51. Vidhūpanadāyaka

Walt 1258 I dedicated a fan to
Padumuttara the Buddha,
the World’s Best One, the Neutral One,
the Such-Like Lord of all Bipeds. Verse 1

Walt 1259 Bringing pleasure to my own heart,
pressing both my hands together,
having worshipped the Sambuddha,
I departed facing the north. Verse 2

Walt 1260 Picking up the fan I gave him
the Teacher, the World’s Chief Leader;
standing in the monks’ Assembly
then spoke these verses about me: Verse 3

Walt 1261 “Because of this gift of a fan
and the resolve in his own heart,
for one hundred thousand aeons
he won’t go to a place of grief. Verse 4

Walt 1262 Resolved, with strenuous effort,
attentive to the heart’s virtue,
he will attain arahantship
when he’s only seven years old. Verse 5

Walt 1263 In sixty thousand aeons hence
he will be sixteen different kings
who’ll all be named Vijamāna,
wheel-turning monarchs with great strength.” Verse 6

Walt 1264 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7

Thus indeed Venerable Vidhūpanadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Vidhūpanadāyaka Thera is finished.