Bhaddajittheragāthā

Theragāthā 2.22

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.22

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three

Bhaddajittheragāthā

Bhaddaji

“Panādo nāma so rājā,

There was a king named Panāda

yassa yūpo suvaṇṇayo;

who had a sacrificial post all golden.

Tiriyaṁ soḷasubbedho,

Its height was sixteen times its width,

ubbhamāhu sahassadhā.

and the top was a thousandfold.

Sahassakaṇḍo satageṇḍu,

It had a thousand panels and a hundred ball-caps,

dhajālu haritāmayo;

all adorned with banners, and made of sun gold.

Anaccuṁ tattha gandhabbā,

There danced the centaurs,

chasahassāni sattadhā”ti.

numbering seven times six thousand.

… Bhaddajitthero ….