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tha-ap.149 Thera Apadana

Maggadāyaka

The Eyeful One went in the forest
after he had crossed a river.
I saw Siddhattha, Sambuddha,
Bearing all the Excellent Marks.

Carrying a hoe and basket
I then made that pathway level,
and having worshipped the Teacher,
I brought my own heart great pleasure.

In the ninety-four aeons since
I did that good karma back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of giving a road.

In the fifty-seventh aeon,
there was one person at the top;
he was a lord, ruler of men,
who was known as Suppabuddha.

The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught!

Thus indeed Venerable Maggadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Maggadāyaka Thera is finished.

- Translator: Jonathan S. Walters

- Editor: Ayya Vimala