Walt 1553-1554No one can count the good karma—
even, “for this, it is that much”—
of one who performs pūjā for
those who are worthy of pūjā,
like Buddhas and their followers,
who have crossed over tears for grief
and moved beyond ties to rebirth,
reaching nirvana, fearing naught. Verse 1-2Walt 1555 He who would exercise lordship
here over the four continents
would not be worth one sixteenth-part
of one who performs such pūjā. Verse 3Walt 1556 When Siddhattha the Top Person’s
shrine had become broken open,
I donated balls of plaster
with a mind that was very clear. Verse 4Walt 1557 In the ninety-four aeons since
I did that good karma back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of renovation. Verse 5Walt 1558 In the thirtieth aeon ago
there were thirteen wheel-turning kings,
all known as Paṭisamkhāra,
possessors of the seven gems. Verse 6Walt 1559 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 7
Thus indeed Venerable Sudhāpiṇḍiya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Sudhāpiṇḍiya Thera is finished.