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The Chronicle of the Buddha Padumuttara
The Conqueror named Padumuttara, imperturbable, like the ocean.
The populace abundant in wholesome merit, was born in that cosmic cycle.
There was the full realization of the teaching for a hundred thousand koṭis.
For thirty-seven hundred thousand, there was the second full realization.
Having gone to his father's presence, he beat the drum of the Deathless.
For fifty hundred thousand, there was the third full realization.
The Buddha, skilled in teaching, helped many people to cross.
The first meeting was of a hundred thousand koṭis.
The second meeting was of ninety thousand koṭis.
The third meeting was of eighty thousand koṭis.
I gave cloth with food to the Community headed by the Self-Enlightened One.
"A hundred thousand cosmic cycles from now, this one will be a Buddha.
I made exceedingly firm energy, for the fulfilment of the ten perfections.
None attended upon them, they were expelled from the country.
You are the protector, O great hero, be a refuge, O One with Vision.
He established all the sectarians who had arrived in the five precepts.
Decorated with Worthy Ones, by those who had become masters, by such ones.
The mother was named Sujātā, of the Teacher Padumuttara.
Naravāhana, fame, wielding power, three excellent mansions.
Vasudattā was the name of that woman, Uttama was her son.
For seven days the striving conduct, the highest of men practised.
The great hero turned the wheel, in the excellent park of Mithilā.
Sumana by name was the attendant of the great sage Padumuttara.
The enlightenment tree of that Blessed One is called the sal tree.
Haṭṭhā and Vicittā were the chief female attendants.
Resembling the radiance of gold, bearing the thirty-two excellent characteristics.
There is no obstruction for him, all around for twelve yojanas.
Remaining for that long, he helped many people to cross.
Having blazed like a great mass of fire, he, together with his disciples, attained final Nibbāna.
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Right there is his excellent stūpa, twelve yojanas in height.
The lineage of the Blessed One Padumuttara is tenth.