72. Padasaññaka

Tha-ap 74

Dandelion seeds catching soft light above a meadow.

Walt 1427 As it stepped I saw the foot of
Tissa, the Kinsman of the Sun.
Happy, and with a happy heart,
I pleased my heart over that foot. Verse 1

Walt 1428 In the ninety-two aeons since
I obtained that perception then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of foot-perception. Verse 2

Walt 1429 In the seventh aeon ago
the Kṣatriyan named Sumedha
was a wheel-turner with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems. Verse 3

Walt 1430 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 4

Thus indeed Venerable Padasaññaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Padasaññaka Thera is finished.

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