[197] Seeing an aṅkola tree in bloom, laden with the choicest of garlands,²
I gathered those flowers and went into the presence of the Buddha.
At that time Siddhattha, the Great Sage, had withdrawn into seclusion;
having waited upon him a moment, I strewed the flowers in the cave.
[¹ The Po., Ma., and Yu. editions read: sappabho. ² The Ma. edition reads: mālāvaraṃ sakosakaṃ.]
In the ninety-fourth aeon (kappa) from this one, since I offered up that flower,
I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of worship of the Buddha (buddhapūjā).¹
In the thirty-sixth aeon from this one there was one named Devagajjita,
endowed with the seven treasures, a universal monarch (cakkavatti) of great power.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā) and also these eight liberations (vimokkha),
the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching (sāsana) has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed did the Venerable Aṅkolaka the Elder (thera) speak these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Aṅkolaka is concluded.
6. The Apadāna of the Elder Kisalayapūjaka (196)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.