Tiṇadāyakavagga

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Therāpadāna · Buddhavaṁsa · Cariyāpiṭaka (2) · Vol. 33 · Section 111

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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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