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The Chapter of Tamāla Flowers 1. The Apadāna of Tamālapupphiya Thera 1. Eighty-four thousand golden pillars there were; Like a divine staff, my mansion was well-built. 2. Taking a tamāla flower, with a mind well-clarified; I offered it to the Buddha, Sikhī, the kinsman of the world. 3. Thirty-one aeons ago, the deed I did then; I know no bad destination, this is the fruit of Buddha-worship. 4. Twenty aeons ago from now, one named Candatitta; Endowed with seven jewels, a powerful Wheel-turning monarch. 5. The four analytical knowledges, and these eight liberations; The six supernormal powers realized, the Buddha's teaching was done. The first Apadāna of Tamālapupphiya Thera. 2. The Apadāna of Tiṇasanthāraka Thera 6. When the forest-dwelling sage was gathering grass for the Teacher; All turned clockwise, they fell to the earth. 7. Taking that grass, I spread it on the excellent ground; And I brought three palm leaves then. 8. Making a covering with grass, I gave it to Siddhattha; For seven days he stayed there, the Teacher of gods and humans. 9. Ninety-four aeons ago, the grass I gave then; I know no bad destination, this is the fruit of the grass-offering. 10. Sixty-five aeons ago from now, there were four great wealthy ones; Endowed with seven jewels, powerful Wheel-turning monarchs. 11. The four analytical knowledges... ...the Buddha's teaching was done. The second Apadāna of Tiṇasanthāraka Thera. 3. The Apadāna of Khaṇḍapulliya Thera 12. Indeed, of the Blessed One Phussa, there was a stupa in the great forest; Broken then by elephants, a tree had grown there. Having made the uneven even, I gave a lump of plaster; To him, the teacher of the three worlds, Delighted by his virtues. Ninety-two aeons ago from now, The deed I did then; I know no suffering, This is the fruit of the lump of plaster. In the seventy-seventh aeon, Sixteen were Jitasena; Endowed with the seven jewels, Mighty Wheel-turning monarchs. The four analytical knowledges…etc… The Buddha's teaching has been done. In the delightful city of Tivarā, There was a royal park then; I was the park-keeper there, A bound servant of the king. By name, Paduma, Was a self-existent, radiant one; Seated on a white lotus, Shade did not leave that sage. Seeing the blooming Asoka, A beautiful cluster of flowers; I offered it to the Buddha, The supreme leader born from a lotus. Ninety-four aeons ago, When I offered the flower; I know no suffering, This is the fruit of Buddha-worship. In the thirty-seventh aeon, Sixteen were Araṇañjahā; Endowed with the seven jewels, Mighty Wheel-turning monarchs. The four analytical knowledges…etc… The Buddha's teaching has been done. Seeing the blooming Aṅkola, A beautiful garland with its calyx; Having gathered that flower, I went to the Buddha's presence. Siddhattha, at that time, The great sage was secluded; Having waited for a moment, I scattered the flowers in the cave. Ninety-four aeons ago, When I worshipped with flowers; I know no suffering, This is the fruit of the flower offering. In the thirty-sixth eon from now, a shower of divine thunder, endowed with seven treasures, a mighty Wheel-turning monarch. 27. The four analytical knowledges... the Buddha's teaching was done. Thus indeed, the Venerable Elder Aṅkolaka spoke these verses. The fifth Apadāna of the Elder Aṅkolaka. 6. The Apadāna of the Elder Kisalayapūjaka 28. In the city of Dvāravatī, I was a garland-maker. And there was a well there, a sprouting place for trees. 29. Supported by his strength, the undefeated Siddhattha, out of compassion for me, went through the air. 30. I saw nothing else worthy of offering to the Great Seer. Seeing an Asoka sprout, I tossed it into the air. 31. Those sprouts for the Buddha, as he went, followed behind him. Seeing that, I was astonished, Oh, the Buddha's magnanimity! 32. Ninety-four eons ago, I offered the sprout. I do not know a bad destination, this is the fruit of worshipping the Buddha. 33. In the thirty-seventh eon from now, there was one sole sovereign, endowed with seven treasures, a mighty Wheel-turning monarch. 34. The four analytical knowledges... the Buddha's teaching was done. Thus indeed, the Venerable Elder Kisalayapūjaka spoke these verses. The sixth Apadāna of the Elder Kisalayapūjaka. 7. The Apadāna of the Elder Tindukadāyaka 35. I was a mountain-dwelling, strong and swift monkey. Seeing a fruiting Tinduka tree, I remembered the Supreme Buddha. 36. Having gone forth for a few days, I sought the world's leader, with a clear and joyful mind, Siddhattha, who had gone beyond the three existences. 37. Knowing my intention, the Teacher, unsurpassed in the world, with thousands of those whose defilements were destroyed, came near me. 38. Having generated joy, I approached with fruit in hand. The Fortunate One accepted it, the Omniscient, the best of speakers. 39. Ninety-four eons ago, when I gave that fruit, I do not know a bad destination, of the fruit-giving. This is the fruit. 40. In the fifty-seventh eon, named Upananda; Endowed with seven jewels, a mighty Wheel-turning monarch. 41. The four analytical knowledges... ...the Buddha's teaching done. Thus indeed the Venerable Elder Tindukadāyaka spoke these verses. The seventh Apadāna of the Elder Tindukadāyaka. 8. The Apadāna of the Elder Muṭṭhipūjaka 42. The Blessed One named Sumedha, foremost in the world, a bull among men; Out of compassion for later generations, the Conqueror exerted effort. 43. As he was walking, that steadfast lord of bipeds; Flowers of the Girinela, I offered a handful to the Buddha. 44. By that clarity of mind, impelled by that wholesome root; For thirty thousand eons, I did not fall into a bad destination. 45. In twenty-three hundred eons, a khattiya named Sunela; Endowed with seven jewels, I was one, mighty. 46. The four analytical knowledges... ...the Buddha's teaching done. Thus indeed the Venerable Elder Muṭṭhipūjaka spoke these verses. The eighth Apadāna of the Elder Muṭṭhipūjaka. 9. The Apadāna of the Elder Kiṃkaṇikapupphiya 47. Named Sumaṅgala, the Self-Existent, unconquered; Having come out of the forest, the Conqueror entered the city. 48. Having gone on alms round, the sage came out of the city; The Fully Awakened One, having done his duty, he dwelt in the forest. 49. Taking a Kiṃkaṇi flower, I offered it to the Buddha; With a clear and joyful mind, to the Self-Existent Great Sage. 50. In the ninety-fourth eon, when I offered that flower; I do not know a bad destination, this is the fruit of Buddha-worship. 51. In the eighty-sixth eon, named Apilāsi; Endowed with seven jewels, a mighty Wheel-turning monarch. 52. The four analytical knowledges... ...the Buddha's teaching done. Thus indeed the Venerable Elder Kiṃkaṇikapupphiya spoke these verses. The ninth Apadāna of the Elder Kiṃkaṇikapupphiya. 10. The Apadāna of the Elder Yūthikapupphiya 53. Padumuttara named the Conqueror, receiver of offerings; Having come forth from the forest, the Seer goes to the monastery. 54. With both hands taking the excellent jasmine flower, I offered to the Buddha, the Such One, whose mind is full of loving-kindness. 55. By that serene mind, having experienced prosperity, For a hundred thousand aeons, I did not go to a bad destination. 56. Fifty aeons ago from now, I was one lord of men, named Samittanandana, a powerful Wheel-turning Monarch. 57. The four analytical knowledges... ...the Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the Venerable Elder Yūthikapupphiya uttered these verses. The tenth Apadāna of the Elder Yūthikapupphiya. The twentieth chapter is the Tamālapupphiya Chapter. Its summary – Tamāla, Tiṇasanthāra, Khaṇḍaphullī, Asokiya, Aṅkolakī, Kisalaya, Tinduka, Nelapupphiya, Kiṃkaṇika, and Yūthika, Fifty-eight verses. Now the chapter summary – Bhikkhādāyī, Parivāra, Sereyya, and Sobhita, Chatta, and Bandhujīvī, and Supāricariya. Kumuda, and Kuṭaja, Tamāla is made the tenth. Six hundred verses, and sixty-six more than that. The decade of the Bhikkhāvagga. The second century is completed.