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tha-ap.223 Thera Apadana

Ālambanadāyaka

I gave a plank for hanging things
to the Biped Lord, Neutral One,
the Blessed One, Atthadassi,
the World’s Best One, the Neutral One.

I am ruling the massive earth
together with the sea and sky.
I exercise overlordship
among all creatures on the earth.

My defilements are all burnt up,
every existence is canceled.
The three knowledges are attained;
I have done what the Buddha taught!

In the sixty-second aeon
hence were three of the royal caste,
all were named Ekāpassita,
wheel-turning monarchs with great strength.

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

Thus indeed Venerable Ālambanadāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Ālambanadāyaka Thera is finished.

- Translator: Jonathan S. Walters

- Editor: Ayya Vimala