[289. Buddhūpaṭṭhāyaka1]
Veṭambari2 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.