Walt 1733 When Vipassi, Top of the World,
abandoned life’s constituents,
the land, engirdled in water,
the very earth, did quake back then. Verse 1Walt 1734 When the Buddha’s life was finished
my dwelling was also shaken.
And my ornamental hair-wreath
was stretched and pulled apart by that. Verse 2Walt 1735 When my residence was shaken,
I was terrified to feel it.
And for whatever reason then
there was a vast effulgence there. Verse 3Walt 1736 Vessavaṇa having come here,
dispelled the fears of the people:
“There’s nothing for beings to fear;
be calm, exercise self-control. Verse 4Walt 1737 O! the Buddha! O! the Teaching!
O! our Teacher’s great achievement!
Also when he was being born
the earth itself did quake back then.” Verse 5Walt 1738 After he praised Buddha’s power,
I thrilled an aeon in heaven.
During the remaining aeons
I did lots of wholesome karma. Verse 6Walt 1739 In the ninety-one aeons since
I obtained that perception then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
the fruit of perceiving Buddha. Verse 7Walt 1740 In the fourteenth aeon ago,
I was a majestic monarch,
known by the name of Samita,
a wheel-turner with great power. Verse 8Walt 1741 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 9
Thus indeed Venerable Buddhasaññaka Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Buddhasaññaka Thera is finished.