Walt 5396 In the city, Haṁsavatī,
I was a potter at that time.
I saw the Buddha, Stainless One,
the Flood-Crosser, Undefiled One. Verse 1Walt 5397 I gave to him, the Best Buddha,
a well-fashioned bowl made of clay.
Giving that bowl to the Buddha,
the Honest One, the Neutral One, Verse 2Walt 5398 being reborn in existence,
I’m receiving plates made of gold,
and flat bowls made of silver, gold,
and also some made out of gems; Verse 3Walt 5399 I’m enjoying all these dishes:
that is the fruit of good karma.
I am the owner of bowls made
for the famous and the wealthy. Verse 4Walt 5400-5401 As with a seed which is planted,
in a field which is bountiful:
when it rains, with proper support,
fruit pleases the cultivator;
so too is this bowl-donation,
well-planted in the Buddha-field:
when it rains the joy-bringing rain,
the fruit will be pleasing to me. Verse 5-6Walt 5402 As far as merit-fields exist—
even the Assemblies and groups—
the Buddha-field has no equal,
giving great happiness to all. Verse 7Walt 5403 Praise to you, O Well-Bred Person!
Praise to you, Ultimate Person!
After giving a single bowl,
I’ve attained the unshaking state. Verse 8Walt 5404 In the ninety-one aeons since
I gave him that bowl at that time,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. Verse 9Walt 5405 My defilements are now burnt up;
all new existence is destroyed.
Like elephants with broken chains,
I am living without constraint. Verse 10Walt 5406 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 11Walt 5407 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 12
Thus indeed Venerable Ekapattadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Ekapattadāyaka Thera is finished.