[1] The Perfectly Awakened One named Sumedha — the foremost, the compassionate sage — desiring seclusion, supreme in the world, drew near to the Himavanta.
Having plunged into the Himavanta, Sumedha, the Leader of the World, the bull among men, folded his legs crosswise and sat down.
Attained to concentration (samādhi), Sumedha, the Leader of the World, the Buddha, supreme among men, sat for seven nights and days.
Taking up my carrying-pole with its load, I plunged into the midst of the forest; there I saw the Perfectly Awakened One, who had crossed the flood (ogha), free from taints (āsava).
Taking a broom, I swept the hermitage; then, setting up four poles, I made a pavilion.
Taking sal blossoms, I roofed the pavilion over; with a mind full of confidence, glad at heart, I paid homage to the Leader of the World.
He whom they call "Sumedha," of wisdom vast as the earth, possessed of excellent wisdom, seated amid the Saṅgha of bhikkhus, spoke these verses.
Recognizing the Buddha's utterance, all the devas assembled: "Beyond doubt the supreme Buddha, the One with Vision, will teach the Dhamma."
The Perfectly Awakened One named Sumedha, recipient of oblations, seated amid the assembly of devas, spoke these verses:
"He who for seven days held up for me a pavilion with its roofing of sal blossoms — him I shall proclaim: listen while I speak.
"Whether become a deva or a human, he will be of golden complexion; having become one of abundant wealth, he will be an enjoyer of sensual pleasures.
"Sixty thousand elephants, adorned with every ornament — mātaṅga elephants with girths of gold, clad in golden caparisons,
"mounted by mahouts with lance and goad in hand — will come, evening and morning, to attend upon this man.
"Surrounded by those elephants, this man will rejoice. Sixty thousand horses, adorned with every ornament —
"thoroughbreds by birth, Sindh steeds, swift mounts, ridden by horsemen bearing swords and bows —
"will constantly surround him: this is the fruit of homage to the Buddha (buddhapūjā). Sixty thousand chariots, adorned with every ornament,
"covered with leopard skins and with tiger skins too, fitted out, with banners hoisted, manned by charioteers with bows in hand, bearing shields,
"will constantly surround him: this is the fruit of homage to the Buddha. Sixty thousand villages, complete in every respect,
"abounding in wealth and grain, prosperous in every way, will always be manifest: this is the fruit of homage to the Buddha.
"Elephants, horses, chariots, foot soldiers — an army of four divisions — will constantly surround him: this is the fruit of homage to the Buddha.
"For eighteen hundred aeons (kappa) he will delight in the world of the devas; and a thousand times he will be a king, a wheel-turning monarch (cakkavatti).
"And three hundred times he will exercise rulership among the devas; his regional kingship will be extensive, incalculable by count.
"Thirty thousand aeons hence, one arisen in the Okkāka lineage, Gotama by name, will be the Teacher in the world."
An heir in his teachings, a true-born son, fashioned by the Dhamma, having fully understood all the taints, I dwell free from taints.
Thirty thousand aeons ago I saw the Leader of the World; throughout the interval since then I sought the deathless state (amataṃ padaṃ).
It was a gain for me, well gained by me indeed, that I know the dispensation (sāsana): the three true knowledges (vijjā) have been attained; the Buddha's dispensation has been fulfilled.
Homage to you, O thoroughbred among men! Homage to you, O supreme among men! Having extolled your knowledge (ñāṇa), I have attained the deathless state.
Into whatever womb I am reborn, whether to divine or to human state, everywhere I am happy: this is the fruit of my extolling of the knowledge.
This is my very last; the final existence (bhava) is now proceeding. Like an elephant that has sundered its bonds, I dwell free from taints.
My defilements (kilesa) have been burned away; all existences have been uprooted. Like an elephant that has sundered its bonds, I dwell free from taints.
Welcome indeed was my coming into the presence of my Buddha! The three true knowledges have been attained; the Buddha's dispensation has been fulfilled.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and these eight liberations (vimokkha) too, and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's dispensation has been fulfilled.
Thus indeed did the Venerable Elder Bhaddāli speak these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Bhaddāli is concluded.
Second: The Apadāna of the Elder Ekacchattiya (412)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.