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3. Subhūti Chapter 1. The Apadāna of Thera Subhūti 1. Not far from the Himalayas, is a mountain named Nisabha; My hermitage is well-made, my leaf-hut well-constructed. 2. Named Kosiyo, a matted-hair ascetic of fierce austerity; Alone, without a second, I lived then on Nisabha. 3. Fruits, roots, and leaves, I did not eat then; Only fallen, withered leaves, I subsisted on at that time. 4. I do not corrupt my livelihood, even if I abandon life; I please my own mind, I avoid improper seeking. 5. When a mind associated with passion arises in me; I myself reflect on it, and with one-pointedness, I subdue it. 6. ‘You are attached to what is to be attached to, you are hateful towards what is to be hated; You are deluded by what is to be deluded by, depart from the forest, you. 7. ‘This is the dwelling of the pure, of the stainless ascetics; Do not defile the pure, depart from the forest, you. 8. ‘Having become a householder, when you obtain a son; Do not displease both, depart from the forest, you. 9. ‘Like a charred log, which is useless anywhere; Neither in the village nor in the forest, it is not considered wood. 10. ‘You are like a charred log, neither a householder nor a recluse; Released from both today, depart from the forest, you. 11. ‘Could this be yours? Who knows this of you? You will carry the burden of faith for me, and for much laziness. 12. ‘The wise will despise you, like a citizen despises the impure; Having dragged you out, the sages will always admonish you. 13. ‘The wise will declare you one who has transgressed the teaching; Unable to obtain companionship, how will you live? 14. ‘A powerful elephant, a sixty-year-old tusker, having approached a rutting elephant, drives the elephant from the herd. 15. ‘Having been separated from the herd, , he finds no happiness, no comfort. Distressed, dejected he becomes, trembling, he laments. 16. “‘Just so, the ascetics will cast out that fool. Cast out by them, you will find no happiness, no comfort. 17. “‘By day or by night, pierced by the dart of sorrow, You burn with feverish heat, like an elephant cast out from its herd. 18. “‘Just as false gold shines nowhere, So you, devoid of virtue, will shine nowhere. 19. “‘Even living in a house, how will you sustain yourself? No ancestral wealth, no treasure is stored up for you. 20. “‘Making your own living, sweat pouring from your body, Thus will you live in a house; that does not please you, does it? 21. “‘Thus I restrained my mind, which had fallen into defilement. Having spoken various Dhamma talks, I kept my mind from evil.’ 22. As I thus dwelled, living heedfully, Thirty thousand years passed for me in the wilderness. 23. Seeing me delighting in heedfulness, seeking the highest goal, Padumuttara the Fully Awakened One came to my presence. 24. Of the color of a rose-apple tree, immeasurable, incomparable, The Buddha, unequaled in form, walked in the sky then. 25. Like a fully bloomed royal sal tree, like lightning amidst dense clouds, The Buddha, unequaled in wisdom, walked in the sky then. 26. Like a lion king, fearless, like an elephant king, proud, Like a tiger king, bold, he walked in the sky then. 27. Of the color of pure gold, like glowing khadira embers, Like a jewel, a source of light, he walked in the sky then. 28. Like pure Mount Kailasa, like the moon on a full moon night, Like the sun at midday, he walked in the sky then. 29. Seeing him walking in the sky, I thought then: ‘Is this being a god, or is he a human? 30. ‘I have neither heard nor seen such a one on earth. O! Is there a mantra-word? This will be the Teacher.’ 31. Thus I, having thought, made my mind serene; Various flowers and scents, I gathered then. 32. Having prepared a flower-seat, with a good and lovely mind; To the foremost charioteer of men, I spoke these words. 33. ‘This seat of mine, O hero, is prepared, suitable for you; Making my mind joyful, sit upon this flower-seat.’ 34. There sat the Blessed One, fearless like a lion; For seven days and nights, the Buddha, on that excellent flower-seat. 35. I stood, paying homage, for seven days and nights; Having arisen from concentration, the Teacher, unsurpassed in the world; Proclaiming my deed, spoke these words. 36. ‘Cultivate the recollection of the Buddha, an unsurpassed meditation; Having cultivated this recollection, you will fulfill your mind. 37. ‘For thirty thousand aeons, you will rejoice in the deva-world; Eighty times as king of devas, you will rule the deva-kingdom; A thousand times as a Wheel-turning Monarch, you will be king in the land. 38. ‘Vast regional kingship, countless in number; You will experience all that, the fruit of the recollection of the Buddha. 39. ‘Wandering through existence after existence, you will obtain great wealth; There will be no lack in your wealth, the fruit of the recollection of the Buddha. 40. ‘In one hundred thousand aeons, born into the Okkāka clan; Named Gotama by clan, a Teacher will arise in the world. 41. ‘Having abandoned eighty crores (of wealth), and many servants and workers; In the Dispensation of the Blessed Gotama, you will go forth (into homelessness). 42. ‘Having pleased the Fully Awakened One, Gotama, the foremost of the Sakyas; By the name Subhūti, you will be a disciple of the Teacher. 43. ‘Sitting in the assembly of monks, for your quality of worthiness of offerings; And for dwelling in solitude, he will place you foremost in two (qualities).’ 44. Having said this, the Fully Awakened One, whose name is the best of lotuses; The hero ascended into the sky, like a king of swans in the atmosphere. 45. The world was taught... Having bowed to the Tathāgata, the Protector, I ever joyfully cultivate the supreme recollection of the Buddha. 46. By that well-done deed, and by the aspirations of my mind, having abandoned the human body, I went to Tāvatiṃsa. 47. Eighty times I was the lord of devas, ruling as Sakka; a thousand times I was a king, a universal monarch. 48. Vast regional kingdoms, innumerable in number; I enjoy great prosperity, the fruit of the recollection of the Buddha. 49. Wandering through existences, I obtain great wealth; there is no lack in my wealth, the fruit of the recollection of the Buddha. 50. A hundred thousand aeons ago, the deed I did then; I know no bad destination, the fruit of the recollection of the Buddha. 51. The four analytical knowledges, and these eight liberations; the six supernormal powers realized, the Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the Elder Subhūti Thera spoke these verses. The Apadāna of Elder Subhūti, the first. 2. The Apadāna of Elder Upavāna 52. The Victor named Padumuttara, one who has crossed over all phenomena; having blazed like a mass of fire, the Fully Awakened One attained final Nibbāna. 53. Great multitudes gathered, having honored the Tathāgata; having made a well-prepared pyre, they placed the body upon it. 54. Having performed the funeral rites, they collected the relics there; all, with devas and humans, made a Buddha-stūpa. 55. The first was made of gold, the second was made of jewels; the third was made of silver, the fourth was made of crystal. 56. There, the fifth level was made of coral; the sixth of masāragalla gem, above all jewels. 57. The base was made of jewels, the railing was made of gems; the stūpa was entirely made of gold, rising up one yojana. 58. Devas gathered there, and consulted together then; "We too will make a stūpa, for the Protector of the world, the Such One. 59. There are no special relics, the body is a single mass; on this Buddha-stūpa, we will make a casing." That. 60. The gods, with seven jewels, Increased it by another league. The stupa, two leagues high, Dispels the darkness. 61. The Nāgas, having assembled there, Consulted together then. Humans and gods as well, They made the Buddha's stupa. 62. "Let us not be negligent, Diligent, with the gods. We too shall make a stupa, For the World's Protector, the Such-one." 63. Sapphire, great sapphire, And also luminous gems, Having gathered them together, They covered the Buddha's stupa. 64. All was made of jewels, Thus was the Buddha's shrine. Three leagues high, Illuminating then. 65. And the Garuḷas, having assembled, Consulted together then. Humans, gods, and Nāgas, They made the Buddha's stupa. 66. "Let us not be negligent, Diligent, with the gods. We too shall make a stupa, For the World's Protector, the Such-one." 67. They made the entire jewel-made stupa, And a casing. They too increased it by a league, The extended Buddha's shrine. 68. Four leagues high, The Buddha's stupa shines. It illuminates all directions, Like the risen sun. 69. And the Kumbhaṇḍas, having assembled, Consulted together then. Humans and gods, And Nāgas and Garuḷas likewise. For the supreme Buddha, They made the excellent stupa. 70. "Let us not be negligent, Diligent, with the gods. We too shall make a stupa, For the World's Protector, the Such-one. With jewels we shall cover, The extended Buddha's shrine." 71. They too increased it by a league, The extended Buddha's shrine. Five leagues high, The stupa shines then. 72. The Yakkhas, having assembled there, Consulted together then. Humans, gods, Nāgas, Garuḷas, and Kumbhaṇḍas. 73. For the supreme Buddha, They made the excellent stupa. "Let us not be negligent, Diligent... They, with the gods. 74. "We too will make a stupa, for the World-Protector, the Such-One; We will cover it with crystals, a lofty Buddha-shrine." 75. They extended it by a league, that lofty Buddha-shrine; Six leagues high, the stupa shone then. 76. And the Gandharvas, having gathered, consulted together then: "Humans, deities, Nagas, Garulas, Kumbhayakkhas. 77. All have made a Buddha-stupa, we here have done nothing; We too will make a stupa, for the World-Protector, the Such-One." 78. Having made seven altars, they raised a parasol; A stupa all of gold,