[153] Like the moon — stainless, pure, clear, and unclouded — with delight in existence utterly exhausted, having crossed over attachment (visattikā) in the world;
quenching the multitude, himself crossed over and bringing others across — the sage (muni), meditating in the forest, one-pointed, well concentrated —
having strung bandhujīvaka flowers upon a thread, I offered them up to the Buddha Sikhī, the Kinsman of the World (lokabandhu).
In the thirty-first aeon from this one I did that deed; I know of no bad destination: this is the fruit of the offering to the Buddha (buddhapūjā).
In the seventh aeon from this one I was a lord of men, of great fame, Samantacakkhu by name, a universal monarch (cakkavatti) of great might.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and these eight liberations (vimokkha), and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed the Venerable Bandhujīvaka Thera spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of Bandhujīvaka Thera is concluded.
The Apadāna of Tambapupphiya Thera, the Second (152)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.