Isigili Suthraya

Thus, I have heard.
Once, when the Buddha was residing at Isigili Rock in the city of Rajagaha, he addressed the monks, saying “Monks”.
The monks replied, ‘Yes, the Blessed One’.

“Monks, do you know the ‘Vebhara’ rock”?
‘Yes, the Blessed One’,
“Although it is now known as Vebhara, it was known by a different name in the past. It was well-known under a different name”.

“Monks, do you know the ‘Pandava’ rock”?
‘Yes, the Blessed One’,
“Although it is now known as Pandava, it was known by a different name in the past. It was well-known under a different name”.

“Monks, do you know the ‘Vepulla’ rock”?
‘Yes, the Blessed One’,
“Although it is now known as Vepulla, it was known by a different name in the past. It was well-known under a different name”.

“Monks, do you know the ‘Gijjakuta’ rock”?
‘Yes, the Blessed One’,
“Although it is now known as Gijjakuta, it was known by a different name in the past. It was well-known under a different name”.

“Monks, do you know the ‘Isigili’ rock”?
‘Yes, the Blessed One’,
“Monks, this Isigili rock was previously known by the same name. It was well-known by this same name”.

“Monks, I will tell you about something that happened long ago, in the distant past,
Once, five hundred Pachcheka Buddhas (Isolated Buddhas) lived on this Isigili rock.
Even though it witnessed the advent of the Buddhas to this rock, the Buddhas were not visible on that rock.
People who witnessed this said, “This place swallows up the Irshis’ (Nobles)”.
That is how this rock got its name ‘Isi Gili’.
“Monks, I will tell you the names of those Pachcheka Buddhas,
I will extol the attributes of the Pachcheka Buddhas,
I will preach about the Pachcheka Buddhas”,

“Monks, listen attentively to what I’m saying”, Buddha addressed the monks.
‘Yes, the Blessed One’, the monks replied.

“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Arittah’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Uparittah’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Thagara Sikhi’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Yasassi’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Sudassana’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Piyadassi’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Gandhara’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Pindola’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Upasabha’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Nitha’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Thathah’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Suthava’ lived in this Isigili rock”.
“Monks, the Pachcheka Buddha named ‘Bhavithaththa’ lived in this Isigili rock”.

Listen attentively to my extolment of the attributes of the Great Nobles, Pachcheka Buddhas who have liberated themselves by eliminating the causes for grieving and attained enlightenment individually by freeing from Craving and banishing the defilements that weaken the creature who clings to the ‘Sansara’.

Buddhas named ‘Arittah’, ‘Uparittah’, ‘Thagara Sikhi’, ‘Yasassi’,
‘Sudassana, Piyadassi’,
Also ‘Gandha~ra’, ‘Pindo~la’, ‘Upa~sabha’, ‘Ni~tha’,
‘Thathah’, ‘Suthava’, ‘Bha~vithatha’,

The Buddhas named ‘Sumbha’, ‘Subha’, ‘Methuhla’, ‘Attahma’
Furthermore,
the great inspirational Buddhas who banished the Craving for existence ‘Megha’, ‘Anigha’, ‘Suda~tah’, ‘Hinggu’, ‘Hingga’,

The Sages named ‘Chulla Ja~lini’, ‘Maha Ja~lini’,
The Buddha named ‘Attahaka’ too,
Furthermore,
the Pachcheka Buddhas named ‘Ko~sala’, ‘Suba~hu’, ‘Upane~misa’, ‘Ne~misa’, ‘Santhachiththa’, ‘Sachcha’, ‘Thathah’, who were wise to eliminate defilements completely,

The pachcheka buddhas named ‘Ka~la’, ‘Upaka~la’, ‘Vijitha’, ‘Jitha’, ‘Angga’, ‘Pangga’, ‘Guththijitha’, who did not yield to the power of the ‘Mara’, completely eliminated the ‘Craving’ by quickly realising that it was the cause of all the world’s afflictions,

The Pachcheka Buddhas named ‘Sarabhangha’, ‘Lomahangsa’, and ‘Uchchangga’, who were liberated from defilements by eliminating ‘Craving- Obstinacy- Arrogance’,
The Buddhas named ‘Vimala’, ‘Kethuma’, who liberated themselves from defilements by destroying multidimensional thoughts and bonds that emerged in the mind.

The great Pachcheka Buddhas named ‘Kethumbaraga’, ‘Mathanga’, who eliminated the repetition of birth by following just the route to ‘Nirwana’,
The Pachcheka Buddhas named ‘Sumanggala’, ‘Dabbila’ who positioned in good,
The Buddha named ‘Soratha’ who clung eagerly to ‘Nirwana’,

‘Durannaya’, ‘Sanggha’, ‘Athohpi’, ‘Uchchaya’, ‘Apara’, ‘Muni’, ‘Saiha’, ‘Anomanikkama’, ‘A~nanda’, ‘Nanda’, ‘Upananda’ so on from the twelve Buddhas, the Buddha ‘Bharadwaja’, who bore the last body,
The Buddhas named ‘Bodhi’, ‘Maha~na~ma’ who cut off the attachment to existence without any residue
Also the Bhuddas named ‘Uththara’, ‘Ke~si~’, ‘Sikhi~’, ‘Sundara’, ‘Bha~radwa~ja’, ‘Thissa’, ‘Upathissa’,
The Pachcheka Buddhas named ‘Upasi~dari’ and ‘Si~dari’ Who banished the Craving completely,

The Buddhas named ‘Ahu’ and ‘Manggala’ who eliminated lust,
The Pachcheka Buddhas named ‘Uposathah’, ‘Sundara’, ‘Sachcha’ who arrived in to the tranquillity called ‘Nirwana’ by eradicating the Craving which is the root of sorrow

The Buddhas named ‘Jetha’, ‘Jayantha’, ‘Paduma’, ‘Uppala’, ‘Padumuththara’, ‘Rakkhitha’, ‘Pabbatha’, ‘Ma~naththahddha’, ‘Sobhitha’ who eliminated the lust,
The Buddha named ‘Kanha’ who got liberated the mind well,

All of these Pachcheka Buddhas who were immense inspirational had eliminated the Craving for existence.
Those great Sage Buddhas who were immeasurably worshipped and honoured entered ‘Parinirvana’ by banishing all attachments.

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