228. Miñjavaṭaṁsakiya

Tha-ap 230

Water flowing gently around weathered stones and moss in a mountain stream.

Walt 2411 When the World’s Lord reached nirvana,
Sikhi, Best among Debaters,
I did pūjā to his Bodhi
by covering it with hair-wreaths. Verse 1

Walt 2412 In the thirty-one aeons since
I did that pūjā at that time,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Bodhi-pūjā. Verse 2

Walt 2413 In the twenty-sixth aeon hence
there was one known as Meghabbha,
a wheel-turning king with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems. Verse 3

Walt 2414 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Miñjavaṭaṁsakiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Miñjavaṭaṁsakiya Thera is finished.

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