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tha-ap.349 Thera Apadana

Padumapūjaka

Close to the Himalayan range,
there’s a mountain named Romasa.
The Buddha known as Sambhava
then dwelt there in the open air.

Coming out of my residence,
I brought him a lotus flower.
Having brought a single one
I went forward into rebirth.

In the ninety-one aeons since
I offered him that flower,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā.

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

Thus indeed Venerable Padumapūjaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Padumapūjaka Thera is finished.

- Translator: Jonathan S. Walters

- Editor: Ayya Vimala