Walt 2214 My magically-made mansion,
with eighty-four lakhs of pillars,
was a lovely golden color,
the equal of a divine tree. Verse 1
Walt 2215 Plucking a tamāla flower
with a mind which was very clear,
I offered it to the Buddha
Sikhi, the Kinsman of the World. Verse 2
Walt 2216 in the thirty-one aeons since
I did that good karma then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. Verse 3
Walt 2217 In the twentieth aeon ago
there was one named Candatitta,
a wheel-turning king with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems. Verse 4
Walt 2218 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 5
Thus indeed Venerable Tamālapupphiya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Tamālapupphiya Thera is finished.
“Cullāsītisahassāni, thambhā sovaṇṇayā ahū; Devalaṭṭhipaṭibhāgaṁ, vimānaṁ me sunimmitaṁ.
“Cullāsītisahassāni, thambhā sovaṇṇayā ahū; Devalaṭṭhipaṭibhāgaṁ, vimānaṁ me sunimmitaṁ.
Tamālapupphaṁ paggayha, vippasannena cetasā; Buddhassa abhiropayiṁ, sikhino lokabandhuno.
Tamālapupphaṁ paggayha, vippasannena cetasā; Buddhassa abhiropayiṁ, sikhino lokabandhuno.
Ekattiṁse ito kappe, yaṁ kammamakariṁ tadā; Duggatiṁ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṁ phalaṁ.
Ekattiṁse ito kappe, yaṁ kammamakariṁ tadā; Duggatiṁ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṁ phalaṁ.
Ito vīsatime kappe, candatittoti ekako; Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.
Ito vīsatime kappe, candatittoti ekako; Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.
Paṭisambhidā catasso, vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime; Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
Paṭisambhidā catasso, vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime; Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā tamālapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā tamālapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā tamālapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Tamālapupphiyattherassāpadānaṁ paṭhamaṁ.
Tamālapupphiyattherassāpadānaṁ paṭhamaṁ.
Tamālapupphiyattherassāpadānaṁ paṭhamaṁ.