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tha-ap.79 Thera Apadana

Sūcidāyaka

Thirty thousand aeons ago
the Sambuddha, the World-Leader,
Bearing the Thirty-Two Great Marks,
was the Buddha named Sumedha.

Five needles were given by me
to the One of Golden Color,
the Biped-Lord, the Neutral One,
so that Buddha could stitch his robes.

Because of just that needle-gift,
knowledge did then arise in me
with clever meanings and insights,
sharp and quick and comfortable.

I have burnt up my defilements;
all existence is now destroyed.
I am bearing my last body
in the Supreme Buddha’s teaching.

There were four kings all with the name
Dipadādhipati back then,
wheel-turners who had great power,
possessors 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 Sūcidāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Sūcidāyaka Thera is finished.

- Translator: Jonathan S. Walters

- Editor: Ayya Vimala