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148. Phalakadāyaka

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Beech roots interwoven with moss beside a stream.

Walt 1977 A carriage-maker in the city,
I was skilled in working with wood.
Having made a sandalwood plank
I gave it to the World’s Kinsman. Verse 1

Walt 1978 Made of gold, this divine mansion
lights up all of the directions.
Elephant, divine and equine
carriages are provided me. Verse 2

Walt 1979 Palaces and palanquins too
are produced according to wish;
unsifted, gemstones come to me:
that is the fruit of a plank-gift. Verse 3

Walt 1980 In the ninety-one aeons since
I gave him that plank-gift back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of a plank-gift. Verse 4

Walt 1981 In the fifty-seventh aeon,
four men named Bhavanimmita
were wheel-turning kings with great strength,
possessors of the seven gems. Verse 5

Walt 1982 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Phalakadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Phalakadāyaka Thera is finished.

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Whitman College, 2017

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