1.1“Susāne seyyaṁ kappemi,“I made my bed in a charnel ground,1.2Chavaṭṭhikaṁ upanidhāyahaṁ;resting on a skeleton.1.3Gāmaṇḍalā upāgantvā,Village louts came up1.4Rūpaṁ dassentinappakaṁ.and mocked me in all sorts of ways.

2.1Apare gandhamālañca,Others brought me2.2bhojanaṁ vividhaṁ bahuṁ;incense and flowers,2.3Upāyanānūpanenti,and many kinds of cooked food,2.4haṭṭhā saṁviggamānasā.all thrilled, their minds elated.

3.1Ye me dukkhaṁ upaharanti,Those who brought me pain,3.2ye ca denti sukhaṁ mama;and those who gave me happiness,3.3Sabbesaṁ samako homi,were all the same to me.3.4dayā kopo na vijjati.I felt no favor or anger.

4.1Sukhadukkhe tulābhūto,I became balanced toward pleasure and pain,4.2Yasesu ayasesu ca;fame and disgrace.4.3Sabbattha samako homi,I was equal in every case:4.4Esā me upekkhāpāramī”ti.this is my perfection of equanimity.”

5.1Mahālomahaṁsacariyaṁ pannarasamaṁ.

6.1Yudhañjayavaggo tatiyo.

7.1Tassuddānaṁ

8.1Yudhañjayo somanasso,8.2ayogharabhisena ca;8.3Soṇanando mūgapakkho,8.4kapirājā saccasavhayo.

9.1Vaṭṭako maccharājā ca,9.2kaṇhadīpāyano isi;9.3Sutasomo puna āsiṁ,9.4sāmo ca ekarājahu;9.5Upekkhāpāramī āsi,9.6iti vutthaṁ mahesinā.

10.1Evaṁ bahubbidhaṁ dukkhaṁ,Having thus experienced many kinds of suffering10.2sampattī ca bahubbidhā;and many kinds of success,10.3Bhavābhave anubhavitvā,in various past lives,10.4patto sambodhimuttamaṁ.I realized supreme awakening.

11.1Datvā dātabbakaṁ dānaṁ,I gave what could be given,11.2sīlaṁ pūretvā asesato;and fulfilled ethics without reserve.11.3Nekkhamme pāramiṁ gantvā,Having won the perfection of renunciation,11.4patto sambodhimuttamaṁ.I realized supreme awakening.

12.1Paṇḍite paripucchitvā,I inquired of the astute,12.2vīriyaṁ katvāna muttamaṁ;and put forth highest effort,12.3Khantiyā pāramiṁ gantvā,having won the perfection of acceptance,12.4patto sambodhimuttamaṁ.I realized supreme awakening.

13.1Katvā daḷhamadhiṭṭhānaṁ,Having made a firm resolve,13.2saccavācānurakkhiya;and guarded truthful speech,13.3Mettāya pāramiṁ gantvā,having won the perfection of love,13.4patto sambodhimuttamaṁ.I realized supreme awakening.

14.1Lābhālābhe yasāyase,In gain and loss, fame and disgrace,14.2sammānanāvamānane;respect and contempt,14.3Sabbattha samako hutvā,having become equal in every case,14.4patto sambodhimuttamaṁ.I realized supreme awakening.

15.1Kosajjaṁ bhayato disvā,Seeing laziness as fearful,15.2vīriyārambhañca khemato;and energy as a sanctuary,15.3Āraddhavīriyā hotha,rouse up energy:15.4esā buddhānusāsanī.this is the Buddhas’ instruction!

16.1Vivādaṁ bhayato disvā,Seeing dispute as fearful,16.2avivādañca khemato;and harmony as a sanctuary,16.3Samaggā sakhilā hotha,be harmonious and courteous:16.4esā buddhānusāsanī.this is the Buddhas’ instruction!

17.1Pamādaṁ bhayato disvā,Seeing negligence as fearful,17.2appamādañca khemato;and diligence as a sanctuary,17.3Bhāvethaṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ,develop the eightfold path:17.4esā buddhānusāsanī.this is the Buddhas’ instruction!

18.1Itthaṁ sudaṁ bhagavā attano pubbacariyaṁ sambhāvayamāno buddhāpadāniyaṁ nāma dhammapariyāyaṁ abhāsitthāti.That is how the Buddha, illustrating his own conduct in past lives, spoke the exposition of the teaching named the “Legends of the Buddha”.

19.1Cariyāpiṭakaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.