[111] Not far from the Himavant is a mountain named Lambaka;
right there¹ the Fully Awakened One Tissa walked in meditation in the open air.
Formerly² I was a hunter of deer in the forest, in the woodland;
having seen the Deva of Devas, I gave him a handful of grass.
Having given it to the Buddha for a seat, I made my mind (citta) serene;
having paid homage to the Fully Awakened One, I departed facing north.
Not long after, when I had only just gone,³ the king of beasts set upon⁴ me;
slain⁵ by the lion, I died on that very spot.
The deed (kamma) had been done by me in the presence of the supreme Buddha, the one free from taints (āsava);
like an arrow⁶ well loosed in its flight, I went to the deva world (devaloka).
There stood a splendid palace (yūpa), brought into being by my meritorious deed —
with a thousand sections and seven globes, decked with banners, made of green [gems].
#1 Yu.: tatthopatisso. 2 Yu.: tadā. 3 Ma., Yu.: gatamattassa. 4 Ma.: apoṭhayi.
#5 Ma.: poṭhito. Yu.: patito. 6 Po., Yu.: … ca.
Its radiance streamed forth like the hundred-rayed sun when risen;
thronged by deva maidens, I rejoiced, delighting in the pleasures I desired.
Passing away from the deva world, urged on by the bright root [of merit] (sukkamūla),
I came to the human state and attained the destruction of the taints (āsavakkhaya).
In the ninety-fourth aeon from now I made that seat;
I know of no bad destination (duggati) — this is the fruit of the handful of grass.
My defilements (kilesa) have been burned away; all existences have been rooted out;
like an elephant that has burst its bonds, I dwell free from taints.
Welcome indeed was my coming into the presence of my Buddha;
the three true knowledges (vijjā) have been attained; the Buddha's teaching has been done.
The four analytic insights (paṭisambhidā), and these eight liberations (vimokkha) as well,
and the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching has been done.
Thus indeed did the Venerable Elder Tiṇamuṭṭhidāyaka speak these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Tiṇamuṭṭhidāyaka is concluded.
The second: the Apadāna of the Elder Veccakadāyaka (522).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.