[289. Buddhūpaṭṭhāyaka[1]]

Veṭambari[2] was the name of
[the man] who was my father then.
Having taken [me by] my hand,
he led me to the Greatest Sage. (1) [2660]

“These Buddhas, Chief Lords of the World,
will [all] be pointed out to me;”
I served them [all] respectfully,
[feeling well-] pleased by [my] own hands. (2) [2661]

In the thirty-one aeons since
I looked after the Buddha then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
the fruit of providing service. (3) [2662]

In the twenty-third aeon hence
there were four of the ruling caste,[3]
[who] were [all] called Samaṇūpaṭṭhāka,[4]
wheel-turning monarchs with great strength. (4) [2663]

The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
[I have] done what the Buddha taught! (5) [2664]

Thus indeed Venerable Buddhūpaṭṭhāyaka Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Buddhūpaṭṭhāyaka Thera is finished.

  1. “Buddha-Server” or “Attendant on the Buddha” ↩︎

  2. the name varies widely amongst the manuscripts, perhaps because it seems to have no discernible meaning, beyond being his father’s name. ↩︎

  3. lit., kṣatriyans ↩︎

  4. “Servant of the Monks” ↩︎

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