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In this fortunate aeon (bhaddakappa) there arose the kinsman of Brahmā, of great fame,
Kassapa by clan, the best of speakers.
Free from proliferation (nippapañca), without any support, his mind the equal of space,
abounding in emptiness (suññatā), steadfast (tādī), delighting in the signless (animitta), he dwelt.
Wary in mind,¹ unstained, not mingling with family or with company,
greatly compassionate, wise, skilled in the means of training,
zealous in his duties toward others, guiding [beings] in [the world] with its devas
[onto] the path going to Nibbāna, which dries up the mire of destinations,
the deathless (amata), of supreme sweetness, the warding-off of aging and death —
seated in the midst of a great assembly, he, the deliverer of the world,
calling like the karavīka bird, the protector, Brahmā-voiced, the Tathāgata,
lifting up out of great suffering² those gone astray, without a guide,
teaching the dustless (viraja) Dhamma — [such] was the Leader of the World seen by me.
Having heard his Dhamma, I went forth into homelessness.
Having gone forth, then, reflecting upon the Victor's (jina) teaching,
oppressed by association (saṃsagga), I dwelt all alone in a delightful forest.
That seclusion of my body (kāyavūpakāsa) came to me as the cause
of the seclusion of the mind, for I saw peril in association.
My defilements (kilesa) have been burned up; all existences (bhava) have been uprooted;
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 done.
The four analytical knowledges (paṭisambhidā) and also these eight liberations (vimokkha),
the six superknowledges (chaḷabhiññā) have been realized; the Buddha's teaching has been done.
Thus indeed the Venerable Elder Ekavihāriya spoke these verses.
The Apadāna of the Elder Ekavihāriya is concluded.
The Second: the Apadāna of the Elder Ekasaṅkhiya (432)
¹ The Burmese and European editions read *asaṅgacitto nikkileso*, "unattached in mind, undefiled."
² The Burmese and European editions read *mahāduggā*, "out of the great wilderness."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.