Walt 2814 I was a farmer at that time
on the banks of River Indus.
Bound in service to another,
I looked not for that other’s rice. Verse 1Walt 2815 Wandering along the Indus,
I saw Siddhattha, the Victor,
sitting down in meditation
like a lotus flower in bloom. Verse 2Walt 2816 I having cut off all the stems
of seven plantain flowers then,
did spread them out upon the head
of Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun. Verse 3Walt 2817-2818Attentive to the protocol,
back then after I had approached
the Golden-Colored Sambuddha,
Wise One, With Senses Well-Controlled,
-- Hard to Approach like a tusker,
a mātaṇga in three-fold rut—
having pressed my hands together
I worshipped Buddha, the Teacher. Verse 4-5Walt 2819 In the ninety-four aeons since
I did pūjā with that flower,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. Verse 6Walt 2820 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7
Thus indeed Venerable Kandalīpupphiya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Kandalīpupphiya Thera is finished.