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Chronicle of the Buddha Sumana
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Matchless in all qualities, the highest of all beings.
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The ninefold Conqueror's Dispensation, conjoined with the conch of the Teaching.
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The Teacher built a city, the best and highest city of the Good Teaching.
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He built that great highway, the best and highest establishment of mindfulness.
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The six higher knowledges and the eight attainments, he spread out there on the street.
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They take up these excellent qualities as they wish.
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The Teacher first awakened a hundred thousand crores.
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Ten million thousand fully realised, at the second teaching of the Dhamma.
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Asked the question about cessation, and also the doubt in their minds.
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For ninety thousand crores, there was the third full realization.
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Of those who had eliminated the mental corruptions, spotless ones, of peaceful minds, such ones.
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With a hundred thousand koṭis, the Tathāgata celebrated the pavāraṇā.
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The second meeting was of ninety thousand koṭis.
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The third meeting was of eighty thousand koṭis.
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Atula by name, with an abundant accumulation of wholesome deeds.
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With the divine musical instruments of the serpents, I attended upon the Victor together with the Community.
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Having given a separate pair of garments, I went for refuge to him.
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"Immeasurable cosmic cycles from now, this one will be a Buddha.
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I determined upon further ascetic practice, for the fulfilment of the ten perfections.
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The mother was named Sirimā, of the great sage Sumana.
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Canda, Sucanda, and Vaṭaṃsa, three excellent mansions.
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Vaṭaṃsikā was the name of that woman, Anūpama was her son.
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For no less than ten months, the Conqueror strove in striving.
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The great hero turned the wheel, at Mekhala, the excellent city.
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Udena by name was the attendant of the great sage Sumana.
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That Buddha too, of immeasurable fame, was awakened at the foot of a nāga tree.
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Cālā and Upacālā were the chief female attendants.
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Resembling the radiance of gold, the ten-thousand world-system shines brightly.
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Remaining for that long, he helped many people to cross.
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The Fully Self-Enlightened One attained final Nibbāna, like the king of stars, he set.
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Having shown incomparable radiance, those of great fame were quenched.
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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, raised up four yojanas.
The lineage of the Blessed One Sumana is fourth.