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Formerly I was a maker of carriages, well trained in woodwork;
having fashioned a plank of sandalwood, I gave it to the Kinsman of the World (lokabandhu).¹
¹ [Variant readings: Po. "candane"; Ma. "candanaṃ .."; Yu. "candanaphalakaṃ".]
This heavenly mansion (byamha), well wrought of gold, shines forth;
elephant carriages, horse carriages, and heavenly vehicles stand ready.
Palaces and palanquins too arise just as I wish;
unshakable is my treasure: this is the fruit of the plank.
In the ninety-first aeon (kappa) from now, since I gave that plank,
I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of the plank.
In the fifty-seventh aeon there were four named Bhavanimmita,
universal monarchs (cakkavatti) endowed with the seven treasures, of great might.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and also these eight liberations (vimokkha),
and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed the Venerable Phalakadāyaka the Elder spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of Phalakadāyaka the Elder is concluded.
The Ninth: the Apadāna of Vaṭaṃsakiya the Elder (149)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.