Commentary on Biography of the thera Sayanadāyaka

Stanzas starting with Siddhatthassa Bhagavata, constitute the biography of the venerable thera Sayanadāyaka. This one also, having done devoted service toward former Buddhas, accumulating meritorious deeds conducive towards escape from rounds of rebirth (vaṭṭa), in this and that existence, was reborn in a certain family;at the time of the Glorious One Siddhattha; on having attained the age of intelligence, he came to have clear faith in the master, had a couch made for purpose of sleeping, with such material as elephant tusks gold and so on, spread on the same with priceless variegated spreads (or counterpanes) and offered it reverentially to the Glorious One. That Glorious One accepted the offering out of pity for the donor and enjoyed the comfort of the couch. Due to that good deed, he enjoyed the divine and human bliss and was reborn in a family house when this Buddha arose. On his having attained the age of intelligence, he came to have clear faith in the dispensation (sāsana) of the Master, became a monk, started developing clear insight (vipassanā), and became an arahat before long even. He became clearly known as the thera Sayanadāyaka by the name of his deed done formerly.

80. One day, having recollected his own former deed, he became pleasant-minded and uttered a stanza starting with Siddhatthassa Bhagavato in order to make manifest the deed done by him formerly. All that is but easily comprehensible by following the trend of Pāḷi method.

The commentary on the biography of the thera Sayanadāyaka has ended.