155. Mandāravapūjaka

Tha-ap 157

A mountain trail rising through grassy terraces.

Walt 2017 Having been the son of a god,
I worshipped Sikhi, the Leader
with mandārava blossoms which
I offered to the Buddha then. Verse 1

Walt 2018 That divine garland covered the
Thus-Gone-One for an entire week.
All the people assembled there,
venerating the Thus-Gone-One. Verse 2

Walt 2019 In the thirty-one aeons since
I did that flower-pūjā then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. Verse 3

Walt 2020 And in the tenth aeon ago
I was the king, Jutindara,
a wheel-turner with great power,
possessor of the seven gems. Verse 4

Walt 2021 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Mandāravapūjaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Mandāravapūjaka Thera is finished.

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Whitman College, 2017

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