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tha-ap.46 Thera Apadana

Sannidhāpaka

Building a hut in the forest,
I dwelt upon a mountain then,
I was happy to get, or not,
in glory as in dishonor.

Padumuttara, World-Knower,
Sacrificial Recipient,
with a hundred thousand masters
came into my presence back then.

Laying out a mat made of grass
for the one named for the lotus,
the Great Hero, who had arrived,
and I gave it to him, the Teacher.

Happy, and with a happy heart,
with a mind that was very clear,
I provided both food and drink
to him, the Upright Sambuddha.

In the hundred thousand aeons
since I gave him that gift back then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of castor oil fruit.

In the forty-first aeon hence
I was known as Arindama,
a wheel-turning king with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems.

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

Thus indeed Venerable Sannidhāpaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Sannidhāpaka Thera is finished.

- Translator: Jonathan S. Walters

- Editor: Ayya Vimala