439. {442.} Koladāyaka

Walt 4724 I was dressed in deer-leather then,
wearing garments made out of bark.
Carrying a khāri load, I
brought jujubes to the ashram. Verse 1

Walt 4725 At that time the Buddha, Sikhi,
was alone with nobody else.
He then approached my hermitage,
shining brightly all of the time. Verse 2

Walt 4726 Bringing pleasure to my own heart,
worshipping the Compliant One,
taking them with both of my hands
I gave the Buddha jujubes. Verse 3

Walt 4727 In the thirty-one aeons since
I gave that fruit to him back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
the fruit of giving jujubes. Verse 4

Walt 4728 My defilements are now burnt up;
all new existence is destroyed.
Like elephants with broken chains,
I am living without constraint. Verse 5

Walt 4729 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 4730 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7

Thus indeed Venerable Koladāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Koladāyaka Thera is finished.