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269. Upāgatabhāsaniya

Tha-ap 271

A windswept pine growing from a crevice in weathered granite.

Walt 2573 Amidst the Himalayan mounts,
there was a well-apportioned lake.
I was a demon in that place,
with low morals, terrifying. Verse 1

Walt 2574 Vipassi, Leader of the World,
Merciful, Compassionate One,
did come into my presence then,
with a desire to lift me up. Verse 2

Walt 2575 Going forth with expectation,
I paid homage to the Teacher,
the Great Hero who had arrived,
the God of Gods, the Bull of Men. Verse 3

Walt 2576 In the ninety-one aeons since
I worshipped the Supreme Person,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of worshipping. Verse 4

Walt 2577 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Upāgatabhāsaniya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Upāgatabhāsaniya Thera is finished.

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

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Whitman College, 2017

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