168. Dussadāyaka

Tha-ap 170

A small rain pool reflecting pale clouds on an open grassy plain.

Walt 2087 In lovely Tivarā City,
I was the son of the king then.
After having received a gift,
I gave it to the Calm Buddha. Verse 1

Walt 2088 The Blessed One accepted it;
he touched the cloth with both his hands.
After accepting, Siddhattha
then rose up in the air, the sky. Verse 2

Walt 2089 When the Buddha was going away,
that cloth flew off behind him then.
I brought pleasure to my heart there:
‘the Buddha is the Top Person.” Verse 3

Walt 2090 In the ninety-four aeons since
I gave that cloth to him back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of giving cloth. Verse 4

Walt 2091 In the sixty-seventh aeon
there was a wheel-turning monarch,
a lord of people with great strength,
known by the name Parisuddha. Verse 5

Walt 2092 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Dussadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Dussadāyaka Thera is finished.

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