414. {417.} Ucchaṅgapupphiya

Walt 4409 In the city, Bandhumatī,
I was a gardener back then.
Having filled my lap with flowers,
I went to the bazaar with them. Verse 1

Walt 4410 The Buddha in that period,
Honored by the monks’ Assembly,
the World-Leader, was going by,
through his enormous majesty. Verse 2

Walt 4411 Having seen the Lamp of the World,
Vipassi, Crosser of the World,
taking a flower from my lap,
I offered it to Best Buddha. Verse 3

Walt 4412 In the ninety-one aeons since
I offered a flower back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. Verse 4

Walt 4413 My defilements are now burnt up;
all new existence is destroyed.
Like elephants with broken chains,
I am living without constraint. Verse 5

Walt 4414 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 4415 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7

Thus indeed Venerable Ucchaṅgapupphiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Ucchaṅgapupphiya Thera is finished.