379. {382.} Labujaphaladāyaka

Walt 3284 In the city, Bandhumatī,
I worked in a hermitage then.
I saw the Buddha, Spotless One,
who was traveling through the sky. Verse 1

Walt 3285 Taking fruit of a breadfruit tree
I gave it to the Best Buddha.
Standing in the sky, the Calm One,
the Great Famed One accepted it. Verse 2

Walt 3286-3287Having given Buddha that fruit,
with a mind that was very clear,
productive of delight for me,
bringing happiness in this world,
I then came to possess great joy
and vast, ultimate happiness.
A gem was truly produced for
me, being reborn here and there. Verse 3-4

Walt 3288 In the ninety-one aeons since
I gave the Buddha fruit back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of giving fruit. Verse 5

Walt 3289 Being in Best Buddha’s presence
was a very good thing for me.
The three knowledges are attained;
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Walt 3290 My defilements are now burnt up;
all new existence is destroyed.
Like elephants with broken chains,
I am living without constraint. Verse 7

Walt 3291 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 8

Thus indeed Venerable Labujaphaladāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Labujaphaladāyaka Thera is finished.