468. {471.} Naḷamāliya

Walt 4936 I saw the Leader of the World,
the Golden-Colored Sambuddha,
Sacrificial Recipient,
flying along the forest top. Verse 1

Walt 4937 Having taken a reed-flower,
I am setting out all the time.
There I saw him, the Sambuddha,
the Flood-Crosser, Undefiled One. Verse 2

Walt 4938 Happy, with pleasure in my heart,
I offered that reed-flower to
the Great Hero, Worthy of Gifts,
the Pitier of the Whole World. Verse 3

Walt 4939 In the thirty-one aeons since
I presented him that flower,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. Verse 4

Walt 4940 My defilements are now burnt up;
all new existence is destroyed.
Like elephants with broken chains,
I am living without constraint. Verse 5

Walt 4941 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 4942 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7

Thus indeed Venerable Naḷamāliya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Naḷamāliya Thera is finished.