154. Kakkārupūjaka (THA-AP156)

Having been the son of a god,
I worshipped Sikhi, the Leader.
Taking a kakkāru flower
I offered it to the Buddha.

In the thirty-one aeons since
I offered that flower to him,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā.

And in the ninth aeon ago
I was the king, Sattuttama,
a wheel-turner with great power,
possessor of the seven gems.

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

Thus indeed Venerable Kakkārupūjaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Kakkārupūjaka Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters.

Whitman College, 2017

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