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Forsaken, grasped, defiled, undefiled; Well-gone, not gone, good destination, bad destination, Bowed, immeasurable, bowing, good wisdom. Verse illuminating the Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma 174. The knowledge of Perfect Enlightenment, which destroys all defilements, pure and exceedingly pure, Truly attained, well-attained, thinking constantly of this excellent enlightenment; For seven days, thus he spent the time in various fruits of happiness, Implored by Brahmā, he turned the Wheel of Dhamma in the Deer Park. Verse illuminating the Miracles 175. Whose voice is like Brahmā's, speaking like a karavīka bird, Able to make heard as desired; Speaking truth, what is dear, and beneficial to beings, What conscious person would not revere him? 176. Psychic power, and the power of instruction, and the power of teaching, In these miracles, the Blessed One was master; Having performed wondrous and excellent miracles, He taught the Dhamma, out of compassion for this populace. Verse illuminating the Nine Qualities 177. Thus indeed, having attained Buddhahood, He taught the Dhamma to humans and devas; He brought beings to peace by various methods, Therefore, he is known as the Lord in the three worlds. 178. Truly attained the light of Dhamma, Seen, reached, known the truth; Having crossed lust, hatred, and delusion, The devas and Brahmās praised him. 179. Supreme Sage-King, Supreme Human-King, Supreme Divine-Deva, Supreme Pure-Brahmā, Remover of his own evil, Remover of others' evil, Causer of his own growth, Causer of others' growth. 180. Proclaimed by groups of humans, devas, and Brahmās, The qualities like Arahantship, vast and pure; In nine ways, in the multitude of earth-dwellers, Spread throughout all three heavens, in the three worlds. 181. And those inconceivable and other qualities of the Blessed One, All the pure, exceedingly pure qualities of a Buddha; Briefly thrown into nine kinds of sections, Now I too will explain the qualities like Arahantship. 182. And he who is born here as an Arahant, without craving, A Perfectly Self-Enlightened One, with all-seeing eye; Accomplished Crossed the flood of ignorance and becoming, Rightly gone, that Well-Gone One has gone. 183. He knew this world and the other, Unsurpassed charioteer of tamable beings; The excellent teacher's task for gods and humans, The pure Buddha, the Blessed One, performed. 184. For him, there is nothing here unseen, Nothing unknown, nothing to be unknown; All that is knowable, he fully knew, Therefore, the Tathāgata is the all-seeing eye. 185. Thus, the essence of infinite fame and glory, revered, Constantly throughout the entire ten-thousand-world system; Accumulated through wholesome causes over infinite time, That excellent awakening of the Well-Gone One should be contemplated here. 186. And whoever is wise, having heard the explanation of reasoning and the Dhamma-Vinaya, By him alone is this pure, essential word understood; And seeing the cause and its fruitful result, he then truly believes in that awakening, born of great effort. 187. But whoever, believing in his awakening, According to what has been said, with qualities like these; Speaks and contemplates for a moment, Abandoning evils, he attains peace. 188. They should be believed, They should be contemplated, They should be venerated, They should be honored; In the world, In the Buddha's light, When it has arisen, Is this not desired by one who desires? 189. Therefore, in that excellent birth of his, In the auspicious universe dependent on him; With delightful things, with beings, I worship him, the worshipped of the worshipped of old. 190. So I today, in this universe, blooming, Whether born of land or water, fragrant or non-fragrant. 191. Among humans, in many places, in ponds, gardens, and reservoirs, In forests, in the Himalayas, there in the seven great lakes. 192. In two thousand small islands, in the great continents, well-bloomed, On the seven encircling mountains, on the supreme Mount Sineru. 193. Water lilies and lotuses, even in the abodes of Nāgas, Pāṭalī and other flowers, indeed in the dwellings of Asuras. 194. Koviḷāra and others, indeed in the dwellings of deities, And so on, in many places, on blooming trees. 195. Campaka, Salala, Nimba, Nāga, Punnāga, Ketaka, Vassikā, Mallikā Sāl trees, koviḷāra trees, and pāṭali trees. 196. Blue lotuses, asoka trees, and kaṇikāra trees in bud, Red lotuses, white lotuses, and fragrant water lilies. 197. These and other trees and creepers are in bloom, Fragrant, pleasant to the touch, beautiful with various colors and hues. 198. Variegated, many blue, yellow, and red, Black, white, and madder-red, many-colored, well-flowered. 199. The Himālaya, a mine of gems, shines below the mountain, With lakes and forest groves, with flowing rivers. 200. That forest is covered with pollen and filaments, Bees are buzzing all around with the fragrance of flowers. 201. And here there are birds, beautiful, sweet-voiced, Singing and chirping in the trees blooming in season. 202. The mountains resound with the falling of waterfalls, They sound like divine five-fold musical instruments. 203. There kinnaras dance, like blazing flames, In that place, their work is done with lamps. 205. The falling waterfalls appear like strings of pearls, Gems and lapis lazuli stand shining. 206. Black aloeswood, taggara, camphor, yellow sandalwood, The sound of birds, the cries of peacocks. 207. The hum of bees, the trumpeting of elephants, The roaring of lions, the singing of kinnaras; 208. The splendor of the mountains, the brilliance of gems, With varied, splendid canopies, with the fragrance of flowers from trees; Thus, what could be the Nandana forest, endowed with all these features? 209. Thus, this forest, so well-flowered, Everywhere blooming with beautiful flowers; A garland, very resonant and of delightful fragrance, I worship that, which was worshipped and honored in the past. 210. Whatever exists in the Nāga world, among humans, among gods, and among Brahmās, Whatever Dhamma is found in the ocean, on land, and in the sky. 211. Silver, gold, pearls, lapis lazuli, gems, Masāragalla, crystal, red coral, coral. 212. He who, in endless aeons, fulfilled the ten perfections, The Buddha who enlightened beings. I offer that wealth to him. Linen, silk, cotton, Hemp, and wool, Fine and divine cloths, Various garments for him. By offering endless cloths, Restraint like shame and fear, Whose is perfected, To him I offer garments. From trees born in the grove, Various excellent fruit juices, Mangoes, wood apples, jackfruits, Bananas, plantains, and the like. In that fragrance, taste, and essence, Offered to the Supreme Buddha, I always bow my head, With a very serene mind. First I offer to his Inconceivable aspiration, With all existing things In the universe. The supreme place of fulfillment Of the ten perfections, Then the delightful sal grove, The final place of birth. Six years of striving, Performing difficult deeds, To the unconquered seat, To the Buddha, to Buddha's qualities, I bow. Fourteen Buddha-knowledges, Eighteen unique ones, I offer the knowledge of the ten powers, The supreme four confidences. Knowledge of inclinations and latent tendencies, Of the superiority and inferiority of faculties, And the knowledge of the Twin Miracle, And omniscience. Knowledge of the attainment of great compassion, And unhindered knowledge, These six unique qualities, Having known, I offer. And then in the seven weeks, The contemplation of the Dhamma, I salute, The place where Brahmā requested To teach the supreme Dhamma. In Isipatana, in the Deer Park, The turning of the Wheel of Dhamma, Then the dwelling place In the Bamboo Grove monastery, I worship. Then the delightful Jetavana, Long dwelt in by the Great Seer, The Twin Miracle, Unique to others. At the foot of the Pāricchattaka tree, And the teaching of the Abhidhamma, And at the gate of Saṅkassa city, The descent of the devas. And then in the Himalayas, The teaching of the Mahāsamaya, These spoken places, Having bowed, I offer. Comprised of eighty-four thousand Dhamma aggregates, The Three Piṭakas, In the manner described, I offer. I bow to the renunciation Of his own life-continuum by Māra, In Kusinara, Malla. between the twin Sāla trees. 230. From the aspiration's start, all deeds completely done, having finished all of them, he attained final Nibbāna, taintless. 231. Thus, for him attaining Nibbāna, whose task was done, the Such One, the long-cherished great compassion did not cease at all. 232. This Dhamma and Vinaya, well taught by me, after my passing, that is the Teacher, and also the bodily relics. 233. The Unconquered Seat, and the supreme Bodhi tree, "After my passing, these are the Teacher," the Great Sage allowed. 234. Placing in my stead the relics and the revered Bodhi, I allow you for the straight path to welfare. 235. Therefore, indeed, having learned his true Dhamma as it is, whoever teaches it, "This is the Fully Awakened One," I bow down and worship. 236. Therefore, even a mustard-seed's worth of the Victor's relics, without remainder, in the vast universe, I bow down and worship. 237. Indeed, of those brought in succession from this Bodhi tree, all Bodhi trees, I bow down and worship. 238. Whatever the Blessed One used, such as bowl and robe, all such relics of use, I bow down and worship. 239. Wherever he lay, sat, or walked, having made a footprint, I stand, bow down, and worship. 240. Those who do not know the Buddha as "such a form," having known, all those images made, I bow down and worship. 241. Thus, the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the supreme Saṅgha, in the universe, with all things, I bow down and worship. Verses Illuminating Aspiration 242. In this and previous existences, by all the merits I have made, by acts of worship and self-restraint, may I be beloved in every life. 243.