Mandāravapupphiyavagga

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Therāpadāna (1) · Vol. 32 · Section 371

[371] Going downstream along the bank of the river Candabhāgā, I saw the Buddha, free from the dust (of defilement), like a royal sāl tree in blossom. With a mind of serene confidence, glad at heart, I took a timira flower and strewed it upon the head of the supreme solitary sage (paccekamuni). In the ninety-first aeon (kappa) from the present I offered that flower in worship; I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of worship of the Buddha (buddhapūjā). The four analytical knowledges (paṭisambhidā), and these eight liberations (vimokkha) as well, and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized: the Buddha's teaching (sāsana) has been carried out. Thus indeed the Venerable Elder Timirapupphiya spoke these verses. The Apadāna of the Elder Timirapupphiya is concluded. #1 The Burmese (Ma.) and European (Yu.) editions read "phullitaṃ" [in full bloom]. Tenth: the Apadāna of the Elder Salaḷapupphiya (370)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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