285. Maghavapupphiya (THA-AP287)

The Self-Become, Unconquered One,
he Endowed with Meditation,
the Bright One, the Unsullied One
dwelt on River Narmada’s bank.

With a happy heart, having seen
the Sambuddha, Unconquered One,
then with a maghava flower
I worshipped that Self-Become One.

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

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

Thus indeed Venerable Maghavapupphiya Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Maghavapupphiya Thera is finished.

Translated by Jonathan S. Walters.

Whitman College, 2017

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