234. Kilañjadāyaka

Tha-ap 236

Soft light passing through leaves in a quiet woodland.

Walt 2437 In Tivarā, lovely city,
I was a basket-maker then.
The multitude took pleasure there
in Siddhattha, Lamp of the World. Verse 1

Walt 2438 For the sake of worshipping the
World’s Lord, one is seeking a mat.
Being asked I gave a mat to
those conducting Buddha-pūjā. Verse 2

Walt 2439 In the ninety-four aeons since
I did that good karma back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of mat-giving. Verse 3

Walt 2440 In the seventy-seventh aeon
there was a king, Jutindhara,
a wheel-turning king with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems. Verse 4

Walt 2441 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Kilañjadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Kilañjadāyaka Thera is finished.

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