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After Anomadassi, the Fully Awakened One, supreme among bipeds, named Paduma by name, unequalled, an incomparable person. His virtue too was unequalled, and his concentration was infinite; his excellent knowledge was immeasurable, and his liberation was incomparable. For him too, of immeasurable splendor, at the turning of the Wheel of Dhamma, there were three penetrations, dispelling great darkness. At the first penetration, the Buddha enlightened a hundred crores; at the second penetration, the wise one enlightened ninety crores. And when Paduma the Buddha exhorted his own son, then there was the third penetration for eighty crores. There were three assemblies for Paduma, the Great Seer; the first gathering was of a hundred thousand crores. At the time of the Kathina offering, when the Kathina robe arose, standing as the General of the Dhamma, the bhikkhus sewed the robe. Then those pure bhikkhus, with six supernormal powers, of great might, three hundred thousand were assembled, unconquered. Again, that bull among men, went to dwell in a grove; then there was an assembly of two hundred thousand. At that time I was a lion, king of beasts; I saw the Conqueror in the grove, cultivating solitude. Having worshipped his feet with my head, and circumambulated him, having roared three times, I attended the Conqueror for seven days. Having emerged from the excellent attainment after seven days, the Tathāgata, having thought in his mind, gathered a crore of bhikkhus. Then too, that great hero declared among them: "After an immeasurable eon, this one will become a Buddha. "Having striven with effort... (etc.) we shall be face to face with him." Having heard his words too, I gladdened my mind even more; I undertook a further vow, for the fulfillment of the ten perfections. The city was named Campaka, the khattiya was named Asama; the mother was named Asamā, of Paduma, the Great Seer. For ten thousand years, he dwelt in the household; Nandā, Vasu, Yasu Uttarā, and three excellent palaces. 18. Thirty-three thousand, women adorned; Uttarā was that woman, Rammo was his son. 19. Seeing the four signs, he went forth by chariot; For not less than eight months, the Victor strove. 20. Requested by Brahmā, the peaceful Paduma, leader of the world; The great hero set the wheel rolling, in the excellent Dhanañcu park. 21. Sāla and Upasāla, were the chief disciples; Varuṇa by name was the attendant, of Paduma the great sage. 22. Rādhā and Surādhā, were the chief female disciples; The Bodhi tree of that Blessed One, is called Mahāsoṇa. 23. Bhiyyo and Asama, were the chief attendants; Rucī and Nandarāmā, were the chief female attendants. 24. Fifty-eight cubits, was the height of the great sage; His radiance streamed forth, unequalled in all directions. 25. Moonlight, sunlight, the radiance of excellent jewels; All of them are overcome, upon reaching the supreme radiance of the Victor. 26. A hundred thousand years, was his lifespan; Remaining for that long, he saved many people. 27. Having fully enlightened beings with ripened minds, completely; Having instructed the rest, he attained Nibbāna with his disciples. 28. Like a snake its old skin, like a tree its withered leaves; Having abandoned all formations, he attained Nibbāna like a flame. 29. Paduma, the supreme Victor, the Teacher, attained Nibbāna in Dhammārāma; His relics were widely distributed, in various places. The eighth lineage of the Blessed Paduma.