29. Ekañjalika

Tha-ap 31

A weathered basalt headland above calm ocean swell and sea mist.

Walt 994-995I saw the golden Sambuddha
as he traveled through the bazaar,
Vipassi, Top Caravan Leader,
Hero Among Men, the Great Guide,
Untamed-Tamer, the Neutral One,
Great Debater, the Sage So Great,
and pleased, with happiness of mind,
I pressed my hands together once. Verse 1-2

Walt 996 In the ninety-one aeons since
I pressed my hands together once,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth;
that is the fruit of saluting. Verse 3

Walt 997 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Ekañjalika Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Ekañjalika Thera is finished.

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