[133. CChandanapūjaka1]
On CChandabhāgā River’s bank,
I was a kinnara2 back then.
I lived on flowers as [my] food
and dressed in clothes3 made of flowers. (1) [1886]
But Atthadassi, Blessed One,
the World’s Best One, the Bull of Men,
departed through the forest’s roof,
like a swan-king [flies] through the air. (2) [1887]
“Praise to you, O Well-Bred Person;
your heart is [so] well-purified.
Your complexion [shows your] pleasure;
your face [shows your] senses are clear.” (3) [1888]
The Wise One, Great Intelligence,
having descended from the sky,
[and] spreading out his upper robe
[sat]4 on it, legs crossed together. (4) [1889]
Carrying [some] sandalwood oil,
I went to the Victor’s presence.
Happy, with pleasure in [my] heart,
I gave [that oil] to the Buddha. (5) [1890]
Having worshipped the Sambuddha,
the World’s Best One, the Bull of Men,
experiencing great delight,
I departed facing the north. (6) [1891]
In the eighteen hundred aeons
since I did sandalwood-pūjā,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that’s the fruit of Buddha-pūjā. (7) [1892]
In the fourteenth aeon ago
there were three people [who lived then],
[all] known by the name Rohiṇi,5
wheel-turning kings with great power. (8) [1893]
The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
[I have] done what the Buddha taught! (9) [1894]
Thus indeed Venerable CChandanapūjaka Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of CChandanapūjaka Thera is finished.