, whose name was Tissa,

who was wandering, begging food. Verse 1

Walt 61 Accepting it, the Sambuddha,

Tissa, Chief Leader of the World,

the Teacher, standing on the road,

uttered this thanksgiving to me: Verse 2

Walt 62 “Giving this spoonful of begged food,

you will go to Tāvatiṁsa.

You’ll be fixed in the chief queen’s place

of thirty-six kings of the gods. Verse 3

Walt 63 You’ll be fixed in the chief queen’s place

of fifty kings who turn the wheel.

Everything your mind may wish for,

you will receive it every day. Verse 4

Walt 64 Having enjoyed great happiness,

you will go forth, possessionless.

Destroying all your defilements,

you’ll reach nirvana, undefiled.” Verse 5

Walt 65 Having said this, the Sambuddha,

Tissa, Chief Leader of the World,

the Hero, flew into the sky,

just like a swan-king in the air. Verse 6

Walt 66 Well-given was my superb gift;

well-sacrificed my sacrifice.

Giving that spoonful of begged food,

I’ve attained the unshaking state. Verse 7

Walt 67 In the ninety-two aeons since

I gave that almsgiving back then,

I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:

that’s the fruit of giving begged food. Verse 8

Walt 68 My defilements are now burnt up;

all new existence is destroyed.

Like elephants with broken chains,

I am living without constraint. Verse 9

Walt 69 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 10

Walt 70 The four analytical modes,

and these eight deliverances,

six special knowledges mastered,

I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 11

Thus indeed Bhikkhunī Kaṭacchubhikkhadāyikā spoke these verses.

The legend of Kaṭacchubhikkhadāyikā Therī is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters .

Whitman College, 2017

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