Walt 2050 The one whose name was Paduma,
the Bull of Men, the Biped-Lord,
Eyeful One, setting out from the
forest, was then preaching Dhamma. Verse 1Walt 2051 There was a spirit-multitude
staying close to the Sage so Great.
Whatever work they’d arrived for
they looked after all of the time. Verse 2Walt 2052 Understanding the Buddha’s words
and preaching of the deathless state,
with a pleased heart and happy mind,
snapping my fingers I served him. Verse 3Walt 2053 Look at the fruit of good practice,
of service for the great Teacher:
in thirty thousand aeons thence,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth. Verse 4Walt 2054 In the twenty-nine-hundredth aeon,
one man named Samalaṅkata,
was a wheel-turner with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems. Verse 5Walt 2055 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6
Thus indeed Venerable Supāricariya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Supāricariya Thera is finished.