37. Lasuṇadāyaka

Tha-ap 39

Fresh buds open on an old tree branch above pale winter grass.

Walt 1091 I was an ascetic back then
not far from the Himalayas.
I sustained myself on garlic;
garlic was then my only food. Verse 1

Walt 1092 After filling some khāriyas
I went to a monastery.
I gave the Assembly garlic,
happy, and with a happy heart. Verse 2

Walt 1093 Giving the Assembly garlic,
intent on the dispensation
of Vipassi, the Top Person,
I then delighted in heaven. Verse 3

Walt 1094 In the ninety-one aeons since
I gave them that garlic back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of cloves of garlic. Verse 4

Walt 1095 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5

Thus indeed Venerable Lasuṇadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Lasuṇadāyaka Thera is finished.

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