Akitti’s ConductAkitticariya

Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa.

“For a hundred thousand eons“Kappe ca satasahasse, and four incalculable ages,caturo ca asaṅkhiye; all my conduct in that periodEtthantare yaṁ caritaṁ, ripens in awakening.sabbaṁ taṁ bodhipācanaṁ.

Setting aside my conductAtītakappe caritaṁ, in past eons through different lives,ṭhapayitvā bhavābhave; I shall speak of my conductImamhi kappe caritaṁ, in this eon, hear me.pavakkhissaṁ suṇohi me.

When I lived having plungedYadā ahaṁ brahāraññe, into the formidable junglesuññe vipinakānane; of empty thickets and glades,Ajjhogāhetvā viharāmi, my name was Akitti the mortifier.akitti nāma tāpaso.

Then, burned by the fires of my mortification,Tadā maṁ tapatejena, the sovereign of the Third Heaven,santatto tidivābhibhū; came to me for almsDhārento brāhmaṇavaṇṇaṁ, in the form of a brahmin.bhikkhāya maṁ upāgami.

I had gathered leaves from the forestPavanā ābhataṁ paṇṇaṁ, without oil or salt,atelañca aloṇikaṁ; and seeing him standing at my door,Mama dvāre ṭhitaṁ disvā, I placed them in his pot.sakaṭāhena ākiriṁ.

After giving him the leavesTassa datvānahaṁ paṇṇaṁ, I turned over my plate,nikkujjitvāna bhājanaṁ; and having given up on seeking more food,Punesanaṁ jahitvāna, I entered my hut of leaves.pāvisiṁ paṇṇasālakaṁ.

A second and a third timeDutiyampi tatiyampi, he came to me.upagañchi mamantikaṁ; Undisturbed, ungrasping,Akampito anolaggo, I gave in just the same way.evamevamadāsahaṁ.

That is the reason whyNa me tappaccayā atthi, my body is not discolored.sarīrasmiṁ vivaṇṇiyaṁ; In rapture and bliss free of relishingPītisukhena ratiyā, I spend the day.vītināmemi taṁ divaṁ.

If even for a month or twoYadi māsampi dvemāsaṁ, I were to find a worthy recipient,dakkhiṇeyyaṁ varaṁ labhe; undisturbed, unattached,Akampito anolīno, I would give the supreme gift.dadeyyaṁ dānamuttamaṁ.

While giving him that giftNa tassa dānaṁ dadamāno, I did not wish for fame or profit.yasaṁ lābhañca patthayiṁ; Wishing for omniscienceSabbaññutaṁ patthayāno, I performed those deeds.”tāni kammāni ācarin”ti.