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34. The Chapter on Scented Water 1. The Apadāna of Thera Gandhadhūpiya 1. To the Blessed One Siddhattha, I offered scented incense; Covered with jasmine flowers, It was fitting for the Buddha. 2. The Buddha, leader of the world, Resembling a golden mountain peak; Shining like a blue water-lily, Blazing like a sacrificial fire. 3. Like a supreme tiger or bull, Like a noble lion; Seated, the foremost of ascetics, Surrounded by the Sangha of monks. 4. Seeing him, my mind was gladdened, Raising my hands in anjali; Having worshipped the Teacher's feet, I departed, facing north. 5. Ninety-four aeons ago, When I offered that scent; I have known no bad destination, This is the fruit of the scent offering. 6. The four analytical knowledges, And the eight liberations; The six supernormal powers realized, The Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the venerable Thera Gandhadhūpiya spoke these verses. The first, the Apadāna of Thera Gandhadhūpiya. 2. The Apadāna of Thera Udakapūjaka 7. The Fully Awakened One, golden-hued, Going through the air; Shining like a blazing fire, Blazing like a sacrificial fire. 8. Taking water in my hand, I threw it up into the sky; The Great Hero received it, The Buddha, the compassionate sage. 9. The Teacher, named Padumuttara, Standing in the sky; Knowing my intention, Spoke this verse. 10. "By this gift of water, And by generating joy; For a hundred thousand aeons, You will not be reborn in a bad destination." 11. By that deed, O chief of bipeds, Foremost of the world, bull among men; I have attained the unmoving state, Having abandoned victory and defeat. 12. With the name "King of a Thousand," There were three Wheel-turning monarchs; For sixty-five hundred aeons, Rulers of the four continents. 13. The four analytical knowledges... ...The Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the venerable Thera Udakapūjaka spoke these verses. The second, the Apadāna of Thera Udakapūjaka. 3. The Apadāna of Thera Punnāgapupphiya 14. Having entered a forest grove, Dwelling I am a hunter. Seeing the Punnāga in bloom, I remembered the Best of Buddhas. 15. Having gathered that flower, fragrant, scented, beautiful; Making a stupa on the sand, I offered it to the Buddha. 16. Ninety-two aeons ago, when I worshipped with that flower; I have known no bad destination, this is the fruit of Buddha-worship. 17. In the ninety-first aeon, there was one dispeller of darkness; Endowed with seven jewels, a mighty Wheel-turning Monarch. 18. The four analytical knowledges… (and so on) … the Buddha’s teaching was done. Thus indeed, the Elder Punnāgapupphiya spoke these verses. The third Apadāna of the Elder Punnāgapupphiya. 4. The Apadāna of the Elder Ekadussadāyaka (Giver of a Single Cloth) 19. In the city of Haṃsavatī, I was a grass-carrier; I lived by carrying grass, with that I supported my children. 20. Padumuttara by name was the Conqueror, gone to the far shore of all phenomena; Dispelling that darkness, the leader of the world arose. 21. Sitting in my own house, I thought thus at that time; ‘A Buddha has arisen in the world, but I have no offering. 22. ‘This is my one cloth, I have no other giver; Painful is the touch of hell, I will plant a meritorious deed.’ 23. Having thought thus, I gladdened my mind; Taking one cloth, I gave it to the Best of Buddhas. 24. Having given one cloth, I uttered a shout of joy; ‘If you are a Buddha, O Hero, ferry me across, O Great Sage.’ 25. Padumuttara, the knower of the world, receiver of offerings; Proclaiming my gift, he gave me his approval. 26. ‘By this single cloth, and by these aspirations and resolves; For a hundred thousand aeons, he will not go to a state of woe. 27. ‘Thirty-six times he will be king of devas, lord of devas; Thirty-three times he will be a king, a Wheel-turning Monarch; Vast regional kingships, countless in number. 28. ‘In the world of devas or humans, you will wander; Handsome, endowed with virtues, with an unassailable body; A a boundless, excellent robe, you will obtain whatever you wish.’ 29. Having said this, the Fully Awakened One, whose name is Foremost of Lotuses, the wise one ascended into the sky, like a king of swans in the atmosphere. 30. Whatever womb I am reborn into, whether divine or human, there is no lack in my enjoyments; this is the fruit of that one robe. 31. With every step I take, a robe arises for me; I stand upon a robe below, and above, it is my covering. 32. Taking the entire cosmos, with its forests and mountains, if I wished today, I could cover it with robes. 33. By that one robe, wandering through existences, having become golden-hued, I wander through existences. 34. I have not found anywhere the exhaustion of the result of that one robe; this is my last birth, and it ripens for me even here. 35. A hundred thousand aeons ago, when I gave that robe, I have not known a bad destination; this is the fruit of that one robe. 36. My defilements are burnt away, all existences are uprooted; like a Nāga breaking its bonds, I dwell without taints. 37. The four analytical knowledges… …the Buddha’s teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the Elder Ekadussadāyaka spoke these verses. The fourth Apadāna is of the Elder Ekadussadāyaka. 5. The Apadāna of the Elder Phusitakampiya 38. Vipassī by name, the Fully Awakened One, chief of the world, bull of men, accompanied by those whose taints were destroyed, dwelt in the monastery then. 39. Emerging from the monastery gate, Vipassī, the world-leader, together with a hundred thousand of those whose taints were destroyed. 40. I, clad in an antelope skin, and wearing bark-fiber robes, taking flower-water, approached the Fully Awakened One. 41. Having purified my mind, filled with joy, with joined palms, taking flower-water, I sprinkled the Buddha. 42. By that deed, the Fully Awakened One Having proclaimed my deed, I went where I desired. 43. Five thousand Phusitas, by whom I worshipped the Conqueror; With two and a half thousand, I ruled as king of devas. 44. With two and a half thousand, I became a Wheel-turning Monarch; By the remaining karma, I attained arahantship. 45. When I was king of devas, when I was lord of men; That very name was mine, I was named Phusita. 46. Whether I was a deva, or a human being; All around me, a fathom's reach, it rained as if sprinkled. 47. My existences are uprooted, my defilements are burnt; All taints are destroyed, this is the fruit of Phusita. 48. From my body, like sandalwood, so a fragrance emanates; From my body, a fragrance, emanates for half a league. 49. A divine fragrance emanating, from one endowed with meritorious deeds; Smelling the fragrance, they know, 'Phusita has come here'. 50. Branches, leaves, and wood, and all grasses too; Knowing my intention, a fragrance arises instantly. 51. One hundred thousand aeons ago, I worshipped with sandalwood; I know no bad destination, this is the fruit of Phusita. 52. The four analytical knowledges...etc.... the Buddha's teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the Elder Phusitakampiya spoke these verses. The Fifth Apadāna of the Elder Phusitakampiya. 6. The Apadāna of the Elder Pabhaṅkara 53. Of the Blessed One Padumuttara, the world's chief, the steadfast one; There was a shrine in the forest, filled with wild animals. 54. No one dared to go, to worship the shrine; Covered with grass, wood, and vines, the shrine was dilapidated. 55. I was then a forest worker, by my father's and mother's wish; I saw a stupa in the forest, dilapidated, covered with grass and vines. 56. Having seen the Buddha a stupa, with great respect I attended; This stupa of the Best of Buddhas, lies ruined in the forest. 57. "It is not fitting, not proper, for one who knows good and bad; to undertake other work, without cleaning the Buddha's stupa." 58. Grass, wood, and creepers, having cleaned from the shrine; having worshipped eight times, I went back to my hut. 59. "By that well-done deed, and by my aspirations; having abandoned my human body, I went to Tāvatiṃsa." 60. "There, my well-made mansion, golden and radiant; was sixty yojanas high, and thirty yojanas wide." 61. "Three hundred times, I ruled as king of devas; and twenty-five times, I was a universal monarch." 62. "Wandering through existences, I obtained great wealth; there is no lack in my enjoyments, this is the fruit of cleaning." 63. "By palanquin or elephant-back, as I travel in the wilderness; wherever I go, the forest becomes clear." 64. "A stump or a thorn, I do not see with my eyes; connected with meritorious deeds, they are removed by themselves." 65. "Leprosy, boils, skin disease, epilepsy, itch; ringworm and scabies I do not have, this is the fruit of cleaning." 66. "Another wonder for me, in cleaning the Buddha's stupa; I do not know of any pimple or spot, arisen on my body." 67. "Another wonder for me, when the Buddha's stupa was cleaned; I wander in two existences, as a deva or as a human." 68. "Another wonder for me, when the Buddha's stupa was cleaned; golden-colored everywhere, I become radiant." 69. "Another wonder for me, when the Buddha's stupa was cleaned; the unpleasant departs, the pleasant appears." 70. "Another wonder for me, when the Buddha's stupa was cleaned; my mind becomes pure, one-pointed..." excellent, well-composed. 71. Another wonder for me, when the Buddha-stūpa was cleaned; Sitting on one seat, I attained Arahantship. 72. A hundred thousand aeons ago, the kamma I did then; I do not know a bad destination, this is the fruit of cleaning. 73. The four analytical knowledges… …the Buddha’s teaching has been done. Thus indeed, the Venerable Pabhaṅkara Thera spoke these verses. The sixth Apadāna of Thera Pabhaṅkara. 7. The Apadāna of Thera Tiṇakuṭidāyaka (Giver of a Grass Hut) 74. In the city of Bandhumatī, I was a hired laborer; Engaged in hired work,