Temiya’s ConductTemiyacariya

“Then again when I was“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, the true-born son of the king of Kāsi,kāsirājassa atrajo; Mūgapakkha was my name,Mūgapakkhoti nāmena, they called me Temiya.temiyoti vadanti maṁ.

None of the sixteen thousand court womenSoḷasitthisahassānaṁ, had given birth to a male.na vijjati pumo tadā; After many days and nightsAhorattānaṁ accayena, I was born, the only one.nibbatto ahamekako.

To my father I was a dear son born with difficulty,Kicchā laddhaṁ piyaṁ puttaṁ, a light-bringer of impeccable lineage.abhijātaṁ jutindharaṁ; Holding a white parasol over my bed,Setacchattaṁ dhārayitvāna, my father provided for me.sayane poseti maṁ pitā.

Sleeping on the fine bed,Niddāyamāno sayanavare, then having awoken,Pabujjhitvānahaṁ tadā; I saw the pale umbrella,Addasaṁ paṇḍaraṁ chattaṁ, by which I had gone to hell.Yenāhaṁ nirayaṁ gato.

At the sight of the umbrellaSaha diṭṭhassa me chattaṁ, a terrible dread arose in me.tāso uppajji bheravo; I reached the decision,Vinicchayaṁ samāpanno, ‘How can I be free of this?’‘kathāhaṁ imaṁ muñcissaṁ’.

A former blood-relation of mine,Pubbasālohitā mayhaṁ, a goddess wishing to help,devatā atthakāminī; saw my sufferingSā maṁ disvāna dukkhitaṁ, and enjoined me to three states.tīsu ṭhānesu yojayi.

‘Don’t show intelligence,‘Mā paṇḍiccayaṁ vibhāvaya, be as a fool to all creatures,Bālamato bhava sabbapāṇinaṁ; let all folk scorn you,Sabbo taṁ jano ocināyatu, thus you will achieve your goal.’Evaṁ tava attho bhavissati’.

When she had spoken,Evaṁ vuttāyahaṁ tassā, I said the following.idaṁ vacanamabraviṁ; ‘I shall do your bidding,‘Karomi te taṁ vacanaṁ, just as you say, goddess.yaṁ tvaṁ bhaṇasi devate; You want what’s best for me, mom,Atthakāmāsi me amma, you desire my welfare, goddess.’hitakāmāsi devate’.

After hearing her words,Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, I was like one lost at sea reaching the shore.sāgareva thalaṁ labhiṁ; I was thrilled, my mind elated,Haṭṭho saṁviggamānaso, and I resolved on three factors.tayo aṅge adhiṭṭhahiṁ.

I became deaf, and dumb,Mūgo ahosiṁ badhiro, and crippled, unable to walk.pakkho gativivajjito; Resolving on these factors,Ete aṅge adhiṭṭhāya, I lived for sixteen years.vassāni soḷasaṁ vasiṁ.

Then they rubbed my hands and feet,Tato me hatthapāde ca, my tongue and ears as well,jivhaṁ sotañca maddiya; and seeing no defect in me,Anūnataṁ me passitvā, denounced me as ‘black-ear’.‘kāḷakaṇṇī’ti nindisuṁ.

Due to that, the entire country,Tato jānapadā sabbe, including the generals and priests,senāpatipurohitā; with one mindSabbe ekamanā hutvā, cheered as I was discarded.chaḍḍanaṁ anumodisuṁ.

When I heard of their decisionSohaṁ tesaṁ matiṁ sutvā, I was thrilled, my mind elated,haṭṭho saṁviggamānaso; ‘The goal for which I lived fervently‘Yassatthāya tapociṇṇo, I have achieved.’so me attho samijjhatha’.

Bathed and oiled,Nhāpetvā anulimpitvā, with my turban wrapped,veṭhetvā rājaveṭhanaṁ; anointed, they held the umbrellaChattena abhisiñcitvā, as they paraded me around the city.kāresuṁ puraṁ padakkhiṇaṁ.

After the seventh day holding the umbrella,Sattāhaṁ dhārayitvāna, when the sun’s orb had risen,uggate ravimaṇḍale; I was taken out by chariot,Rathena maṁ nīharitvā, until the charioteer came to a wood.sārathī vanamupāgami.

Leaving the chariot in the open,Ekokāse rathaṁ katvā, the bridled horse released from his hand,sajjassaṁ hatthamuccito; the charioteer dug a pitSārathī khaṇatī kāsuṁ, to bury me in the ground.nikhātuṁ pathaviyā mamaṁ.

I was afraid for the many differentAdhiṭṭhitamadhiṭṭhānaṁ, resolves that I had undertaken,tajjento vividhakāraṇā; so I did not break that resolve,Na bhindiṁ tamadhiṭṭhānaṁ, because it was solely for awakening.bodhiyāyeva kāraṇā.

I had no dislike of my parents,Mātāpitā na me dessā, nor did I dislike myself.attā me na ca dessiyo; But because omniscience is precious to me,Sabbaññutaṁ piyaṁ mayhaṁ, that is why I resolved on my vow.tasmā vatamadhiṭṭhahiṁ.

Having resolved the three factors,Ete aṅge adhiṭṭhāya, I lived for sixteen years.Vassāni soḷasaṁ vasiṁ; There is no one to equal my resolve:Adhiṭṭhānena me samo natthi, this is my perfection of resolve.”Esā me adhiṭṭhānapāramī”ti.