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The Chronicle of the Buddha Kassapa
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Kassapa by clan, the king of righteousness, the light-bringer.
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Having given gifts to beggars, having fulfilled the mind;
Like a bull having broken through the pen, attained the highest enlightenment.
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There was the first full realisation for twenty thousand koṭis.
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For ten thousand crores, there was the second full realisation.
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For five thousand crores, there was the third full realisation.
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The Conqueror awakened thirty billion gods.
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The full realisations of those are incalculable by counting.
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Of those who had eliminated the mental corruptions, spotless ones, of peaceful minds, such ones.
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Of those who had gone beyond existence, such ones with shame and morality.
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A reciter, a bearer of sacred texts, one who has gone beyond the three Vedas.
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Skilled in earth and sky, accomplished in knowledge, without deficiency.
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Respectful, deferential, he attained final Nibbāna at the third fruit.
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Having heard his teaching, I went forth in his presence.
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Nowhere do I decline, I fulfilled the Conqueror's Dispensation.
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Having learnt all thoroughly, I made resplendent the Conqueror's Dispensation.
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"In this fortunate cosmic cycle, this one will be a Buddha.
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Having striven in striving, having performed austerities.
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Having taken up the milk-rice there, he will approach the Nerañjarā.
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By the prepared excellent path, he will approach the foot of the Bodhi tree.
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At the unconquered place, on the excellent seat of enlightenment;
Having sat down cross-legged, the one of great fame will awaken.
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His father will be named Suddhodana, this one will be Gotama.
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Kolita and Upatissa will be the chief disciples;
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Without mental corruptions, with peaceful minds, without lust, concentrated;
The enlightenment tree of that Blessed One is called the holy fig tree.
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Nanda's mother and Uttarā will be the chief female attendants."
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Rejoicing, men and deities said: "This one is indeed a Buddha-seed."
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With joined palms they pay homage, the ten-thousand world-system together with the gods.
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In the future time, we shall be face to face with him."
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Having taken a lower ford, they cross over the great river.
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In the future time, we shall be face to face with him."
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I determined upon further ascetic practice, for the fulfilment of the ten perfections.
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And difficult deeds were done by me, because of enlightenment itself.
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There in that city dwelt the great family of the Perfectly Enlightened One.
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Dhanavatī by name was the mother, of Kassapa the great sage.
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Haṃsa, Yasa, and Sirinanda, three excellent mansions.
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Sunandā was the name of that woman, Vijitasena was her son.
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For seven days the striving conduct, the highest of men practised.
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The great hero turned the wheel, at the deer-park, the highest of men.
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Sabbamitto by name was the attendant, of Kassapa the great sage.
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The enlightenment tree of that Blessed One is called the banyan tree.
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Vicitasenā and Bhaddā were the chief female attendants.
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Like a lightning-staff in the sky, like the moon surrounded by a halo.
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Remaining for that long, he helped many people to cross.
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Having put on the cloth of the Teaching, having distributed the garland of the Teaching.
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Let those aspiring for Nibbāna see my adornment.
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Having wrapped in the leather of the Teaching, having given the highest armour.
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Having given the excellent sword of the Teaching, for crushing the association with defilements through morality.
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Having given the adornment of the six higher knowledges, the ornament of Teaching flowers.
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Having created the flower of fearlessness, he, together with his disciples, attained final Nibbāna.
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For he is the jewel of the Teaching, well proclaimed, inviting one to come and see.
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All that has disappeared, are not all activities empty?
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Right there is the stūpa of the Conqueror, one yojana in height.
The lineage of the Blessed One Kassapa is twenty-fourth.
