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213. Saccasaññaka

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Walt 2329 In that period Vessabhu
Honored by the monks’ Assembly,
is preaching the Four Noble Truths,
quenching the lust of the people. Verse 1

Walt 2330 Recipient of great mercy,
I went into that multitude.
Being seated there that I then
heard the Teaching of the Teacher. Verse 2

Walt 2331 After hearing his Teaching I
then went to the world of the gods.
For thirty thousand aeons I
dwelt there in the gods’ city. Verse 3

Walt 2332 In the thirty-one aeons since
I obtained that perception then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of perceiving truths. Verse 4

Walt 2333 In the twenty-sixth aeon hence
there was one lord of the people;
his name was Ekaphusita,
a wheel-turning king of great strength. Verse 5

Walt 2334 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Saccasaññaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Saccasaññaka Thera is finished.

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Translation by Jonathan S. Walters · SuttaCentral · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US

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