Walt 2852 On Candabhāgā River’s bank,
I dwelt in a hermitage then.
I saw a golden-colored deer,
which was wandering through the woods. Verse 1
Walt 2853 Having pleased my heart in that deer,
I recalled the World’s Best Buddha.
With that same pleasure in my heart,
I recalled the other Buddhas: Verse 2
Walt 2854 “Those Buddhas who have passed away,
Thus-Gone-Ones, while they were living,
in this very same way shined forth,
like golden deer-kings for the heart.” Verse 3
Walt 2855 In the ninety-four aeons since
I obtained that perception then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
the fruit of perceiving Buddhas. Verse 4
Walt 2856 In the twenty-seventh aeon
hence there was one lord of the earth,
who was named Araññasatta,
a wheel-turning king with great strength. Verse 5
Walt 2857 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 6
Thus indeed Venerable Nimittasaññaka Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Nimittasaññaka Thera is finished.
“Candabhāgānadītīre, vasāmi assame ahaṁ; Suvaṇṇamigamaddakkhiṁ, carantaṁ vipine ahaṁ.
“Candabhāgānadītīre, vasāmi assame ahaṁ; Suvaṇṇamigamaddakkhiṁ, carantaṁ vipine ahaṁ.
Mige cittaṁ pasādetvā, lokajeṭṭhaṁ anussariṁ; Tena cittappasādena, aññe buddhe anussariṁ.
Mige cittaṁ pasādetvā, lokajeṭṭhaṁ anussariṁ; Tena cittappasādena, aññe buddhe anussariṁ.
Abbhatītā ca ye buddhā, vattamānā anāgatā; Evamevaṁ virocanti, migarājāva te tayo.
Abbhatītā ca ye buddhā, vattamānā anāgatā; Evamevaṁ virocanti, migarājāva te tayo.
Catunnavutito kappe, yaṁ saññamalabhiṁ tadā; Duggatiṁ nābhijānāmi, buddhasaññāyidaṁ phalaṁ.
Catunnavutito kappe, yaṁ saññamalabhiṁ tadā; Duggatiṁ nābhijānāmi, buddhasaññāyidaṁ phalaṁ.
Sattavīse ito kappe, eko āsiṁ mahīpati; Araññasattho nāmena, cakkavattī mahabbalo.
Sattavīse ito kappe, eko āsiṁ mahīpati; Araññasattho nāmena, cakkavattī mahabbalo.
Paṭisambhidā catasso, …pe… kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
Paṭisambhidā catasso, …pe… kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā nimittasaññako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā nimittasaññako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā nimittasaññako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Nimittasaññakattherassāpadānaṁ pañcamaṁ.
Nimittasaññakattherassāpadānaṁ pañcamaṁ.
Nimittasaññakattherassāpadānaṁ pañcamaṁ.