[14] Not far from Himavant there is a mountain named Kadamba;²
on the side³ of that mountain there dwelt seven Buddhas.
Seeing a kadamba flower,⁴ I raised my joined palms;
taking seven flowers, with a full heart⁵ I scattered them.
[Siam edition apparatus: ¹ M., Yu.: "…mādāya" (the anchor falls before this excerpt). ² M.: "Kukkuṭo …" (as the mountain's name). ³ M.: "…pādamhi" ("at the foot" of the mountain). ⁴ M., Yu.: "kadambaṃ pupphitaṃ …" ("the kadamba in bloom"). ⁵ M., Yu.: "puññacittena" ("with a meritorious mind").]
Because of that deed well done, and through volition and aspiration,
on abandoning the human body I went to Tāvatiṃsa.
In the ninety-fourth aeon from this one — the deed that I did then:
I know of no bad destination; this is the fruit of worship of the Buddhas.
My defilements have been burned away; all existences have been rooted out;
like an elephant that has burst its bonds, I dwell without taints (āsava).
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 fulfilled.
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 Elder Sattakadambapupphiya speak these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Sattakadambapupphiya is concluded.
The Apadāna of the Elder Koraṇḍapupphiya, the fifth (425)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.