Walt 1677 The Blessed One named Vipassi,
the World’s Best One, the Bull of Men,
entered Banduma City then
with sixty-eight thousand arahants. Verse 1Walt 1678 Having come out from the city
he went to the shrine of the lamps.
I saw the Buddha, Stainless One,
Sacrificial Recipient. Verse 2Walt 1679 Eighty thousand minor spirits
who then attended reverently
upon Indra and the Thirty-three
were also there in my presence. Verse 3Walt 1680 When he rose from meditation,
I picked up a piece of cloth there.
I worshipped him with my head bowed,
then I gave it to the Great Sage: Verse 4Walt 1681 “O! the Buddha! O! the Teaching!
O! our Teacher’s great achievement!
Through the power of the Buddha
he made the earth itself to quake.” Verse 5Walt 1682 And having seen that miracle,
marvel making hair stand on end,
I pleased my heart in the Buddha,
the Biped-Lord, the Neutral One. Verse 6Walt 1683 Then I, having pleased my heart in
the Biped-Lord, the Neutral One,
giving that cloth to the Teacher,
went up to him to take refuge. Verse 7Walt 1684 In the ninety-one aeons since
I did that good karma back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. Verse 8Walt 1685 In the fifteenth aeon ago
there were sixteen named Vāhana,
wheel-turning kings with great power,
possessors of the seven gems. Verse 9Walt 1686 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 10
Thus indeed Venerable Mahāparivāra Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Mahāparivāra Thera is finished.