Sakacittaniyavagga

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Therāpadāna (1) · Vol. 32 · Section 64

[64] Coming forth from the dwelling, he rose up upon the walking path (caṅkama),⁴ proclaiming the Four Truths, teaching the deathless⁵ state (amataṃ padaṃ). #1 M. (Burmese ed.): pulinaṃ; Yu. (European ed.): veḷūnaṃ. 2 M.: pupphāpūjāyidaṃ; Yu.: thūpapūjāyidaṃ. #3 M.: sakacintaniyo. 4 M.: abbhuṭṭhahiya caṅkame. 5 M.: deseti. Recognizing the voice of Sikhī, the best of Buddhas, the steadfast one (tādī), I took flowers of many kinds and scattered them in the sky. By that deed, O lord of the two-footed, eldest of the world, bull of men, I have attained the unshakable state, having left behind victory and defeat. In the thirty-first aeon from now, since I offered that flower, I know of no bad destination (duggati): this is the fruit of the offering of flowers. In the twentieth aeon from now there was a noble warrior (khattiya) named Sumedha, a universal monarch (cakkavatti) endowed with the seven treasures, of great might. The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and also these eight liberations (vimokkha), the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled. Thus indeed did the venerable Āpopupphiya¹ Thera speak these verses. The Apadāna of Āpopupphiya Thera is concluded. Third: the Apadāna of Paccāgamaniya Thera (63)

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