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Making the earth a mortar, and pebbles as grain; making Sineru a pestle, I pounded like a young girl. 398. I am the daughter of the Best of Buddhas, my name is Uppala. Master of the supernormal powers, I am your servant. 399. Having performed various transformations, showing them to the Leader of the World; and having announced my name and clan, I bow at your feet, O Seer. 400. I am master of the psychic powers, and of the divine ear element; I am master of the knowledge of others' minds, O Great Sage. 401. I know my past lives, my divine eye is purified; all defilements are destroyed, there is no more rebirth now. 402. In meaning, in doctrine, in language, and also in ready wit; my knowledge is pure and vast, by nature, O Great Seer. 403. The gathering of the former supreme Jinas, was shown to you; much merit was accumulated by me, for your sake, O Great Sage. 404. Remember, O Sage, the wholesome deeds that I have fulfilled; for your sake, O Great Hero, I have accumulated merit. 5. Avoiding the impossible, preventing misconduct; For your sake, great hero, my supreme life is offered. 406. Ten thousand times ten million, I gave my life; And I am sacrificed, for your sake, great sage. 407. Then all, greatly astonished, with joined hands to their heads; Said, "How was it, of such immeasurable power and might?" 408. A hundred thousand aeons ago, I was then a Nāga maiden; Named Vimalā, esteemed by maidens. 409. The great serpent, the great Nāga, devout in the Buddha's teaching; Invited Padumuttara, the greatly glorious, with his disciples. 410. A jeweled pavilion, a jeweled couch; Jeweled sand strewn, all furnishings jeweled. 411. And he prepared a path, adorned with jeweled banners; Going forth to meet the Fully Enlightened One, playing musical instruments. 412. Surrounded by the four assemblies, the Leader of the World; In the great serpent's dwelling, sat on the supreme seat. 413. Food, drink, edibles, and splendid meals; The Nāga king, of great renown, offered the choicest. 414. Having eaten, the Fully Enlightened One, having properly washed his bowl; Gave a discourse of appreciation, to the Nāga maiden of great power. 415. Seeing the Omniscient One, radiant, the Nāga maiden of great renown; The Teacher's mind was pleased, and her own mind was firmly bound. 416. And understanding my mind, the one named Lotus-Supreme; At that moment, the great hero, showed a bhikkhunī with psychic power. 417. That skilled bhikkhunī, showed many psychic powers; Delighted and joyful, she said this to the Teacher. 418. "I saw this psychic power, and that of the other Sumana; How was she, O hero, so skilled in psychic power?" 419. "Born from my mouth, my daughter of great power; She is obedient to my instruction, i highly skilled in psychic power." 420. "Hearing the Buddha's words, I then wished thus: "May I also be like that, highly skilled in psychic power." 421. "Delighted, with a joyful mind, I wished with a supreme intention: "In a future time, may I be like this, O Leader." 422. "On a jewel-studded couch, in a shining pavilion; Having satisfied with food and drink, the World-Leader with his Sangha. 423. "The excellent flower of nāgas, a lotus named 'Aruna'; "May my complexion be like this," I worshipped the World-Leader. 424. "By that well-performed deed, and by those aspirations; Having abandoned my human body, I went to Tāvatiṃsa. 425. "Fallen from there, among humans, I was reborn of my own accord; Covered with lotuses, I gave almsfood. 426. "In the ninety-first eon, a leader named Vipassī; A charming seer arose, having eyes in all phenomena. 427. "Being a merchant's daughter then, in the excellent city of Bārāṇasī; Having invited the Fully Awakened One, the World-Leader with his Sangha. 428. "Having given a great offering, to the Guide with lotuses; Having worshipped with my mind, I aspired for beauty of complexion. 429. "In this auspicious eon, a great and famous kinsman of Brahmā; Kassapa by clan, the best of speakers arose. 430. "The attendant of the great sage, was then the king of men; King Kikī of Kāsī by name, in the excellent city of Bārāṇasī. 431. "I was his second daughter, named Samaṇaguttā; Having heard the Dhamma of the supreme Conqueror, I approved of going forth. 432. "Our father did not permit us, so we remained in the household then; For twenty thousand years, we wandered diligently. 433. "The maidenly celibacy, the royal maidens well-nourished; Devoted to serving the Buddha, the seven daughters were joyful. 434. "Samaṇī and Samaṇaguttā, Bhikkhunī and Bhikkhudāyikā; Dhammā and Sudhammā, the seventh Giver to the Saṅgha. I am Khemā, the wise, and Paṭācārā, the earringed; Kisāgotamī, Dhammadinnā, Visākhā is the seventh. By those well-done deeds, and by aspirations and resolves; Having abandoned the human body, I went to Tāvatiṃsa. Fallen from there, among humans, I was reborn in a great family; A yellow, clean, excellent cloth, I gave to an Arahant. Fallen from there, in Ariṭṭhapura, I was born in a Vipra family; Daughter of Tiriṭivachcha, Ummādantī, delightful. Fallen from there, in the countryside, in another family; Born not very prosperous, I guarded rice fields then. Having seen a Paccekabuddha, I gave five hundred measures of parched grain; Having given lotus-covered offerings, I had five hundred sons. I aspired, and they too aspired, having given honey to the Self-Enlightened One; Fallen from there, in the forest, I was born in the womb of a lotus. I was the chief queen of the King of Kāsī, honored and revered; I gave birth to royal sons, no less than five hundred. When they reached youth, playing water games; Having seen a fallen lotus, they became Paccekabuddhas. I, separated from them, from those heroic sons, sorrowful; Fallen, near Isigili, I was born in a village. When the Buddhas, wise in knowledge, and also the masters of the heard ones; Taking gruel, I was going, (and saw) eight Paccekabuddhas. Going to the village for alms, seeing them, I remembered my sons; Streams of milk flowed forth, then, from my motherly love. Then I gave them gruel, delighted, with my own hands; Fallen from there, I was reborn in the Nandanā grove of the Tāvatiṃsa heaven. Having experienced happiness and suffering, having wandered through existences; For that purpose, great hero, and life was sacrificed. Thus, manifold suffering, and manifold prosperity; When the last existence arrived, I was born in the city of Sāvatthī. Ma In a wealthy merchant family, happy and well-adorned; Shining with various jewels, fulfilled with all desires. 451. Honored and revered, respected and esteemed; Endowed with beauty and grace, highly honored in families. 452. I was exceedingly desired, for beauty, wealth, and glory; Desired by merchant sons, by many hundreds. 453. Abandoning the household life, I went forth into homelessness; Before half a month had passed, I attained the Four Noble Truths. 454. Having created by psychic power, a four-sided chariot, I; Would pay homage at the feet of the Buddha, the Tādī, the Lord of the world. 455. “Having approached a tree with blooming top, you stand alone at the foot of the sala tree; And you have no companion, foolish one, do you not fear the rogues?” 456. “Even if a hundred thousand rogues, such as these were to gather; My hair would not stir, nor would I tremble, what will you, Māra, do to me alone?” 457. “I will vanish, or enter your belly; Even standing between your eyebrows, you will not see me. 458. “I am master of my mind, my bases of psychic power are well-developed; I am freed from all bonds, I do not fear you, friend. 459. “Sensual pleasures are like spears and stakes, the aggregates are like a chopping block; What you call delight in sensual pleasures, that is now a dis-delight for me. 460. “Delight is destroyed everywhere, the mass of darkness is shattered; Know this, evil one, you, Antaka, are defeated.” 461. The Victor, pleased with my qualities, placed me at the foremost; As the chief of those with psychic power, among the assemblies, the leader. 462. The Teacher has been served by me, the Buddha’s teaching has been done; The heavy burden has been laid down, the craving for existence has been uprooted. 463. For the sake of which I went forth Ah, from home to homelessness; That goal has been attained by me, the destruction of all fetters. 464. Robes, almsfood, lodging, and a seat; In a moment they bring, thousands from all sides. 465. My defilements are burnt away… …I dwell without taints. 466. Welcome indeed it was for me… …the Buddha’s teaching has been done. 467. The four analytical knowledges… …the Buddha’s teaching has been done. Thus indeed did the bhikkhunī Uppalavaṇṇā utter these verses. The ninth, the Apadāna of Uppalavaṇṇā Theri. 10. The Apadāna of Paṭācārā Theri 468. A Victor named Padumuttara, one who has crossed over all phenomena; A hundred thousand aeons ago from now, the Leader arose. 469. Then I was born in the city of Haṃsavatī, in a merchant's family; Adorned with various jewels, endowed with great happiness. 470. Having approached that Great Hero, I heard the teaching of the Dhamma; Then, with faith arisen, I took refuge in the Victor. 471. Then the Leader praised the foremost among those who uphold the Vinaya; A modest bhikkhunī, such a one, skilled in what is proper and improper. 472. Then, with a joyful mind, desiring that position; Having invited the Ten-Powered One, the world's leader with his Saṅgha. 473. Having fed him for seven days, and given the triple robe; Having bowed my head at his feet, I spoke these words. 474. "O Hero, the sage whom you praised, in the eighth aeon from now; I shall be such a one, if it succeeds, O Leader." 475. Then the Teacher said to me, "Good lady, do not fear, take heart; In the future time, you will obtain that wish. 476. A hundred thousand aeons from now, born in the Okkāka clan;