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44. Sannidhāpaka

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A weathered pine on a quiet rocky hillside.

Walt 1184 Building a hut in the forest,
I dwelt upon a mountain then,
I was happy to get, or not,
in glory as in dishonor. Verse 1

Walt 1185 Padumuttara, World-Knower,
Sacrificial Recipient,
with a hundred thousand masters
came into my presence back then. Verse 2

Walt 1186 Laying out a mat made of grass
for the one named for the lotus,
the Great Hero, who had arrived,
and I gave it to him, the Teacher. Verse 3

Walt 1187 Happy, and with a happy heart,
with a mind that was very clear,
I provided both food and drink
to him, the Upright Sambuddha. Verse 4

Walt 1188 In the hundred thousand aeons
since I gave him that gift back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of castor oil fruit. Verse 5

Walt 1189 In the forty-first aeon hence
I was known as Arindama,
a wheel-turning king with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems. Verse 6

Walt 1190 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7

Thus indeed Venerable Sannidhāpaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Sannidhāpaka Thera is finished.

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Whitman College, 2017

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