247. Dhātupūjaka

Tha-ap 249

A small woodland cascade flowing into a shaded pool.

Walt 2484 When Siddhattha, the Best of Men,
the World’s Lord, reached nirvana,
I received a single relic
of the Biped Lord, Neutral One. Verse 1

Walt 2485 I, having taken that relic
of the Buddha, the Sun’s Kinsman,
did then worship it for five years
as though the Best of Men stood there. Verse 2

Walt 2486 In the ninety-four aeons since
I worshipped that relic back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
the fruit of caring for relics. Verse 3

Walt 2487 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Dhātupūjaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Dhātupūjaka Thera is finished.

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