298. Saraṇagamaniya

Tha-ap 300

A small island of river foam drifting on quiet water.

Walt 2706 On a Himalayan mountain,
I was a hunter at that time.
I saw the Buddha, Vipassi,
the World’s Best, the Bull of Men. Verse 1

Walt 2707 Attending on the Sambuddha
I did what’s proper for elders,
and then I went to the Biped Lord,
the Neutral Buddha, for refuge. Verse 2

Walt 2708 In the ninety-one aeons since
I went for refuge at that time,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
the fruit of going for refuge. Verse 3

Walt 2709 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Saraṇagamaniya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Saraṇagamaniya Thera is finished.

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