Dighanikaya 14.8_2

14.8_2

‘‘Sikhī, bhikkhave, bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho puṇḍarīkassa mūle abhisambuddho’’tiādīsupi imināva nayena padavaṇṇanā veditabbā. Ettha pana puṇḍarīkoti setambarukkho. Tassāpi tadeva parimāṇaṃ. Taṃ divasañca sopi dibbagandhehi pupphehi susañchanno ahosi. Na kevalañca pupphehi, phalehipi sañchanno ahosi. Tassa ekato taruṇāni phalāni, ekato majjhimāni phalāni, ekato nātipakkāni phalāni, ekato supakkāni pakkhittadibbojāni viya surasāni olambanti. Yathā so, evaṃ sakaladasasahassacakkavāḷesu pupphūpagarukkhā pupphehi, phalūpagarukkhā phalehi paṭimaṇḍitā ahesuṃ.

The explanation of terms in passages such as: 'Monks, the Blessed One Sikhī, the arahant, the fully awakened Buddha, was fully awakened at the foot of the puṇḍarīka tree' should be understood in just the same way. Here, however, 'puṇḍarīka' means the white mango tree. Its measurement too was the very same. And on that day it too was thoroughly covered with flowers of divine fragrance. Nor was it covered with flowers alone: it was also covered with fruits. On one side of it hung tender fruits, on one side half-ripe fruits, on one side almost-ripe fruits, and on one side fully ripe fruits of delicious flavor, as though infused with divine essence. Just as it was with that tree, so throughout all ten-thousand-fold world systems flower-bearing trees were adorned with flowers, and fruit-bearing trees with fruits.