31.
The Chapter on Padumakesara
1.
The Life History of the Elder Padumakesariya
1.
Through confidence in the great sages, I scattered lotus pollen upon them.
2.
Having gladdened my mind in them, I rejoiced in heaven for a cosmic cycle.
3.
I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of honouring the Buddha.
4.
The six higher knowledges have been realized, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled."
Thus the Venerable Elder Padumakesariya spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Padumakesariya is the first.
2.
The Life History of the Elder Sabbagandhiya
5.
I gave to one upright, the finest silk cloth.
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I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of the gift of fragrance.
7.
Endowed with the seven treasures, a wheel-turning monarch of great power.
8.
Thus the Venerable Elder Sabbagandhiya spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Sabbagandhiya is the second.
3.
The Life History of the Elder Paramannadāyaka
9.
I saw the Buddha Vipassī, the elder of the world, the lord of men.
10.
Having led the self-enlightened one, I gave him the finest food.
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I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of that supreme food.
12.
Thus the Venerable Elder Paramannadāyaka spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Paramannadāyaka is the third.
4.
The Life History of the Elder Dhammasaññaka
13.
The Fully Self-Enlightened One, the elder of the world, the lord of men, appeared as if standing by a tree.
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Makes known the four truths, uttering speech with a gentle voice.
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The remover of the veil, the Fully Self-Enlightened One, extinguished the great multitude.
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Having paid homage at the Teacher's feet, I departed facing north.
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I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of hearing the teaching.
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Sutavā by name, a wheel-turning monarch of great power.
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Thus the Venerable Elder Dhammasaññaka spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Dhammasaññaka is the fourth.
5.
The Life History of the Elder Phaladāyaka
20.
To that hermitage I went, with fruit in hand, expectant.
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Whatever fruit I had, all of it, I gave to the Teacher.
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I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of giving fruit.
23.
Thus the Venerable Elder Phaladāyaka spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Phaladāyaka is the fifth.
6.
The Life History of the Elder Sampasādaka
24.
I have fallen into disaster, be my refuge."
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'The monastic community is like the great ocean, immeasurable, unsurpassed.
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Having gladdened your mind in the Community, plant a good seed.
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Having instructed me, rose up into the sky.
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Having reached death, I was reborn in Tusita.
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Having gladdened my mind in the Community, I rejoiced in heaven for a cosmic cycle.
30.
I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of confidence.
31.
Thus the Venerable Elder Sampasādaka spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Sampasādaka is the sixth.
7.
The Life History of the Elder Ārāmadāyaka
32.
Among trees giving dense shade, among birds that were calm.
33.
I dedicated a monastery to the elder of the world, the lord of men.
34.
Then, with confidence arisen, I diverted that forest.
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When arising in existence, the fruit arises for me.
36.
I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of the park.
37.
Accomplished with the seven treasures, wheel-turning monarchs of great power.
38.
Thus the Venerable Elder Ārāmadāyaka spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Ārāmadāyaka is the seventh.
8.
The Life History of the Elder Anulepadāyaka
39.
Who was doing new construction work, I approached the boundary.
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With a confident mind, glad at heart, in the unsurpassed field of merit.
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I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of anointing.
42.
Thus the Venerable Elder Anulepadāyaka spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Anulepadāyaka is the eighth.
9.
The Life History of the Elder Buddhasaññaka
43.
Having gone into the forest, peaceful, the elder of the world, the lord of men.
44.
Having gladdened my mind there, I was reborn in a fortunate realm.
45.
I do not know of an unfortunate realm, this is the fruit of perception of the Buddha.
46.
Thus the Venerable Elder Buddhasaññaka spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Buddhasaññaka is the ninth.
10.
The Life History of the Elder Pabbhāradāyaka
47.
And I attended with a water pot, for the use of such a one.
48.
With a thousand storeys, a hundred pinnacles, adorned with flags, made of green gold.
49.
Having given a gift at the mountain slope, I rejoiced in heaven for a cosmic cycle.
50.
Endowed with the seven treasures, a wheel-turning monarch of great power.
51.
Thus the Venerable Elder Pabbhāradāyaka spoke these verses.
The life history of the elder Pabbhāradāyaka is the tenth.
The Lotus Filament Chapter, the thirty-first.
Its summary:
Pasādārāmadāyī and Lepaka, Buddhasaññaka;
And Pabbhārada - fifty-one verses have been proclaimed.