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The Long Āgama Sūtra 1.21

長阿含經 1.21

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Classical Chinese

1.21

「毘婆尸如來,往詣波羅樹;
即於彼處所,得成最正覺。
尸棄分陀樹,成道滅有原。
毘舍婆如來,坐娑羅樹下;
獲解脫知見,神足無所礙。
拘樓孫如來,坐尸利沙樹;
一切智清淨,無染無所著。
拘那含牟尼,坐烏暫樹下;
即於彼處所,滅諸貪憂惱。
迦葉如來坐,尼拘樓樹下;
即於彼處所,除滅諸有本。
我今釋迦文,坐於鉢多樹。
如來十力尊,斷滅諸結使;
摧伏眾魔怨,在眾演大明。
七佛精進力,放光滅闇冥;
各各坐諸樹,於中成正覺。

“The Tathāgata Vipaśyin
Went to a patala tree,
Made it his abode,
And achieved supreme and complete awakening.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

Śikhin’s was a mango tree where he
Awakened and destroyed the source of existence.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

The Tathāgata Viśvabhū
Sat under a sal tree.
Knowing and seeing liberation,
His miraculous abilities had no hindrance.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

The Tathāgata Krakucchanda
Sat under a sirisa tree,
Purified the knowledge of everything,
And became undefiled and unattached.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

Kanakamuni
Sat under an cluster fig tree.
He made it his dwelling place
And destroyed all craving and anguish.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

Tathāgata Kāśyapa sat
Under a banyan tree.
He made it his dwelling place
And eradicated the source of all existences.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

Now, I’m Śākyamuni
Who sat at a sacred fig tree;
The Tathāgata, the Ten-Powered Sage
Who broke the bonds.
I crushed the army of Māra
And explained great insight to the multitudes.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

These seven buddhas with the power of effort
Radiated light and dispelled darkness.
They each sat under trees
Where they achieved the complete awakening.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

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