Walt 1377 The Sambuddha named Vessabhu,
the third Sage born in that aeon,
plunging into a forest grove
lived there, the Ultimate Person. Verse 1Walt 1378 Taking some lotus roots and stems,
I went into Buddha’s presence
and gave that food to the Buddha
feeling well- pleased by my own hands. Verse 2Walt 1379 And feeling the touch of the hand
of Vessabhu the One Most Wise,
I was happy beyond compare;
could anything ever top that? Verse 3Walt 1380 My final life is taking place;
all existence is now destroyed.
When I was an elephant king
I planted wholesome seeds back then. Verse 4Walt 1381 In the thirty-one aeons since
I did that good karma back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of a lotus root. Verse 5Walt 1382 In the thirteenth aeon ago
there were sixteen lords of people,
kings all known as Samodhāna
wheel-turning monarchs with great strength. Verse 6Walt 1383 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7
Thus indeed Venerable Bhisadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Bhisadāyaka Thera is finished.