240. Vāsidāyaka

Tha-ap 242

Morning reflections on a pond bordered by reeds.

Walt 2459 In the past I was a blacksmith
in Tivarā, best of cities.
One razor was the gift I made
to an unconquered Lonely One. Verse 1

Walt 2460 In the ninety-four aeons since
I gave him that razor back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
the fruit of a gifted razor. Verse 2

Walt 2461 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 3

Thus indeed Venerable Vāsidāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Vāsidāyaka Thera is finished.

The Summary:

Udakāsanī, Bhājanada
Sālapupphī, Kilañjada,
Vedika and Vaṇṇakāra,
Piyālam, Ambayāgada,
Jagatī and Vāsidāyi:
there are thirty verses plus eight.

The Udakāsanadāyi Chapter, the Twenty-Fourth

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