504. {507.} Ajelaphaladāyaka

Walt 5431 The Sambuddha named Ajjuna
lived in the Himalayas then,
he Endowed with Good Behavior,
Skilled in Meditation, the Sage. Verse 1

Walt 5432Taking a water-jug’s worth of
ajela, jīvajīvaka,
and taking umbrella-leaves too,
I gave them to the Teacher then. Verse 2

Walt 5433 In the ninety-four aeons since
I gave him that fruit at that time,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of giving fruit. Verse 3

Walt 5434 My defilements are now burnt up;
all new existence is destroyed.
Like elephants with broken chains,
I am living without constraint. Verse 4

Walt 5435 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 5

Walt 5436 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6

Thus indeed Venerable Ajelaphaladāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Ajelaphaladāyaka Thera is finished.