Walt 5538 In the Himalayan region,
there’s a mountain named Lambaka.
The Sambuddha, Upatissa,
walked back and forth in open air. Verse 1Walt 5539 I was a deer-hunter back then,
within a grove in the forest.
Having seen that God among Gods,
I then gave a handful of grass. Verse 2Walt 5540 Giving it to the Buddha to
sit on, I pleased my own heart there.
Saluting the Sambuddha, I
then departed, facing the north. Verse 3Walt 5541 Not long after, a king of beasts
injured me where I had traveled.
Being brought down by that lion,
I passed away right on the spot. Verse 4Walt 5542 Near when I did that karma for
the Best Buddha, the Undefiled,
quick like an arrow just released,
I went to the world of the gods. Verse 5Walt 5543 My lovely sacrificial post
created by good karma there
was mil-kaṇḍa cent-bheṇḍu large
made out of gold, covered in flags. Verse 6Walt 5544 Radiating its brilliant light,
like the risen hundred-rayed sun,
it’s crowded with divine maidens.
I greatly enjoyed myself there. Verse 7Walt 5545 Falling from the world of the gods,
incited by my wholesome roots,
coming back to the human state,
I attained my arahantship. Verse 8Walt 5546 In the ninety-four aeons since
I gave him a place to sit down,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
the fruit of a handful of grass. Verse 9Walt 5547 My defilements are now burnt up;
all new existence is destroyed.
Like elephants with broken chains,
I am living without constraint. Verse 10Walt 5548 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 5549 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 12
Thus indeed Venerable Tiṇamuṭṭhidāyaka Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Tiṇamuṭṭhidāyaka Thera is finished.