131. Ký Sự về Trưởng Lão Sobhita

“Padumuttaro nāma jino,

lokajeṭṭho narāsabho;

Mahato janakāyassa,

deseti amataṁ padaṁ.

Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,

vācāsabhimudīritaṁ;

Añjaliṁ paggahetvāna,

ekaggo āsahaṁ tadā.

‘Yathā samuddo udadhīnamaggo,

Nerū nagānaṁ pavaro siluccayo;

Tatheva ye cittavasena vattare’,

Na buddhañāṇassa kalaṁ upenti te.

Dhammavidhiṁ ṭhapetvāna,

buddho kāruṇiko isi;

Bhikkhusaṅghe nisīditvā,

imā gāthā abhāsatha.

‘Yo so ñāṇaṁ pakittesi,

buddhamhi lokanāyake;

Kappānaṁ satasahassaṁ,

duggatiṁ na gamissati.

Kilese jhāpayitvāna,

ekaggo susamāhito;

Sobhito nāma nāmena,

hessati satthu sāvako’.

Paññāse kappasahasse,

sattevāsuṁ yasuggatā;

Sattaratanasampannā,

cakkavattī mahabbalā.

Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṁ,

bhavā sabbe samūhatā;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā,

kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

Paṭisambhidā catasso,

vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime;

Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā,

kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.

Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā sobhito thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Sobhitattherassāpadānaṁ paṭhamaṁ.

Walt 1870 The Victor Padumuttara,
the World’s Best One, the Bull of Men,
before a large body of folks
did preach the path of deathlessness. Verse 1

Walt 1871 Then having listened to his words,
those majestic words he uttered,
pressing both my hands together,
I became tranquil at that time. Verse 2

Walt 1872“As the great ocean is
the foremost of the seas,
and the rock-heap Meru
is the best of mountains, Verse 3

likewise those people who
are controlled by the heart
approach not a tittle
of the Buddha’s knowledge.” Verse 4

Walt 1873The Buddha, Compassionate, Sage,
setting forth the Dhamma-method,
seated in the monks’ Assembly,
uttered this verse about me then: Verse 5

Walt 1874 “He who praises knowledge like this
when the Buddha, World-Leader lives,
for one hundred thousand aeons
will come to know no bad rebirth. Verse 6

Walt 1875 Having destroyed the defilements,
tranquil and well-attentive,
he’ll be the Teacher’s follower,
known by the name of Sobhita.” Verse 7

Walt 1877 I have burnt up my defilements,
all new existence is destroyed.
The three-fold knowing is attained,
I have done what the Buddha taught. Verse 8

Walt 1876In the fifty-thousandth aeon
there were seven Samuggatas,
wheel-turning kings with great power,
possessors of the seven gems. Verse 9

Walt 1878 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 10

Thus indeed Venerable Sobhita Thera spoke these verses.

The legend of Sobhita Thera is finished.