Walt 1066 The Blessed One Atthadassi
the Self-Become One, Unconquered,
encompassed by the monks’ Assembly
entered the chariot-road then. Verse 1Walt 1067 With my students all around me
I then departed from the house.
Having gone out I then saw there
the Sambuddha, the World-Leader. Verse 2Walt 1068 Then saluting the Sambuddha,
hands pressed together on my head,
bringing pleasure to my own heart,
I praised the World-Leader kindly: Verse 3Walt 1069 To what extent beings have form,
are formless or are unconscious,
all of them are included in
the great knowledge that you possess. Verse 4Walt 1070 If one encloses water with
a net that is good for fishing,
all the creatures in the water
would then be caught inside the net. Verse 5Walt 1071 And whoever has intentions
one with form or a formless one,
are all of them included in
the great knowledge that you possess. Verse 6Walt 1072 You’re lifting up this world which is
confused by the darkness-maker.
Having listened to your Teaching
they all then cross the flood of doubt. Verse 7Walt 1073 This world’s enmeshed in ignorance,
covered by the darkness-maker.
In your knowledge they shine brightly
driving out the darkness-maker. Verse 8Walt 1074 That eye of yours, for everyone,
is what removes the great darkness.
Having listened to your Teaching
many folks achieve nirvana.” Verse 9Walt 1075 Having filled up a container
with a bit of pure bee’s honey,
picking it up with both my hands,
I held it out to the Great Sage. Verse 10Walt 1076 The Great Hero, the Sage So Great,
accepted it, with some boiled rice.
Eating it, the Omniscient One
then rose up into the sky there. Verse 11Walt 1077 Teacher Atthadassi, Man-Bull,
standing up in the atmosphere,
bringing pleasure to my own heart,
then spoke these verses about me: Verse 12Walt 1078 “This one by whom knowledge is praised
and the Best Buddha is lauded,
due to the pleasure in his heart,
will not go to a bad rebirth. Verse 13Walt 1079 He will exercise divine rule
fully fourteen different times then.
He will reside upon the earth
with eight hundred earthly reigns there. Verse 14Walt 1080 And five hundred times he will be
a king who turns the wheel of law.
He will exercise on the earth
uncountable regional reigns. Verse 15Walt 1081 A learned man who knows mantras,
he will master the three Vedas.
And then he will renounce the world
in Gotama Buddha’s teaching. Verse 16Walt 1082 Through his knowledge he’ll discover
facts which are so deep and subtle.
He’ll be the Teacher’s follower
whose name will be Mogharāja, Verse 17Walt 1083 endowed with the three knowledges,
undefiled, a duty-doer.
Gotama the Top Charioteer
will place him in that foremost place.” Verse 18Walt 1084 Abandoning my human work,
severing the bonds of being,
knowing well all the defilements,
without defilements I now live. Verse 19Walt 1085 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 20
Thus indeed Venerable Mogharāja Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Mogharāja Thera is finished.