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75. In the forty-first aeon, There was one king, Arindama; Endowed with seven jewels, A mighty Wheel-turning monarch. 76. The four analytical knowledges… …the Buddha’s teaching was done. Thus indeed, the Elder Sanniṭṭhāpaka spoke these verses. The fourth Apadāna is of the Elder Sanniṭṭhāpaka. 5. The Apadāna of the Elder Pañcahatthiya 77. The Fully Awakened One named Sumedha, Walked in the marketplace; With downcast eyes, speaking little, Mindful, with senses restrained. 78. Five lotus flowers, Were for me to wear as a garland; With them I worshipped the Buddha, Pleased with my own hands. 79. And those flowers, when offered, Became a canopy for the Teacher; They settled upon the Great Nāga, Like pupils upon their teacher. 80. Thirty thousand aeons ago, When I offered those flowers, I have known no bad destination; This is the fruit of worshipping the Buddha. 81. Two hundred aeons from now, There were five kings; Named Hatthiya, Mighty Wheel-turning monarchs. 82. The four analytical knowledges… …the Buddha’s teaching was done. Thus indeed, the Elder Pañcahatthiya spoke these verses. The fifth Apadāna is of the Elder Pañcahatthiya. 6. The Apadāna of the Elder Padumacchadaniya 83. When the Lord of the World, Vipassī, the foremost person, had attained Nibbāna; Taking a fully bloomed lotus, I offered it to the pyre. 84. And when offered to the pyre, It rose into the sky; Making a canopy in the air, It remained above the pyre. 85. Ninety-one aeons ago, When I offered a flower; I know no suffering, this is the fruit of Buddha-worship. 86. In the forty-seventh eon, named Padumissara, a conqueror of the four continents, a mighty Wheel-turning Monarch. 87. The four analytical knowledges... (etc.)... the Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the Venerable Thera Padumacchadaniya spoke these verses. The sixth Apadāna of Thera Padumacchadaniya. 7. The Apadāna of Thera Sayanadāyaka 88. To the Blessed One Siddhattha, the steadfast one with a mind of loving-kindness, a supreme couch was given by me, covered with cloths. 89. The Blessed One accepted the suitable couch and seat. Rising from that couch, the Conqueror ascended into the air. 90. In the ninety-fourth eon, when I gave the couch, I know no suffering; this is the fruit of the couch. 91. In the fifty-first eon, named Varaka, a divine being, endowed with seven jewels, a mighty Wheel-turning Monarch. 92. The four analytical knowledges... (etc.)... the Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the Venerable Thera Sayanadāyaka spoke these verses. The seventh Apadāna of Thera Sayanadāyaka. 8. The Apadāna of Thera Caṅkamanadāyaka 93. For the Sage Atthadassī, the steadfast one, chief of the world, having built with bricks, I had a walking-path made. 94. Five ratanas high, the walking-path was well-constructed; a hundred cubits long, delightful and inspiring. 95. The Blessed One accepted, Atthadassī, the supreme among men. Taking sand in his hand, he spoke these verses: 96. "By this gift of sand, and the well-made walking-path, he will experience a sandy domain, endowed with seven jewels. 97. For three eons among devas, he will rule as king of devas; he will experience prosperity, surrounded by celestial nymphs. 98. Having come to the human world, he will be a king in the land; and three times a Wheel-turning Monarch, he will be on earth." 99. Eighteen hundred aeons ago, the deed I did then; I know no suffering, this is the fruit of the walking meditation. The four analytical knowledges... ...the Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the Venerable Elder Caṅkamanadāyaka spoke these verses. The eighth Apadāna of the Elder Caṅkamanadāyaka. 9. The Apadāna of Elder Subhadda Padumuttara, knower of the world, receiver of offerings; Having uplifted the people, the greatly renowned attained Nibbāna. When the Fully Awakened One attained Nibbāna, the ten-thousandfold world trembled; A great multitude of people gathered, the devas assembled then. Having filled with sandalwood, and tagara and jasmine; Delighted with a joyful mind, I anointed the supreme man. Knowing my intention, the Teacher, unsurpassed in the world; The Fully Awakened One, while lying down, spoke these verses. ‘He who, in my last moments, covered me with fragrant garlands; Him I shall praise, listen to my words. ‘Departing from here, this person, will go to the Tusita realm; Having reigned there, he will go to the Nimmāna realm. ‘By this very means, having given the supreme garland; Delighting in his own deed, he will experience prosperity. ‘Again, in the Tusita realm, this man will be reborn; Departing from that realm, he will go to human existence. ‘The Sakyan son, the great Nāga, foremost in the world with its devas; Having awakened many beings, the Seer will attain Nibbāna. ‘Then, being approached, impelled by his root of merit; Approaching the Fully Awakened One, he will ask a question then. ‘Making him smile, the Fully Awakened One, the Omniscient Leader of the world; Having understood his meritorious deed, will reveal the truths. ‘And this question being asked, delighted with a concentrated mind; Having saluted the Teacher, he will request ordination. Seeing a mind serene, content with its own deeds; That Buddha will ordain him, skilled in the highest path. This person, having striven in the teaching of the Fully Awakened One; Having fully known all defilements, will attain Nibbāna, taintless. Connected by past kamma, one-pointed, well-composed; I am a true son of the Buddha, well-formed by Dhamma. Approaching the King of Dhamma, I asked an excellent question; And explaining the question to me, he brought me to the stream of Dhamma. Having understood his Dhamma, I lived delighted in the teaching; Having fully known all defilements, I live taintless. A hundred thousand aeons ago, the supreme leader, the lotus-born; Attained Nibbāna without clinging, like a lamp when its oil is spent. Seven leagues high it was, a stupa made of jewels; There I worshipped with a banner, all auspicious, delightful. And of Kassapa Buddha, the chief disciple named Tissa; Was my true son, an heir in the Victor's teaching. With a lowly mind towards him, I spoke an unwholesome word; By the result of that kamma, later I became fortunate. In the Sāla Grove of Upavattana, on his last couch, the sage; The Great Hero ordained me, the beneficial, compassionate Victor. Today indeed is the ordination, today indeed is the full admission; Today indeed is the final Nibbāna, in the presence of the best of bipeds. The four analytical knowledges... The Buddha's teaching has been done. For the Blessed One Siddhattha, the world's foremost, the steadfast one; Having made an offering stand, I covered it with jasmine flowers. Having finished arranging those flowers, I presented them to the Buddha; Taking the remaining flowers, I placed them upon the Buddha. Like a golden offering stand, the Buddha, the world's supreme leader; With a serene mind, joyful, with flower offerings I offered this. 128. The Buddha, free from doubt, surrounded by those who had crossed the floods, seated in the assembly of monks, spoke these verses. 129. ‘He who gave me a flower offering, emitting a divine fragrance, him I shall praise; listen to my words. 130. ‘Departing from here, this person, surrounded by a host of deities, adorned with jasmine flowers, will go to the world of gods. 131. ‘His lofty dwelling, golden and jeweled, will appear in the sky, brought forth by the power of his meritorious deed. 132. ‘Seventy-four times he will rule as king of gods; he will experience prosperity, surrounded by celestial nymphs. 133. ‘Three hundred times he will rule the earth; and seventy-five times he will be a Wheel-turning Monarch. 134. ‘By the name Dujjaya, he will be a human ruler; having experienced that merit, supported by his own deeds. 135. ‘Without going to a woeful state, he will attain human existence; accumulated gold for him, not less than a hundred crores. 136. ‘He will be reborn in a womb, he will be a brahmin; the wise son of Vaṅganta, the beloved legitimate son of Sāri. 137. ‘And afterwards, having gone forth, in the teaching of Aṅgīrasa, by the name Cūḷacunda, he will be a disciple of the Teacher. 138. ‘Being a novice, he will become one whose defilements are destroyed; having fully understood all defilements, he will attain Nibbāna, free from defilements.’ 139. I attended the Great Hero, and many other pure ones; and I attended my brother, for the attainment of the highest goal. 140. Having attended my brother, and placed the relic in a bowl; I offered it to the Fully Awakened One, the foremost in the world, the bull among men. 141. Taking it with both hands, the Buddha, in the world with its gods, showing that relic, praised the chief disciple. 142. My mind is well-liberated, my faith is established; All Having fully understood the defilements, I dwell without defilements. 143. The analytical knowledges have been attained, And the liberations have been experienced; The six higher knowledges have been realized, The Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed the Venerable Elder Cunda spoke these verses. The Tenth Apadāna of Elder Cunda. The Fifth, the Upāli Chapter. Its Summary – Upāli, Soṇa, Bhaddiya, Sanniṭṭhāpaka, Hatthiya; Chadana, Seyya, Caṅkama, Subhadda, Cunda by name; One hundred and forty verses, And four in addition to that.