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175. Sīhāsanadāyaka

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A pale fallen petal beside a small woodland rain puddle.

Walt 2124 When the World’s Lord reached nirvana,
Padumuttara, the Leader,
I gave a lion-throne to him
with a pleased heart and happy mind. Verse 1

Walt 2125 Bringing happiness to the world,
with very fragrant flowers then
having done a pūjā there, I
did bring relief to many folks. Verse 2

Walt 2126 With a pleased heart and happy mind
worshipping that superb Bodhi,
for one hundred thousand aeons
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth. Verse 3

Walt 2127 In the fifteen-thousandth aeon
there were eight different people,
monarchs who turned the wheel of law,
all known by the name Sīluccaya. Verse 4

Walt 2128 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Sīhāsanadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Sīhāsanadāyaka Thera is finished.

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Whitman College, 2017

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