262. Telamakkhiya

When Siddhattha, the Blessed One,
the Bull Among Men passed away,
for all time I smeared oil upon
the railing at his Bodhi tree.

In the ninety-four aeons since
I smeared oil on the railing then,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of smearing oil.

In the twenty-fourth aeon hence
I’m the ruler named Succhavi,
a wheel-turning king with great strength,
possessor of the seven gems.

The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances;
six special knowledges mastered:
I have done what the Buddha taught!

Thus indeed Venerable Telamakkhiya Thera spoke these verses.