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tha-ap.27 Thera Apadana

Annasaṁsāvaka

I saw the golden Sambuddha
as he traveled through the bazaar,
like a rare ornament of gold,
Bearing the Thirty-two Great Marks,
Siddhattha, the Lamp of the World,
Ineffable and Unrivaled,
the Tame one, the Brilliant Buddha,
and I obtained supreme joy there.

Spending that time with him I fed
the Sambuddha, the Sage So Great.
The Sage, the Kind One, Protector
then rendered his thanks to me there.

Pleasing my heart in the Buddha,
the Greatly Compassionate One,
Supreme Consolation Maker,
I thrilled for an aeon in heaven.

In the ninety-four aeons since
I gave that almsgiving back then
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of giving food.

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

Thus indeed Venerable Annasamsāvaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Annasamsāvaka Thera is finished.

- Translator: Jonathan S. Walters

- Editor: Ayya Vimala