KN Thig, trans: bodhi-esque
| ==================== Therīgāthā (Thig) ==================== | ==================== The Verses of the Senior Nuns ==================== | |
| Verses of the Senior Nuns | Verses of the Senior Nuns | |
| --- Main Table of Contents --- | --- Main Table of Contents --- | |
| ♦ Nipāta 1 | ♦ The Book of Ones | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Vagga 2 | ♦ The Second Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 2 | ♦ The Book of Twos | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 3 | ♦ The Book of Threes | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 4 | ♦ The Book of Fours | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 5 | ♦ The Book of Fives | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Vagga 2 | ♦ The Second Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 6 | ♦ The Book of Sixes | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 7 | ♦ The Book of Sevens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 8 | ♦ The Book of Eights | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 9 | ♦ The Book of Nines | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 10 | ♦ The Book of Tens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 11 | ♦ The Book of Elevens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 12 | ♦ The Book of Twelves | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 13 | ♦ The Book of Thirteens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 14 | ♦ The Book of Fourteens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 15 | ♦ The Book of Fifteens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| ♦ Nipāta 16 | ♦ The Book of Sixteens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 1
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| ♦ Nipāta 1 | ♦ The Book of Ones | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig1.1 Aññatarātherīgāthā | The Verses of a Certain Senior Nun | |
| Thig1.2 Muttātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Muttā | |
| Thig1.3 Puṇṇātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Puṇṇā | |
| Thig1.4 Tissātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Tissā | |
| Thig1.5 Aññatarātissātherīgāthā | The Verses of a Certain Senior Nun Tissā | |
| Thig1.6 Dhīrātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Dhīrā | |
| Thig1.7 Therīgāthā 1.7 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.7 | |
| Thig1.8 Mittātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Mittā | |
| Thig1.9 Bhadrātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Bhadrā | |
| Thig1.10 Upasamātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Upasamā | |
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+Thig 1.1 Aññatarā
| --- Thig1.1 Aññatarātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of a Certain Senior Nun --- | |
| Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa. | Homage to the Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One. | |
| “Sukhaṁ supāhi therike, | "Sleep peacefully, little senior nun, | |
| Katvā coḷena pārutā; | Wrapped in the robe you made; | |
| Upasanto hi te rāgo, | For your lust has been quieted, | |
| Sukkhaḍākaṁ va kumbhiyan”ti. | Like a pot of dried vegetables.” | |
| Itthaṁ sudaṁ aññatarā therī apaññātā bhikkhunī gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti. | Thus a certain senior nun, an unknown bhikkhunī, recited this verse. | |
+Thig 1.2 Muttā
| --- Thig1.2 Muttātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Muttā --- | |
| “Mutte muccassu yogehi, | "O Muttā, be released from your bonds, | |
| cando rāhuggahā iva; | Like the moon from the grip of Rāhu; | |
| Vippamuttena cittena, | With a liberated mind, | |
| anaṇā bhuñja piṇḍakan”ti. | Eat your almsfood without debt." | |
| Itthaṁ sudaṁ bhagavā muttaṁ sikkhamānaṁ imāya gāthāya abhiṇhaṁ ovadatīti. | Thus the Blessed One often advised the trainee Muttā with this verse. | |
+Thig 1.3 Puṇṇā
| --- Thig1.3 Puṇṇātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Puṇṇā --- | |
| “Puṇṇe pūrassu dhammehi, | “O Puṇṇā, be full of good qualities, | |
| Cando pannaraseriva; | Like the moon on the fifteenth day; | |
| Paripuṇṇāya paññāya, | With your wisdom perfected, | |
| Tamokhandhaṁ padālayā”ti. | Break apart the mass of darkness.” | |
| Itthaṁ sudaṁ puṇṇā therī gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti. | Thus the senior nun Puṇṇā recited this verse. | |
+Thig 1.4 Tissā
| --- Thig1.4 Tissātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Tissā --- | |
| “Tisse sikkhassu sikkhāya, | “O Tissā, train in the training, | |
| mā taṁ yogā upaccaguṁ; | Lest the yokes pass you by; | |
| Sabbayogavisaṁyuttā, | Disjoined from all yokes, | |
| cara loke anāsavā”ti. | Wander in the world without taints.” | |
| … Tissā therī …. | … The senior nun Tissā …. | |
+Thig 1.5 Aññatarātissā
| --- Thig1.5 Aññatarātissātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of a Certain Senior Nun Tissā --- | |
| “Tisse yuñjassu dhammehi, | “O Tissā, apply yourself to the teachings, | |
| khaṇo taṁ mā upaccagā; | Let not the moment pass you by; | |
| Khaṇātītā hi socanti, | For those who let the moment pass grieve, | |
| nirayamhi samappitā”ti. | When consigned to hell.” | |
| … Aññatarā tissā therī …. | … A certain senior nun Tissā …. | |
+Thig 1.6 Dhīrā
| --- Thig1.6 Dhīrātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Dhīrā --- | |
| “Dhīre nirodhaṁ phusehi, | “O Dhīrā, touch cessation, | |
| Saññāvūpasamaṁ sukhaṁ; | The peaceful bliss of perception; | |
| Ārādhayāhi nibbānaṁ, | Attain Nibbāna, | |
| Yogakkhemamanuttaran”ti. | The unsurpassed security from bondage.” | |
| … Dhīrā therī …. | … The senior nun Dhīrā …. | |
| --- Thig1.7 Therīgāthā 1.7 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.7 --- | |
| “Vīrā vīrehi dhammehi, | “A bhikkhunī, heroic with heroic qualities, | |
| bhikkhunī bhāvitindriyā; | With faculties developed; | |
| Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ, | She bears her final body, | |
| jetvā māraṁ savāhinin”ti. | Having conquered Māra and his mount.” | |
| … Vīrā therī …. | … The senior nun Vīrā …. | |
+Thig 1.8 Mittā
| --- Thig1.8 Mittātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Mittā --- | |
| “Saddhāya pabbajitvāna, | “Having gone forth out of faith, | |
| mitte mittaratā bhava; | O Mittā, delight in friends; | |
| Bhāvehi kusale dhamme, | Develop wholesome qualities, | |
| yogakkhemassa pattiyā”ti. | For the attainment of security from bondage.” | |
| … Mittā therī …. | … The senior nun Mittā …. | |
+Thig 1.9 Bhadrā
| --- Thig1.9 Bhadrātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Bhadrā --- | |
| “Saddhāya pabbajitvāna, | “Having gone forth out of faith, | |
| bhadre bhadraratā bhava; | O Bhadrā, delight in what is lovely; | |
| Bhāvehi kusale dhamme, | Develop wholesome qualities, | |
| yogakkhemamanuttaran”ti. | For the unsurpassed security from bondage.” | |
| … Bhadrā therī …. | … The senior nun Bhadrā …. | |
+Thig 1.10 Upasamā
| --- Thig1.10 Upasamātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Upasamā --- | |
| “Upasame tare oghaṁ, | “O Upasamā, cross the flood, | |
| maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ; | The realm of death, so hard to cross; | |
| Dhārehi antimaṁ dehaṁ, | Bear your final body, | |
| jetvā māraṁ savāhinin”ti. | Having conquered Māra and his mount.” | |
| … Upasamā therī …. | … The senior nun Upasamā …. | |
| ♦ Vagga 2 | ♦ The Second Chapter | |
| Thig1.11 Therīgāthā 1.11 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.11 | |
| Thig1.12 Dhammadinnātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Dhammadinnā | |
| Thig1.13 Visākhātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Visākhā | |
| Thig1.14 Sumanātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sumanā | |
| Thig1.15 Uttarātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Uttarā | |
| Thig1.16 Vuḍḍhapabbajitasumanātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sumanā who went forth in old age | |
| Thig1.17 Dhammātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Dhammā | |
| Thig1.18 Saṅghātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Saṅghā | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
| --- Thig1.11 Therīgāthā 1.11 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.11 --- | |
| “Sumuttā sādhumuttāmhi, | "Well-freed, truly well-freed am I, | |
| tīhi khujjehi muttiyā; | Freed from three crooked things: | |
| Udukkhalena musalena, | From the mortar, the pestle, | |
| patinā khujjakena ca; | And my crooked husband. | |
| Muttāmhi jātimaraṇā, | I am freed from birth and death, | |
| bhavanetti samūhatā”ti. | The conduit to existence has been uprooted." | |
| … Muttā therī …. | … The senior nun Muttā …. | |
+Thig 1.12 Dhammadinnā
| --- Thig1.12 Dhammadinnātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Dhammadinnā --- | |
| “Chandajātā avasāyī, | “One in whom desire is born, who is determined, | |
| Manasā ca phuṭā siyā; | And whose mind is pervaded; | |
| Kāmesu appaṭibaddhacittā, | Whose mind is not bound to sensual pleasures, | |
| Uddhaṁsotāti vuccatī”ti. | Is called ‘one who goes upstream.’” | |
| … Dhammadinnā therī …. | … The senior nun Dhammadinnā …. | |
+Thig 1.13 Visākhā
| --- Thig1.13 Visākhātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Visākhā --- | |
| “Karotha buddhasāsanaṁ, | “Practice the Buddha’s teaching, | |
| yaṁ katvā nānutappati; | Having done which, one does not regret; | |
| Khippaṁ pādāni dhovitvā, | Quickly wash your feet, | |
| ekamante nisīdathā”ti. | And sit to one side.” | |
| … Visākhā therī …. | … The senior nun Visākhā …. | |
+Thig 1.14 Sumanā
| --- Thig1.14 Sumanātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sumanā --- | |
| “Dhātuyo dukkhato disvā, | “Having seen the elements as suffering, | |
| mā jātiṁ punarāgami; | Do not come to birth again; | |
| Bhave chandaṁ virājetvā, | Having removed desire for existence, | |
| upasantā carissasī”ti. | You will wander in peace.” | |
| … Sumanā therī …. | … The senior nun Sumanā …. | |
+Thig 1.15 Uttarā
| --- Thig1.15 Uttarātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Uttarā --- | |
| “Kāyena saṁvutā āsiṁ, | “I was restrained in body, | |
| vācāya uda cetasā; | In speech, and in mind; | |
| Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha, | Having uprooted craving with its root, | |
| sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti. | I have become cool, quenched.” | |
| … Uttarā therī …. | … The senior nun Uttarā …. | |
+Thig 1.16 Vuḍḍhapabbajitasumanā
| --- Thig1.16 Vuḍḍhapabbajitasumanātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sumanā who went forth in old age --- | |
| “Sukhaṁ tvaṁ vuḍḍhike sehi, | “Sleep happily, old woman, | |
| katvā coḷena pārutā; | Wrapped in the robe you made; | |
| Upasanto hi te rāgo, | For your lust has been quieted, | |
| sītibhūtāsi nibbutā”ti. | You are cool, quenched.” | |
| … Sumanā vuḍḍhapabbajitā therī …. | … The senior nun Sumanā who went forth in old age …. | |
+Thig 1.17 Dhammā
| --- Thig1.17 Dhammātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Dhammā --- | |
| “Piṇḍapātaṁ caritvāna, | “After going on alms round, | |
| daṇḍamolubbha dubbalā; | Leaning on a staff, weak; | |
| Vedhamānehi gattehi, | With trembling limbs, | |
| tattheva nipatiṁ chamā; | I fell right there on the ground; | |
| Disvā ādīnavaṁ kāye, | Seeing the danger in the body, | |
| atha cittaṁ vimucci me”ti. | My mind was then liberated.” | |
| … Dhammā therī …. | … The senior nun Dhammā …. | |
+Thig 1.18 Saṅghā
| --- Thig1.18 Saṅghātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Saṅghā --- | |
| “Hitvā ghare pabbajitvā, | “Having left home, having gone forth, | |
| hitvā puttaṁ pasuṁ piyaṁ; | Having left my son and beloved cattle; | |
| Hitvā rāgañca dosañca, | Having left lust and hatred, | |
| avijjañca virājiya; | And having dispassionated for ignorance; | |
| Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha, | Having uprooted craving with its root, | |
| upasantāmhi nibbutā”ti. | I am at peace, quenched.” | |
| … Saṅghā therī …. | … The senior nun Saṅghā …. | |
| Ekakanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Ones is finished. | |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 2
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| ♦ Nipāta 2 | ♦ The Book of Twos | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig2.1 Abhirūpanandātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Abhirūpanandā | |
| Thig2.2 Jentātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Jentā | |
| Thig2.3 Sumaṅgalamātātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sumaṅgalamātā | |
| Thig2.4 Aḍḍhakāsitherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Aḍḍhakāsi | |
| Thig2.5 Cittātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Cittā | |
| Thig2.6 Mettikātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Mettikā | |
| Thig2.7 Mittātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Mittā | |
| Thig2.8 Abhayamātutherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Abhayamātu | |
| Thig2.9 Abhayātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Abhayā | |
| Thig2.10 Therīgāthā 2.10 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.10 | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 2.1 Abhirūpanandā
| --- Thig2.1 Abhirūpanandātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Abhirūpanandā --- | |
| “Āturaṁ asuciṁ pūtiṁ, | "See, Nandā, this body, | |
| passa nande samussayaṁ; | Diseased, impure, and putrid; | |
| Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi, | Develop the mind on the unattractive, | |
| ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ. | Make it one-pointed and well-concentrated. | |
| Animittañca bhāvehi, | And develop the signless, | |
| mānānusayamujjaha; | Abandon the underlying tendency of conceit; | |
| Tato mānābhisamayā, | Then, through the full understanding of conceit, | |
| upasantā carissasī”ti. | You will wander in peace." | |
| Itthaṁ sudaṁ abhirūpanandā therī gāthāyo abhāsitthāti. | Thus the senior nun Abhirūpanandā recited these verses. | |
+Thig 2.2 Jentā
| --- Thig2.2 Jentātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Jentā --- | |
| “Ye ime satta bojjhaṅgā, | “These seven factors of enlightenment, | |
| maggā nibbānapattiyā; | The path to the attainment of Nibbāna; | |
| Bhāvitā te mayā sabbe, | They have all been developed by me, | |
| yathā buddhena desitā. | As taught by the Buddha. | |
| Diṭṭho hi me so bhagavā, | I have seen the Blessed One, | |
| antimoyaṁ samussayo; | This is my final body; | |
| Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro, | The round of births is destroyed, | |
| natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti. | Now there is no more re-becoming.” | |
| Itthaṁ sudaṁ jentā therī gāthāyo abhāsitthāti. | Thus the senior nun Jentā recited these verses. | |
+Thig 2.3 Sumaṅgalamātā
| --- Thig2.3 Sumaṅgalamātātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sumaṅgalamātā --- | |
| “Sumuttikā sumuttikā, | “Well-freed, well-freed, | |
| Sādhumuttikāmhi musalassa; | Truly well-freed am I from the pestle; | |
| Ahiriko me chattakaṁ vāpi, | My shameless one, my little umbrella, | |
| Ukkhalikā me deḍḍubhaṁ vāti. | My cooking pot sings like a frog. | |
| Rāgañca ahaṁ dosañca, | And I, lust and hatred, | |
| Cicciṭi cicciṭīti vihanāmi; | I cut away, 'cicciṭi, cicciṭi'; | |
| Sā rukkhamūlamupagamma, | Having gone to the root of a tree, | |
| Aho sukhanti sukhato jhāyāmī”ti. | I meditate on ‘Oh, what happiness!’ as happiness.” | |
| … Sumaṅgalamātā therī …. | … The senior nun Sumaṅgalamātā …. | |
+Thig 2.4 Aḍḍhakāsi
| --- Thig2.4 Aḍḍhakāsitherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Aḍḍhakāsi --- | |
| “Yāva kāsijanapado, | “As far as the country of Kāsi, | |
| suṅko me tatthako ahu; | My price was that much; | |
| Taṁ katvā negamo agghaṁ, | Having made that, the merchant set the price, | |
| aḍḍhenagghaṁ ṭhapesi maṁ. | He set my price at half. | |
| Atha nibbindahaṁ rūpe, | Then I became disgusted with my form, | |
| nibbindañca virajjahaṁ; | Disgusted, I became dispassionate; | |
| Mā puna jātisaṁsāraṁ, | May I not again, in the round of births, | |
| sandhāveyyaṁ punappunaṁ; | Wander again and again; | |
| Tisso vijjā sacchikatā, | The three true knowledges have been realized, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done.” | |
| … Aḍḍhakāsi therī …. | … The senior nun Aḍḍhakāsi …. | |
+Thig 2.5 Cittā
| --- Thig2.5 Cittātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Cittā --- | |
| “Kiñcāpi khomhi kisikā, | “Though I am thin, | |
| gilānā bāḷhadubbalā; | Sick, and very weak; | |
| Daṇḍamolubbha gacchāmi, | Leaning on a staff, I go, | |
| pabbataṁ abhirūhiya. | Having ascended the mountain. | |
| Saṅghāṭiṁ nikkhipitvāna, | Having laid down my outer robe, | |
| pattakañca nikujjiya; | And overturned my bowl; | |
| Sele khambhesimattānaṁ, | I supported myself on a rock, | |
| tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti. | Having broken apart the mass of darkness.” | |
| … Cittā therī …. | … The senior nun Cittā …. | |
+Thig 2.6 Mettikā
| --- Thig2.6 Mettikātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Mettikā --- | |
| “Kiñcāpi khomhi dukkhitā, | “Though I am suffering, | |
| dubbalā gatayobbanā; | Weak, and my youth has gone; | |
| Daṇḍamolubbha gacchāmi, | Leaning on a staff, I go, | |
| pabbataṁ abhirūhiya. | Having ascended the mountain. | |
| Nikkhipitvāna saṅghāṭiṁ, | Having laid down my outer robe, | |
| pattakañca nikujjiya; | And overturned my bowl; | |
| Nisinnā camhi selamhi, | I was seated on the rock, | |
| atha cittaṁ vimucci me; | Then my mind was liberated; | |
| Tisso vijjā anuppattā, | The three true knowledges have been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done.” | |
| … Mettikā therī …. | … The senior nun Mettikā …. | |
+Thig 2.7 Mittā
| --- Thig2.7 Mittātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Mittā --- | |
| “Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ, | “The fourteenth, fifteenth, | |
| yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī; | And the eighth of the fortnight; | |
| Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca, | And the special fortnight, | |
| aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ. | Endowed with the eight factors. | |
| Uposathaṁ upāgacchiṁ, | I observed the Uposatha, | |
| devakāyābhinandinī; | Delighting in the host of devas; | |
| Sājja ekena bhattena, | Today, with a single meal, | |
| muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā; | Shaven, wearing the outer robe; | |
| Devakāyaṁ na patthehaṁ, | I do not long for the host of devas, | |
| vineyya hadaye daran”ti. | Having removed the arrow in my heart.” | |
| … Mittā therī …. | … The senior nun Mittā …. | |
+Thig 2.8 Abhayamātu
| --- Thig2.8 Abhayamātutherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Abhayamātu --- | |
| “Uddhaṁ pādatalā amma, | “Mother, from the soles of my feet upwards, | |
| adho ve kesamatthakā; | And downwards from the top of my hair; | |
| Paccavekkhassumaṁ kāyaṁ, | Contemplate this body of mine, | |
| asuciṁ pūtigandhikaṁ. | Impure and foul-smelling. | |
| Evaṁ viharamānāya, | Dwelling thus, | |
| sabbo rāgo samūhato; | All lust has been uprooted; | |
| Pariḷāho samucchinno, | The fever has been cut off, | |
| sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti. | I have become cool, quenched.” | |
| … Abhayamātā therī …. | … The senior nun Abhayamātu …. | |
+Thig 2.9 Abhayā
| --- Thig2.9 Abhayātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Abhayā --- | |
| “Abhaye bhiduro kāyo, | “O Abhayā, this body is fragile, | |
| yattha satā puthujjanā; | Where ordinary people are attached; | |
| Nikkhipissāmimaṁ dehaṁ, | I will lay down this body, | |
| sampajānā satīmatī. | Fully aware and mindful. | |
| Bahūhi dukkhadhammehi, | Through many painful states, | |
| appamādaratāya me; | And my delight in diligence; | |
| Taṇhakkhayo anuppatto, | The destruction of craving has been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done.” | |
| … Abhayā therī …. | … The senior nun Abhayā …. | |
| --- Thig2.10 Therīgāthā 2.10 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.10 --- | |
| “Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ, | “Four or five times, | |
| vihārā upanikkhamiṁ; | I went out from my dwelling; | |
| Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ, | Not having attained peace of mind, | |
| citte avasavattinī; | Not in control of my mind; | |
| Tassā me aṭṭhamī ratti, | For me, it was the eighth night, | |
| yato taṇhā samūhatā. | When craving was uprooted. | |
| Bahūhi dukkhadhammehi, | Through many painful states, | |
| appamādaratāya me; | And my delight in diligence; | |
| Taṇhakkhayo anuppatto, | The destruction of craving has been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done.” | |
| … Sāmā therī …. | … The senior nun Sāmā …. | |
| Dukanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Twos is finished. | |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 3
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| ♦ Nipāta 3 | ♦ The Book of Threes | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig3.1 Aparāsāmātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Aparāsāmā | |
| Thig3.2 Uttamātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Uttamā | |
| Thig3.3 Aparāuttamātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Aparāuttamā | |
| Thig3.4 Dantikātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Dantikā | |
| Thig3.5 Ubbiritherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Ubbiri | |
| Thig3.6 Sukkātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sukkā | |
| Thig3.7 Therīgāthā 3.7 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.7 | |
| Thig3.8 Therīgāthā 3.8 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.8 | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 3.1 Aparāsāmā
| --- Thig3.1 Aparāsāmātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Aparāsāmā --- | |
| “Paṇṇavīsativassāni, | “For twenty-five years, | |
| yato pabbajitāya me; | Since I went forth; | |
| Nābhijānāmi cittassa, | I do not recall having ever | |
| samaṁ laddhaṁ kudācanaṁ. | Attained stillness of mind. | |
| Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ, | Not having attained peace of mind, | |
| citte avasavattinī; | Not in control of my mind; | |
| Tato saṁvegamāpādiṁ, | Then I felt a sense of urgency, | |
| saritvā jinasāsanaṁ. | Remembering the Jina’s teaching. | |
| Bahūhi dukkhadhammehi, | Through many painful states, | |
| appamādaratāya me; | And my delight in diligence; | |
| Taṇhakkhayo anuppatto, | The destruction of craving has been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ; | The Buddha’s teaching has been done; | |
| Ajja me sattamī ratti, | Today is my seventh night, | |
| yato taṇhā visositā”ti. | Since craving was dried up.” | |
| … Aparā sāmā therī …. | … The other senior nun Sāmā …. | |
+Thig 3.2 Uttamā
| --- Thig3.2 Uttamātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Uttamā --- | |
| “Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ, | “Four or five times, | |
| vihārā upanikkhamiṁ; | I went out from my dwelling; | |
| Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ, | Not having attained peace of mind, | |
| citte avasavattinī. | Not in control of my mind. | |
| Sā bhikkhuniṁ upagacchiṁ, | I approached a bhikkhunī, | |
| yā me saddhāyikā ahu; | Who was a confidante of mine; | |
| Sā me dhammamadesesi, | She taught me the Dhamma, | |
| khandhāyatanadhātuyo. | The aggregates, sense bases, and elements. | |
| Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna, | Having heard her Dhamma, | |
| Yathā maṁ anusāsi sā; | As she instructed me; | |
| Sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena, | For seven days on one cross-legged seat, | |
| Nisīdiṁ pītisukhasamappitā; | I sat, filled with rapture and happiness; | |
| Aṭṭhamiyā pāde pasāresiṁ, | On the eighth, I stretched out my feet, | |
| Tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti. | Having broken apart the mass of darkness.” | |
| … Uttamā therī …. | … The senior nun Uttamā …. | |
+Thig 3.3 Aparāuttamā
| --- Thig3.3 Aparāuttamātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Aparāuttamā --- | |
| “Ye ime satta bojjhaṅgā, | “These seven factors of enlightenment, | |
| maggā nibbānapattiyā; | The path to the attainment of Nibbāna; | |
| Bhāvitā te mayā sabbe, | They have all been developed by me, | |
| yathā buddhena desitā. | As taught by the Buddha. | |
| Suññatassānimittassa, | I am an obtainer at will, | |
| lābhinīhaṁ yadicchakaṁ; | Of emptiness and the signless; | |
| Orasā dhītā buddhassa, | An own daughter of the Buddha, | |
| nibbānābhiratā sadā. | Always delighting in Nibbāna. | |
| Sabbe kāmā samucchinnā, | All sensual pleasures have been cut off, | |
| ye dibbā ye ca mānusā; | Both divine and human; | |
| Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro, | The round of births is destroyed, | |
| natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti. | Now there is no more re-becoming.” | |
| … Aparā uttamā therī …. | … The other senior nun Uttamā …. | |
+Thig 3.4 Dantikā
| --- Thig3.4 Dantikātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Dantikā --- | |
| “Divāvihārā nikkhamma, | “Coming from my day-abiding, | |
| gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate; | On Vulture’s Peak mountain; | |
| Nāgaṁ ogāhamuttiṇṇaṁ, | I saw an elephant that had come out of the water, | |
| nadītīramhi addasaṁ. | On the bank of the river. | |
| Puriso aṅkusamādāya, | A man, taking a hook, | |
| ‘dehi pādan’ti yācati; | Asks, ‘Give me your foot’; | |
| Nāgo pasārayī pādaṁ, | The elephant stretched out its foot, | |
| puriso nāgamāruhi. | The man mounted the elephant. | |
| Disvā adantaṁ damitaṁ, | Seeing the untamed tamed, | |
| manussānaṁ vasaṁ gataṁ; | Gone under the control of humans; | |
| Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ, | Then I concentrated my mind, | |
| khalu tāya vanaṁ gatā”ti. | Indeed, I went to the forest for that reason.” | |
| … Dantikā therī …. | … The senior nun Dantikā …. | |
+Thig 3.5 Ubbiri
| --- Thig3.5 Ubbiritherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Ubbiri --- | |
| “Amma jīvāti vanamhi kandasi, | “Mother, you cry in the forest, ‘O Jīvā!’, | |
| Attānaṁ adhigaccha ubbiri; | Come to your senses, Ubbiri; | |
| Cullāsītisahassāni, | Eighty-four thousand, | |
| Sabbā jīvasanāmikā; | All named Jīvā; | |
| Etamhāḷāhane daḍḍhā, | Have been burned in this charnel ground, | |
| Tāsaṁ kamanusocasi”. | For which of them do you grieve?” | |
| “Abbahī vata me sallaṁ, | “Indeed, the dart has been pulled out, | |
| duddasaṁ hadayassitaṁ; | Hard to see, lodged in my heart; | |
| Yaṁ me sokaparetāya, | Which, for me overcome with sorrow, | |
| dhītusokaṁ byapānudi. | Dispelled the grief for my daughter. | |
| Sājja abbūḷhasallāhaṁ, | Today I have pulled out the dart, | |
| Nicchātā parinibbutā; | I am without craving, completely quenched; | |
| Buddhaṁ dhammañca saṅghañca, | I go for refuge to the Sage, | |
| Upemi saraṇaṁ munin”ti. | The Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha.” | |
| … Ubbirī therī …. | … The senior nun Ubbirī …. | |
+Thig 3.6 Sukkā
| --- Thig3.6 Sukkātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sukkā --- | |
| “Kiṁme katā rājagahe manussā, | “What have the people of Rājagaha done to me, | |
| Madhuṁ pītāva acchare; | That they stand as if drunk on honey; | |
| Ye sukkaṁ na upāsanti, | Who do not attend on Sukkā, | |
| Desentiṁ buddhasāsanaṁ. | As she teaches the Buddha’s teaching? | |
| Tañca appaṭivānīyaṁ, | And that which is not repulsive, | |
| asecanakamojavaṁ; | Delicious and nourishing; | |
| Pivanti maññe sappaññā, | The wise drink, I think, | |
| valāhakamivaddhagū. | Like travelers a cloud. | |
| Sukkā sukkehi dhammehi, | Sukkā, through stainless qualities, | |
| vītarāgā samāhitā; | Free from lust, concentrated; | |
| Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ, | Bears her final body, | |
| jetvā māraṁ savāhinin”ti. | Having conquered Māra and his mount.” | |
| … Sukkā therī …. | … The senior nun Sukkā …. | |
| --- Thig3.7 Therīgāthā 3.7 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.7 --- | |
| “Natthi nissaraṇaṁ loke, | “There is no escape in the world, | |
| kiṁ vivekena kāhasi; | What will you do with seclusion? | |
| Bhuñjāhi kāmaratiyo, | Enjoy sensual pleasures, | |
| māhu pacchānutāpinī”. | Lest you be regretful afterwards.” | |
| “Sattisūlūpamā kāmā, | “Sensual pleasures are like spears and stakes, | |
| khandhāsaṁ adhikuṭṭanā; | The aggregates are their chopping block; | |
| Yaṁ tvaṁ ‘kāmaratiṁ’ brūsi, | What you call ‘sensual pleasure’, | |
| ‘aratī’ dāni sā mama. | Is now ‘non-pleasure’ for me. | |
| Sabbattha vihatā nandī, | Delight is eliminated everywhere, | |
| Tamokhandho padālito; | The mass of darkness is broken apart; | |
| Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima, | Know this, O Evil One, | |
| Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti. | You are defeated, O Ender.” | |
| … Selā therī …. | … The senior nun Selā …. | |
| --- Thig3.8 Therīgāthā 3.8 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.8 --- | |
| “Yaṁ taṁ isīhi pattabbaṁ, | “That state which is to be attained by seers, | |
| ṭhānaṁ durabhisambhavaṁ; | So difficult to achieve; | |
| Na taṁ dvaṅgulapaññāya, | That cannot be attained by a woman, | |
| sakkā pappotumitthiyā”. | With her two-fingered wisdom.” | |
| “Itthibhāvo no kiṁ kayirā, | “What can womanhood do to us, | |
| cittamhi susamāhite; | When the mind is well-concentrated; | |
| Ñāṇamhi vattamānamhi, | When knowledge is present, | |
| sammā dhammaṁ vipassato. | And one rightly sees the Dhamma? | |
| Sabbattha vihatā nandī, | Delight is eliminated everywhere, | |
| Tamokhandho padālito; | The mass of darkness is broken apart; | |
| Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima, | Know this, O Evil One, | |
| Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti. | You are defeated, O Ender.” | |
| … Somā therī …. | … The senior nun Somā …. | |
| Tikanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Threes is finished. | |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 4
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| ♦ Nipāta 4 | ♦ The Book of Fours | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig4.1 Bhaddākāpilānītherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Bhaddākāpilānī | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 4.1 Bhaddākāpilānī
| --- Thig4.1 Bhaddākāpilānītherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Bhaddākāpilānī --- | |
| “Putto buddhassa dāyādo, | “A son, an heir of the Buddha, | |
| kassapo susamāhito; | Kassapa is well-concentrated; | |
| Pubbenivāsaṁ yovedi, | He who knows his past lives, | |
| saggāpāyañca passati. | And sees heaven and the state of loss. | |
| Atho jātikkhayaṁ patto, | And has reached the destruction of birth, | |
| abhiññāvosito muni; | A sage perfected in direct knowledge; | |
| Etāhi tīhi vijjāhi, | With these three true knowledges, | |
| tevijjo hoti brāhmaṇo. | He is a brahmin with the three true knowledges. | |
| Tatheva bhaddā kāpilānī, | Likewise, Bhaddā Kāpilānī, | |
| tevijjā maccuhāyinī; | With the three true knowledges, has overcome death; | |
| Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ, | She bears her final body, | |
| jetvā māraṁ savāhiniṁ. | Having conquered Māra and his mount. | |
| Disvā ādīnavaṁ loke, | Seeing the danger in the world, | |
| ubho pabbajitā mayaṁ; | We both went forth; | |
| Tyamha khīṇāsavā dantā, | We are now taint-free, tamed, | |
| sītibhūtamha nibbutā”ti. | Become cool, quenched.” | |
| … Bhaddā kāpilānī therī …. | … The senior nun Bhaddā Kāpilānī …. | |
| Catukkanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Fours is finished. | |
+§ – Nipāta: Book 5
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| ♦ Nipāta 5 | ♦ The Book of Fives | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig5.1 Aññataratherīgāthā | The Verses of a Certain Senior Nun | |
| Thig5.2 Vimalātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Vimalā | |
| Thig5.3 Therīgāthā 5.3 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.3 | |
| Thig5.4 Sundarīnandātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sundarīnandā | |
| Thig5.5 Nanduttarātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Nanduttarā | |
| Thig5.6 Mittākāḷītherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Mittākāḷī | |
| Thig5.7 Sakulātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sakulā | |
| Thig5.8 Therīgāthā 5.8 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.8 | |
| Thig5.9 Bhaddākuṇḍalakesātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Bhaddākuṇḍalakesā | |
| Thig5.10 Paṭācārātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Paṭācārā | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 5.1 Aññatara
| --- Thig5.1 Aññataratherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of a Certain Senior Nun --- | |
| “Paṇṇavīsativassāni, | “For twenty-five years, | |
| yato pabbajitā ahaṁ; | Since I went forth, | |
| Nāccharāsaṅghātamattampi, | Not even for a snap of the fingers, | |
| cittassūpasamajjhagaṁ. | Did I find peace of mind. | |
| Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ, | Not having attained peace of mind, | |
| kāmarāgenavassutā; | Overcome by sensual lust; | |
| Bāhā paggayha kandantī, | Wailing with outstretched arms, | |
| vihāraṁ pāvisiṁ ahaṁ. | I entered my dwelling. | |
| Sā bhikkhuniṁ upāgacchiṁ, | I approached a bhikkhunī, | |
| yā me saddhāyikā ahu; | Who was a confidante of mine; | |
| Sā me dhammamadesesi, | She taught me the Dhamma, | |
| khandhāyatanadhātuyo. | The aggregates, sense bases, and elements. | |
| Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna, | Having heard her Dhamma, | |
| ekamante upāvisiṁ; | I sat down to one side; | |
| Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi, | I know my past lives, | |
| dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ. | The divine eye has been purified. | |
| Cetopariccañāṇañca, | And the knowledge of others’ minds, | |
| sotadhātu visodhitā; | The element of hearing has been purified; | |
| Iddhīpi me sacchikatā, | I have also realized psychic powers, | |
| patto me āsavakkhayo; | The destruction of taints has been attained by me; | |
| Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, | The six direct knowledges have been realized, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done.” | |
| … Aññatarā therī …. | … A certain senior nun …. | |
+Thig 5.2 Vimalā
| --- Thig5.2 Vimalātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Vimalā --- | |
| “Mattā vaṇṇena rūpena, | “Intoxicated with my complexion, figure, | |
| sobhaggena yasena ca; | Beauty, and fame; | |
| Yobbanena cupatthaddhā, | Arrogant with my youth, | |
| aññāsamatimaññihaṁ. | I despised other women. | |
| Vibhūsetvā imaṁ kāyaṁ, | Having adorned this body, | |
| sucittaṁ bālalāpanaṁ; | So colorful, for fooling the foolish; | |
| Aṭṭhāsiṁ vesidvāramhi, | I stood at the door of the brothel, | |
| luddo pāsamivoḍḍiya. | Like a hunter setting a snare. | |
| Piḷandhanaṁ vidaṁsentī, | Displaying my ornaments, | |
| guyhaṁ pakāsikaṁ bahuṁ; | Revealing many private parts; | |
| Akāsiṁ vividhaṁ māyaṁ, | I performed various kinds of magic, | |
| ujjagghantī bahuṁ janaṁ. | Mocking many people. | |
| Sājja piṇḍaṁ caritvāna, | Today, having gone for alms, | |
| muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā; | Shaven, wearing the outer robe; | |
| Nisinnā rukkhamūlamhi, | Seated at the root of a tree, | |
| avitakkassa lābhinī. | I am an obtainer of the formless. | |
| Sabbe yogā samucchinnā, | All yokes have been cut off, | |
| ye dibbā ye ca mānusā; | Both divine and human; | |
| Khepetvā āsave sabbe, | Having extinguished all taints, | |
| sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti. | I have become cool, quenched.” | |
| … Vimalā purāṇagaṇikā therī …. | … The senior nun Vimalā, formerly a courtesan …. | |
| --- Thig5.3 Therīgāthā 5.3 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.3 --- | |
| “Ayoniso manasikārā, | “Due to unwise attention, | |
| kāmarāgena aṭṭitā; | I was afflicted with sensual lust; | |
| Ahosiṁ uddhatā pubbe, | I was formerly agitated, | |
| citte avasavattinī. | Not in control of my mind. | |
| Pariyuṭṭhitā klesehi, | Overwhelmed by defilements, | |
| subhasaññānuvattinī; | Following the perception of beauty; | |
| Samaṁ cittassa na labhiṁ, | I did not find peace of mind, | |
| rāgacittavasānugā. | Following the lead of a lustful mind. | |
| Kisā paṇḍu vivaṇṇā ca, | Thin, pale, and discolored, | |
| satta vassāni cārihaṁ; | I wandered for seven years; | |
| Nāhaṁ divā vā rattiṁ vā, | I did not find happiness by day or night, | |
| sukhaṁ vindiṁ sudukkhitā. | Being very miserable. | |
| Tato rajjuṁ gahetvāna, | Then taking a rope, | |
| pāvisiṁ vanamantaraṁ; | I entered the inner forest; | |
| Varaṁ me idha ubbandhaṁ, | It is better for me to hang here, | |
| yañca hīnaṁ punācare. | Than to practice the low life again. | |
| Daḷhapāsaṁ karitvāna, | Having made a strong noose, | |
| rukkhasākhāya bandhiya; | And tied it to the branch of a tree; | |
| Pakkhipiṁ pāsaṁ gīvāyaṁ, | I put the noose around my neck, | |
| atha cittaṁ vimucci me”ti. | Then my mind was liberated.” | |
| … Sīhā therī …. | … The senior nun Sīhā …. | |
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+Thig 5.4 Sundarīnandā
| --- Thig5.4 Sundarīnandātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sundarīnandā --- | |
| “Āturaṁ asuciṁ pūtiṁ, | “See, Nandā, this body, | |
| passa nande samussayaṁ; | Diseased, impure, and putrid; | |
| Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi, | Develop the mind on the unattractive, | |
| ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ. | Make it one-pointed and well-concentrated. | |
| Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ, | As this is, so is that, | |
| yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ; | As that is, so is this; | |
| Duggandhaṁ pūtikaṁ vāti, | It emits a foul smell, a putrid odor, | |
| bālānaṁ abhinanditaṁ. | Which is delighted in by fools. | |
| Evametaṁ avekkhantī, | Contemplating it thus, | |
| rattindivamatanditā; | Day and night, untiringly; | |
| Tato sakāya paññāya, | Then with my own wisdom, | |
| abhinibbijjha dakkhisaṁ”. | I shall see by comprehending.” | |
| “Tassā me appamattāya, | “For me, being diligent, | |
| vicinantiyā yoniso; | And investigating with wisdom; | |
| Yathābhūtaṁ ayaṁ kāyo, | This body was seen as it really is, | |
| diṭṭho santarabāhiro. | Internally and externally. | |
| Atha nibbindahaṁ kāye, | Then I became disgusted with the body, | |
| ajjhattañca virajjahaṁ; | And became dispassionate within; | |
| Appamattā visaṁyuttā, | Diligent and disjoined, | |
| upasantāmhi nibbutā”ti. | I am at peace, quenched.” | |
| … Sundarīnandā therī …. | … The senior nun Sundarīnandā …. | |
+Thig 5.5 Nanduttarā
| --- Thig5.5 Nanduttarātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Nanduttarā --- | |
| “Aggiṁ candañca sūriyañca, | “I worshipped fire, the moon, and the sun, | |
| devatā ca namassihaṁ; | And devas; | |
| Nadītitthāni gantvāna, | Going to river banks, | |
| udakaṁ oruhāmihaṁ. | I went down into the water. | |
| Bahūvatasamādānā, | Undertaking many vows, | |
| aḍḍhaṁ sīsassa olikhiṁ; | I shaved half my head; | |
| Chamāya seyyaṁ kappemi, | I made my bed on the ground, | |
| rattiṁ bhattaṁ na bhuñjahaṁ. | I did not eat at night. | |
| Vibhūsāmaṇḍanaratā, | Delighting in adornments and ornaments, | |
| nhāpanucchādanehi ca; | With bathing and anointing; | |
| Upakāsiṁ imaṁ kāyaṁ, | I served this body, | |
| kāmarāgena aṭṭitā. | Afflicted by sensual lust. | |
| Tato saddhaṁ labhitvāna, | Then, having gained faith, | |
| pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ; | I went forth into homelessness; | |
| Disvā kāyaṁ yathābhūtaṁ, | Seeing the body as it really is, | |
| kāmarāgo samūhato. | Sensual lust has been uprooted. | |
| Sabbe bhavā samucchinnā, | All becomings have been cut off, | |
| icchā ca patthanāpi ca; | And also desires and longings; | |
| Sabbayogavisaṁyuttā, | Disjoined from all yokes, | |
| santiṁ pāpuṇi cetaso”ti. | I have attained peace of mind.” | |
| … Nanduttarā therī …. | … The senior nun Nanduttarā …. | |
+Thig 5.6 Mittākāḷī
| --- Thig5.6 Mittākāḷītherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Mittākāḷī --- | |
| “Saddhāya pabbajitvāna, | “Having gone forth out of faith, | |
| agārasmānagāriyaṁ; | From home to homelessness; | |
| Vicariṁhaṁ tena tena, | I wandered here and there, | |
| lābhasakkāraussukā. | Eager for gains and honor. | |
| Riñcitvā paramaṁ atthaṁ, | Having missed the ultimate goal, | |
| hīnamatthaṁ asevihaṁ; | I pursued the inferior goal; | |
| Kilesānaṁ vasaṁ gantvā, | Having gone under the control of the defilements, | |
| sāmaññatthaṁ na bujjhihaṁ. | I did not understand the goal of asceticism. | |
| Tassā me ahu saṁvego, | For me, there was a sense of urgency, | |
| nisinnāya vihārake; | While seated in my dwelling; | |
| Ummaggapaṭipannāmhi, | I have entered the wrong path, | |
| taṇhāya vasamāgatā. | I have come under the control of craving. | |
| Appakaṁ jīvitaṁ mayhaṁ, | My life is short, | |
| jarā byādhi ca maddati; | Old age and sickness are crushing me; | |
| Purāyaṁ bhijjati kāyo, | Before this body breaks up, | |
| na me kālo pamajjituṁ. | There is no time for me to be heedless. | |
| Yathābhūtamavekkhantī, | Contemplating as it really is, | |
| khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ; | The arising and passing away of the aggregates; | |
| Vimuttacittā uṭṭhāsiṁ, | With a liberated mind, I arose, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done.” | |
| … Mittā kāḷī therī …. | … The senior nun Mittā Kāḷī …. | |
+Thig 5.7 Sakulā
| --- Thig5.7 Sakulātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sakulā --- | |
| “Agārasmiṁ vasantīhaṁ, | “While living at home, | |
| dhammaṁ sutvāna bhikkhuno; | Having heard the Dhamma from a bhikkhu; | |
| Addasaṁ virajaṁ dhammaṁ, | I saw the stainless Dhamma, | |
| nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ. | Nibbāna, the deathless state. | |
| Sāhaṁ puttaṁ dhītarañca, | I, having abandoned my son and daughter, | |
| dhanadhaññañca chaḍḍiya; | And wealth and grain; | |
| Kese chedāpayitvāna, | Having had my hair cut, | |
| pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ. | Went forth into homelessness. | |
| Sikkhamānā ahaṁ santī, | While I was training, | |
| bhāventī maggamañjasaṁ; | Developing the straight path; | |
| Pahāsiṁ rāgadosañca, | I abandoned lust and hatred, | |
| tadekaṭṭhe ca āsave. | And the taints connected with them. | |
| Bhikkhunī upasampajja, | Having received the higher ordination as a bhikkhunī, | |
| pubbajātimanussariṁ; | I recollected my past lives; | |
| Dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ, | The divine eye has been purified, | |
| vimalaṁ sādhubhāvitaṁ. | Stainless and well-developed. | |
| Saṅkhāre parato disvā, | Seeing formations as other, | |
| hetujāte palokite; | Arisen from causes and perishable; | |
| Pahāsiṁ āsave sabbe, | I abandoned all taints, | |
| sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti. | I have become cool, quenched.” | |
| … Sakulā therī …. | … The senior nun Sakulā …. | |
| --- Thig5.8 Therīgāthā 5.8 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.8 --- | |
| “Dasa putte vijāyitvā, | “Having given birth to ten sons, | |
| asmiṁ rūpasamussaye; | In this physical body; | |
| Tatohaṁ dubbalā jiṇṇā, | Then, weak and old, | |
| bhikkhuniṁ upasaṅkamiṁ. | I approached a bhikkhunī. | |
| Sā me dhammamadesesi, | She taught me the Dhamma, | |
| khandhāyatanadhātuyo; | The aggregates, sense bases, and elements; | |
| Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna, | Having heard her Dhamma, | |
| kese chetvāna pabbajiṁ. | I cut my hair and went forth. | |
| Tassā me sikkhamānāya, | For me who was training, | |
| dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ; | The divine eye was purified; | |
| Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi, | I know my past lives, | |
| yattha me vusitaṁ pure. | Where I lived before. | |
| Animittañca bhāvemi, | And I develop the signless, | |
| ekaggā susamāhitā; | One-pointed and well-concentrated; | |
| Anantarāvimokkhāsiṁ, | I attained liberation without interval, | |
| anupādāya nibbutā. | Quenched without grasping. | |
| Pañcakkhandhā pariññātā, | The five aggregates have been fully understood, | |
| tiṭṭhanti chinnamūlakā; | They stand with their roots cut; | |
| Dhi tavatthu jare jamme, | Fie on you, old age and death, | |
| natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti. | Now there is no more re-becoming.” | |
| … Soṇā therī …. | … The senior nun Soṇā …. | |
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+Thig 5.9 Bhaddākuṇḍalakesā
| --- Thig5.9 Bhaddākuṇḍalakesātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Bhaddākuṇḍalakesā --- | |
| “Lūnakesī paṅkadharī, | “With shorn hair and covered in mud, | |
| ekasāṭī pure cariṁ; | Formerly I wandered in a single robe; | |
| Avajje vajjamatinī, | Seeing fault in the faultless, | |
| vajje cāvajjadassinī. | And seeing no fault in the faulty. | |
| Divāvihārā nikkhamma, | Coming from my day-abiding, | |
| gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate; | On Vulture’s Peak mountain; | |
| Addasaṁ virajaṁ buddhaṁ, | I saw the stainless Buddha, | |
| bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṁ. | Attended by the Saṅgha of bhikkhus. | |
| Nihacca jāṇuṁ vanditvā, | Having knelt down and paid homage, | |
| sammukhā añjaliṁ akaṁ; | I made an añjali before him; | |
| ‘Ehi bhadde’ti maṁ avaca, | ‘Come, Bhaddā,’ he said to me, | |
| sā me āsūpasampadā. | That was my higher ordination. | |
| Ciṇṇā aṅgā ca magadhā, | I have wandered through Aṅga and Magadha, | |
| vajjī kāsī ca kosalā; | Vajjī, Kāsī, and Kosala; | |
| Anaṇā paṇṇāsa vassāni, | Without debt for fifty years, | |
| raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ abhuñjahaṁ. | I have eaten the almsfood of the country. | |
| Puññaṁ vata pasavi bahuṁ, | What great merit he has produced, | |
| Sappañño vatāyaṁ upāsako; | What a wise layman this is; | |
| Yo bhaddāya cīvaraṁ adāsi, | Who gave a robe to Bhaddā, | |
| Vippamuttāya sabbaganthehī”ti. | Liberated from all bonds.” | |
| … Bhaddā kuṇḍalakesā therī …. | … The senior nun Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā …. | |
+Thig 5.10 Paṭācārā
| --- Thig5.10 Paṭācārātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Paṭācārā --- | |
| “Naṅgalehi kasaṁ khettaṁ, | “Ploughing the field with ploughs, | |
| bījāni pavapaṁ chamā; | Sowing seeds on the ground; | |
| Puttadārāni posentā, | Supporting their wives and children, | |
| dhanaṁ vindanti māṇavā. | Young men find wealth. | |
| Kimahaṁ sīlasampannā, | Why, I who am endowed with virtue, | |
| satthusāsanakārikā; | A doer of the Teacher’s instruction; | |
| Nibbānaṁ nādhigacchāmi, | Do not attain Nibbāna, | |
| akusītā anuddhatā. | Being not lazy, not agitated? | |
| Pāde pakkhālayitvāna, | Having washed my feet, | |
| udakesu karomahaṁ; | I do so with the water; | |
| Pādodakañca disvāna, | And seeing the foot-water, | |
| thalato ninnamāgataṁ. | Coming from high ground to low. | |
| Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ, | Then I concentrated my mind, | |
| assaṁ bhadraṁvajāniyaṁ; | Like a noble steed; | |
| Tato dīpaṁ gahetvāna, | Then taking a lamp, | |
| vihāraṁ pāvisiṁ ahaṁ; | I entered my dwelling; | |
| Seyyaṁ olokayitvāna, | Having observed the bed, | |
| mañcakamhi upāvisiṁ. | I sat on the couch. | |
| Tato sūciṁ gahetvāna, | Then taking a needle, | |
| vaṭṭiṁ okassayāmahaṁ; | I drew out the wick; | |
| Padīpasseva nibbānaṁ, | Like the quenching of the lamp, | |
| vimokkho ahu cetaso”ti. | Was the liberation of my mind.” | |
| … Paṭācārā therī …. | … The senior nun Paṭācārā …. | |
| ♦ Vagga 2 | ♦ The Second Chapter | |
| Thig5.11 Tiṁsamattātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Thirty Senior Nuns | |
| Thig5.12 Therīgāthā 5.12 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.12 | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
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+Thig 5.11 Tiṁsamattā
| --- Thig5.11 Tiṁsamattātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Thirty Senior Nuns --- | |
| “Musalāni gahetvāna, | “Taking pestles, | |
| dhaññaṁ koṭṭenti māṇavā; | Young men pound grain; | |
| Puttadārāni posentā, | Supporting their wives and children, | |
| dhanaṁ vindanti māṇavā. | Young men find wealth. | |
| Karotha buddhasāsanaṁ, | Practice the Buddha’s teaching, | |
| yaṁ katvā nānutappati; | Having done which, one does not regret; | |
| Khippaṁ pādāni dhovitvā, | Quickly wash your feet, | |
| ekamante nisīdatha; | And sit to one side; | |
| Cetosamathamanuyuttā, | Devoted to mental calm, | |
| karotha buddhasāsanaṁ”. | Practice the Buddha’s teaching.” | |
| Tassā tā vacanaṁ sutvā, | Having heard her words, | |
| paṭācārāya sāsanaṁ; | The instruction of Paṭācārā; | |
| Pāde pakkhālayitvāna, | Having washed their feet, | |
| ekamantaṁ upāvisuṁ; | They sat down to one side; | |
| Cetosamathamanuyuttā, | Devoted to mental calm, | |
| akaṁsu buddhasāsanaṁ. | They practiced the Buddha’s teaching. | |
| Rattiyā purime yāme, | In the first watch of the night, | |
| pubbajātimanussaruṁ; | They recollected their past lives; | |
| Rattiyā majjhime yāme, | In the middle watch of the night, | |
| dibbacakkhuṁ visodhayuṁ; | They purified the divine eye; | |
| Rattiyā pacchime yāme, | In the last watch of the night, | |
| tamokhandhaṁ padālayuṁ. | They broke apart the mass of darkness. | |
| Uṭṭhāya pāde vandiṁsu, | Having risen, they paid homage to her feet, | |
| “katā te anusāsanī; | “Your instruction has been done; | |
| Indaṁva devā tidasā, | Like the thirty-three devas to Indra, | |
| saṅgāme aparājitaṁ; | Unconquered in battle; | |
| Purakkhatvā vihassāma, | We will live paying homage to you, | |
| tevijjāmha anāsavā”ti. | We have the three true knowledges, we are without taints.” | |
| Itthaṁ sudaṁ tiṁsamattā therī bhikkhuniyo paṭācārāya santike aññaṁ byākariṁsūti. | Thus the thirty senior bhikkhunīs declared their final knowledge in the presence of Paṭācārā. | |
| --- Thig5.12 Therīgāthā 5.12 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.12 --- | |
| “Duggatāhaṁ pure āsiṁ, | “Formerly I was unfortunate, | |
| vidhavā ca aputtikā; | A widow and childless; | |
| Vinā mittehi ñātīhi, | Without friends and relatives, | |
| bhattacoḷassa nādhigaṁ. | I did not get food and clothing. | |
| Pattaṁ daṇḍañca gaṇhitvā, | Taking a bowl and a staff, | |
| bhikkhamānā kulā kulaṁ; | Begging from family to family; | |
| Sītuṇhena ca ḍayhantī, | Being burned by cold and heat, | |
| satta vassāni cārihaṁ. | I wandered for seven years. | |
| Bhikkhuniṁ puna disvāna, | Then seeing a bhikkhunī, | |
| annapānassa lābhiniṁ; | An obtainer of food and drink; | |
| Upasaṅkamma avocaṁ, | I approached her and said, | |
| ‘pabbajjaṁ anagāriyaṁ’. | ‘I wish to go forth into homelessness.’ | |
| Sā ca maṁ anukampāya, | And she, out of compassion for me, | |
| pabbājesi paṭācārā; | Paṭācārā, gave me the going forth; | |
| Tato maṁ ovaditvāna, | Then having advised me, | |
| paramatthe niyojayi. | She applied me to the ultimate goal. | |
| Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, | Having heard her words, | |
| akāsiṁ anusāsaniṁ; | I carried out her instructions; | |
| Amogho ayyāyovādo, | The venerable one’s advice was not in vain, | |
| tevijjāmhi anāsavā”ti. | I have the three true knowledges, I am without taints.” | |
| … Candā therī …. | … The senior nun Candā …. | |
| Pañcakanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Fives is finished. | |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 6
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| ♦ Nipāta 6 | ♦ The Book of Sixes | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig6.1 Pañcasatamattātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Five Hundred Senior Nuns | |
| Thig6.2 Vāseṭṭhītherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Vāseṭṭhī | |
| Thig6.3 Khemātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Khemā | |
| Thig6.4 Sujātātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sujātā | |
| Thig6.5 Anopamātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Anopamā | |
| Thig6.6 Mahāpajāpatigotamītherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Mahāpajāpatigotamī | |
| Thig6.7 Guttātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Guttā | |
| Thig6.8 Vijayātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Vijayā | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 6.1 Pañcasatamattā
| --- Thig6.1 Pañcasatamattātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Five Hundred Senior Nuns --- | |
| “Yassa maggaṁ na jānāsi, | “Of whom you do not know the path, | |
| āgatassa gatassa vā; | Of his coming or his going; | |
| Taṁ kuto cāgataṁ sattaṁ, | That being, come from where, | |
| ‘mama putto’ti rodasi. | You weep, ‘My son.’ | |
| Maggañca khossa jānāsi, | And if you knew his path, | |
| āgatassa gatassa vā; | Of his coming or his going; | |
| Na naṁ samanusocesi, | You would not grieve for him, | |
| evaṁdhammā hi pāṇino. | For such is the nature of living beings. | |
| Ayācito tatāgacchi, | Unasked he came from there, | |
| nānuññāto ito gato; | Unpermitted he has gone from here; | |
| Kutoci nūna āgantvā, | Having come from somewhere, | |
| vasitvā katipāhakaṁ; | And lived for a few days; | |
| Itopi aññena gato, | From here he has gone to another place, | |
| tatopaññena gacchati. | From there he will go to yet another. | |
| Peto manussarūpena, | A dead person in human form, | |
| saṁsaranto gamissati; | Wandering on, will go; | |
| Yathāgato tathā gato, | As he came, so he has gone, | |
| kā tattha paridevanā”. | What lamentation is there in that?” | |
| “Abbahī vata me sallaṁ, | “Indeed, the dart has been pulled out, | |
| duddasaṁ hadayassitaṁ; | Hard to see, lodged in my heart; | |
| Yā me sokaparetāya, | Which, for me overcome with sorrow, | |
| puttasokaṁ byapānudi. | Dispelled the grief for my son. | |
| Sājja abbūḷhasallāhaṁ, | Today I have pulled out the dart, | |
| Nicchātā parinibbutā; | I am without craving, completely quenched; | |
| Buddhaṁ dhammañca saṅghañca, | I go for refuge to the Sage, | |
| Upemi saraṇaṁ muniṁ”. | The Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha.” | |
| Itthaṁ sudaṁ pañcasatamattā therī bhikkhuniyo … pe…. | Thus the five hundred senior bhikkhunīs … etc. …. | |
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+Thig 6.2 Vāseṭṭhī
| --- Thig6.2 Vāseṭṭhītherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Vāseṭṭhī --- | |
| “Puttasokenahaṁ aṭṭā, | “Afflicted with grief for my son, | |
| khittacittā visaññinī; | My mind distracted and deranged; | |
| Naggā pakiṇṇakesī ca, | Naked and with disheveled hair, | |
| tena tena vicārihaṁ. | I wandered here and there. | |
| Vīthi saṅkārakūṭesu, | On streets, in garbage heaps, | |
| susāne rathiyāsu ca; | In cemeteries and on roads; | |
| Acariṁ tīṇi vassāni, | I wandered for three years, | |
| khuppipāsāsamappitā. | Overcome by hunger and thirst. | |
| Athaddasāsiṁ sugataṁ, | Then I saw the Well-farer, | |
| nagaraṁ mithilaṁ pati; | Going to the city of Mithilā; | |
| Adantānaṁ dametāraṁ, | The tamer of the untamed, | |
| sambuddhamakutobhayaṁ. | The perfectly enlightened one, free from fear. | |
| Sacittaṁ paṭiladdhāna, | Having regained my senses, | |
| vanditvāna upāvisiṁ; | I paid homage and sat down; | |
| So me dhammamadesesi, | He taught me the Dhamma, | |
| anukampāya gotamo. | Gotama, out of compassion. | |
| Tassa dhammaṁ suṇitvāna, | Having heard his Dhamma, | |
| pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ; | I went forth into homelessness; | |
| Yuñjantī satthuvacane, | Applying myself to the Teacher’s words, | |
| sacchākāsiṁ padaṁ sivaṁ. | I realized the blissful state. | |
| Sabbe sokā samucchinnā, | All sorrows have been cut off, | |
| pahīnā etadantikā; | Abandoned, this is the end of them; | |
| Pariññātā hi me vatthū, | The bases have been fully understood by me, | |
| yato sokāna sambhavo”ti. | From which sorrows arise.” | |
| … Vāseṭṭhī therī …. | … The senior nun Vāseṭṭhī …. | |
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+Thig 6.3 Khemā
| --- Thig6.3 Khemātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Khemā --- | |
| “Daharā tvaṁ rūpavatī, | “You are young and beautiful, | |
| ahampi daharo yuvā; | I too am young and youthful; | |
| Pañcaṅgikena turiyena, | With the five kinds of musical instruments, | |
| ehi kheme ramāmase”. | Come, Khemā, let us enjoy ourselves.” | |
| “Iminā pūtikāyena, | “With this foul body, | |
| āturena pabhaṅgunā; | Diseased and fragile; | |
| Aṭṭiyāmi harāyāmi, | I am afflicted and disgusted, | |
| kāmataṇhā samūhatā. | Craving for sensual pleasures has been uprooted. | |
| Sattisūlūpamā kāmā, | Sensual pleasures are like spears and stakes, | |
| khandhāsaṁ adhikuṭṭanā; | The aggregates are their chopping block; | |
| Yaṁ ‘tvaṁ kāmaratiṁ’ brūsi, | What you call ‘sensual pleasure’, | |
| ‘aratī’ dāni sā mama. | Is now ‘non-pleasure’ for me. | |
| Sabbattha vihatā nandī, | Delight is eliminated everywhere, | |
| tamokhandho padālito; | The mass of darkness is broken apart; | |
| Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima, | Know this, O Evil One, | |
| nihato tvamasi antaka. | You are defeated, O Ender. | |
| Nakkhattāni namassantā, | Worshipping the stars, | |
| aggiṁ paricaraṁ vane; | Tending the fire in the forest; | |
| Yathābhuccamajānantā, | Not knowing things as they really are, | |
| bālā suddhimamaññatha. | Fools, you thought there was purity. | |
| Ahañca kho namassantī, | But I, paying homage, | |
| sambuddhaṁ purisuttamaṁ; | To the perfectly enlightened one, the supreme person; | |
| Pamuttā sabbadukkhehi, | Am released from all suffering, | |
| satthusāsanakārikā”ti. | A doer of the Teacher’s instruction.” | |
| … Khemā therī …. | … The senior nun Khemā …. | |
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+Thig 6.4 Sujātā
| --- Thig6.4 Sujātātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sujātā --- | |
| “Alaṅkatā suvasanā, | “Adorned, well-dressed, | |
| mālinī candanokkhitā; | Garlanded and anointed with sandalwood; | |
| Sabbābharaṇasañchannā, | Covered with all kinds of ornaments, | |
| dāsīgaṇapurakkhatā. | Attended by a group of slave girls. | |
| Annaṁ pānañca ādāya, | Taking food and drink, | |
| khajjaṁ bhojjaṁ anappakaṁ; | Hard and soft food, not a little; | |
| Gehato nikkhamitvāna, | Having gone out from the house, | |
| uyyānamabhihārayiṁ. | I went to the park. | |
| Tattha ramitvā kīḷitvā, | Having enjoyed myself and played there, | |
| āgacchantī sakaṁ gharaṁ; | And returning to my own house; | |
| Vihāraṁ daṭṭhuṁ pāvisiṁ, | I entered the monastery to see it, | |
| sākete añjanaṁ vanaṁ. | In Sāketa, in the Añjana Wood. | |
| Disvāna lokapajjotaṁ, | Seeing the light of the world, | |
| vanditvāna upāvisiṁ; | I paid homage and sat down; | |
| So me dhammamadesesi, | He taught me the Dhamma, | |
| anukampāya cakkhumā. | The one with vision, out of compassion. | |
| Sutvā ca kho mahesissa, | And having heard the great seer, | |
| saccaṁ sampaṭivijjhahaṁ; | I penetrated the truth; | |
| Tattheva virajaṁ dhammaṁ, | Right there, the stainless Dhamma, | |
| phusayiṁ amataṁ padaṁ. | I touched the deathless state. | |
| Tato viññātasaddhammā, | Then, having understood the good Dhamma, | |
| pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ; | I went forth into homelessness; | |
| Tisso vijjā anuppattā, | The three true knowledges have been attained, | |
| amoghaṁ buddhasāsanan”ti. | The Buddha’s teaching is not in vain.” | |
| … Sujātā therī …. | … The senior nun Sujātā …. | |
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+Thig 6.5 Anopamā
| --- Thig6.5 Anopamātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Anopamā --- | |
| “Ucce kule ahaṁ jātā, | “I was born in a high family, | |
| bahuvitte mahaddhane; | With much wealth and great riches; | |
| Vaṇṇarūpena sampannā, | Endowed with complexion and form, | |
| dhītā majjhassa atrajā. | The own daughter of Majjha. | |
| Patthitā rājaputtehi, | Desired by princes, | |
| seṭṭhiputtehi gijjhitā; | Coveted by sons of merchants; | |
| Pitu me pesayī dūtaṁ, | He sent a messenger to my father, | |
| detha mayhaṁ anopamaṁ. | ‘Give me Anopamā.’ | |
| Yattakaṁ tulitā esā, | As much as this one is valued, | |
| tuyhaṁ dhītā anopamā; | Your daughter Anopamā; | |
| Tato aṭṭhaguṇaṁ dassaṁ, | I will give eight times that, | |
| hiraññaṁ ratanāni ca. | In gold and jewels. | |
| Sāhaṁ disvāna sambuddhaṁ, | I, having seen the perfectly enlightened one, | |
| lokajeṭṭhaṁ anuttaraṁ; | The supreme in the world, the unsurpassed; | |
| Tassa pādāni vanditvā, | Paid homage to his feet, | |
| ekamantaṁ upāvisiṁ. | And sat down to one side. | |
| So me dhammamadesesi, | He taught me the Dhamma, | |
| anukampāya gotamo; | Gotama, out of compassion; | |
| Nisinnā āsane tasmiṁ, | Seated on that seat, | |
| phusayiṁ tatiyaṁ phalaṁ. | I touched the third fruit. | |
| Tato kesāni chetvāna, | Then having cut my hair, | |
| pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ; | I went forth into homelessness; | |
| Ajja me sattamī ratti, | Today is my seventh night, | |
| yato taṇhā visositā”ti. | Since craving was dried up.” | |
| … Anopamā therī …. | … The senior nun Anopamā …. | |
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+Thig 6.6 Mahāpajāpatigotamī
| --- Thig6.6 Mahāpajāpatigotamītherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Mahāpajāpatigotamī --- | |
| “Buddha vīra namo tyatthu, | “O Buddha, hero, homage to you, | |
| sabbasattānamuttama; | Supreme among all beings; | |
| Yo maṁ dukkhā pamocesi, | Who has released me from suffering, | |
| aññañca bahukaṁ janaṁ. | And many other people. | |
| Sabbadukkhaṁ pariññātaṁ, | All suffering has been fully understood, | |
| Hetutaṇhā visositā; | The cause, craving, has been dried up; | |
| Bhāvito aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, | The eightfold path has been developed, | |
| Nirodho phusito mayā. | Cessation has been touched by me. | |
| Mātā putto pitā bhātā, | Mother, son, father, brother, | |
| ayyakā ca pure ahuṁ; | And grandmother I was before; | |
| Yathābhuccamajānantī, | Not knowing things as they really are, | |
| saṁsariṁhaṁ anibbisaṁ. | I wandered on without finding out. | |
| Diṭṭho hi me so bhagavā, | I have seen the Blessed One, | |
| antimoyaṁ samussayo; | This is my final body; | |
| Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro, | The round of births is destroyed, | |
| natthi dāni punabbhavo. | Now there is no more re-becoming. | |
| Āraddhavīriye pahitatte, | With aroused energy, striving, | |
| Niccaṁ daḷhaparakkame; | Always of firm resolve; | |
| Samagge sāvake passe, | See the disciples in harmony, | |
| Esā buddhāna vandanā. | This is the homage to the Buddhas. | |
| Bahūnaṁ vata atthāya, | For the benefit of many, indeed, | |
| Māyā janayi gotamaṁ; | Māyā gave birth to Gotama; | |
| Byādhimaraṇatunnānaṁ, | Who dispelled the mass of suffering, | |
| Dukkhakkhandhaṁ byapānudī”ti. | Of those afflicted by sickness and death.” | |
| … Mahāpajāpatigotamī therī …. | … The senior nun Mahāpajāpatigotamī …. | |
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+Thig 6.7 Guttā
| --- Thig6.7 Guttātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Guttā --- | |
| “Gutte yadatthaṁ pabbajjā, | “Guttā, for what purpose you went forth, | |
| hitvā puttaṁ vasuṁ piyaṁ; | Having left your son and beloved property; | |
| Tameva anubrūhehi, | Pursue that very thing, | |
| mā cittassa vasaṁ gami. | Do not go under the control of the mind. | |
| Cittena vañcitā sattā, | Beings deceived by the mind, | |
| mārassa visaye ratā; | Delight in the realm of Māra; | |
| Anekajātisaṁsāraṁ, | In the endless round of births, | |
| sandhāvanti aviddasū. | They wander, not knowing. | |
| Kāmacchandañca byāpādaṁ, | And sensual desire, ill will, | |
| sakkāyadiṭṭhimeva ca; | And personality view; | |
| Sīlabbataparāmāsaṁ, | Grasping at precepts and vows, | |
| vicikicchañca pañcamaṁ. | And doubt as the fifth. | |
| Saṁyojanāni etāni, | Having abandoned these fetters, | |
| pajahitvāna bhikkhunī; | O bhikkhunī; | |
| Orambhāgamanīyāni, | Which lead to the lower realms, | |
| nayidaṁ punarehisi. | You will not come here again. | |
| Rāgaṁ mānaṁ avijjañca, | Having abandoned lust, conceit, and ignorance, | |
| uddhaccañca vivajjiya; | And restlessness; | |
| Saṁyojanāni chetvāna, | Having cut off the fetters, | |
| dukkhassantaṁ karissasi. | You will make an end of suffering. | |
| Khepetvā jātisaṁsāraṁ, | Having exhausted the round of births, | |
| pariññāya punabbhavaṁ; | Having fully understood re-becoming; | |
| Diṭṭheva dhamme nicchātā, | In this very life, without craving, | |
| upasantā carissatī”ti. | You will wander in peace.” | |
| … Guttā therī …. | … The senior nun Guttā …. | |
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+Thig 6.8 Vijayā
| --- Thig6.8 Vijayātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Vijayā --- | |
| “Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ, | “Four or five times, | |
| vihārā upanikkhamiṁ; | I went out from my dwelling; | |
| Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ, | Not having attained peace of mind, | |
| citte avasavattinī. | Not in control of my mind. | |
| Bhikkhuniṁ upasaṅkamma, | Having approached a bhikkhunī, | |
| sakkaccaṁ paripucchahaṁ; | I questioned her respectfully; | |
| Sā me dhammamadesesi, | She taught me the Dhamma, | |
| dhātuāyatanāni ca. | The elements and the sense bases. | |
| Cattāri ariyasaccāni, | The four noble truths, | |
| indriyāni balāni ca; | The faculties and the powers; | |
| Bojjhaṅgaṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ, | The factors of enlightenment and the eightfold path, | |
| uttamatthassa pattiyā. | For the attainment of the supreme goal. | |
| Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, | Having heard her words, | |
| karontī anusāsaniṁ; | And following her instructions; | |
| Rattiyā purime yāme, | In the first watch of the night, | |
| pubbajātimanussariṁ. | I recollected my past lives. | |
| Rattiyā majjhime yāme, | In the middle watch of the night, | |
| dibbacakkhuṁ visodhayiṁ; | I purified the divine eye; | |
| Rattiyā pacchime yāme, | In the last watch of the night, | |
| tamokhandhaṁ padālayiṁ. | I broke apart the mass of darkness. | |
| Pītisukhena ca kāyaṁ, | And with a body pervaded, | |
| Pharitvā vihariṁ tadā; | By rapture and happiness, I dwelled then; | |
| Sattamiyā pāde pasāresiṁ, | On the seventh, I stretched out my feet, | |
| Tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti. | Having broken apart the mass of darkness.” | |
| … Vijayā therī …. | … The senior nun Vijayā …. | |
| Chakkanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Sixes is finished. | |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 7
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| ♦ Nipāta 7 | ♦ The Book of Sevens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig7.1 Uttarātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Uttarā | |
| Thig7.2 Therīgāthā 7.2 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 7.2 | |
| Thig7.3 Upacālātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Upacālā | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 7.1 Uttarā
| --- Thig7.1 Uttarātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Uttarā --- | |
| “Musalāni gahetvāna, | “Taking pestles, | |
| dhaññaṁ koṭṭenti māṇavā; | Young men pound grain; | |
| Puttadārāni posentā, | Supporting their wives and children, | |
| dhanaṁ vindanti māṇavā. | Young men find wealth. | |
| Ghaṭetha buddhasāsane, | Strive in the Buddha’s teaching, | |
| yaṁ katvā nānutappati; | Having done which, one does not regret; | |
| Khippaṁ pādāni dhovitvā, | Quickly wash your feet, | |
| ekamantaṁ nisīdatha. | And sit to one side. | |
| Cittaṁ upaṭṭhapetvāna, | Having established the mind, | |
| ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ; | One-pointed and well-concentrated; | |
| Paccavekkhatha saṅkhāre, | Contemplate formations, | |
| parato no ca attato”. | As other and not as self.” | |
| “Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, | “Having heard her words, | |
| paṭācārānusāsaniṁ; | The instruction of Paṭācārā; | |
| Pāde pakkhālayitvāna, | Having washed my feet, | |
| ekamante upāvisiṁ. | I sat down to one side. | |
| Rattiyā purime yāme, | In the first watch of the night, | |
| pubbajātimanussariṁ; | I recollected my past lives; | |
| Rattiyā majjhime yāme, | In the middle watch of the night, | |
| dibbacakkhuṁ visodhayiṁ. | I purified the divine eye. | |
| Rattiyā pacchime yāme, | In the last watch of the night, | |
| tamokhandhaṁ padālayiṁ; | I broke apart the mass of darkness; | |
| Tevijjā atha vuṭṭhāsiṁ, | Then, having the three true knowledges, I arose, | |
| katā te anusāsanī. | Your instruction has been done. | |
| Sakkaṁva devā tidasā, | Like the devas to Sakka, the thirty-three, | |
| saṅgāme aparājitaṁ; | Unconquered in battle; | |
| Purakkhatvā vihassāmi, | I will live paying homage to you, | |
| tevijjāmhi anāsavā”. | I have the three true knowledges, I am without taints.” | |
| … Uttarā therī …. | … The senior nun Uttarā …. | |
| --- Thig7.2 Therīgāthā 7.2 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 7.2 --- | |
| “Satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvāna, | “Having established mindfulness, | |
| bhikkhunī bhāvitindriyā; | A bhikkhunī with developed faculties; | |
| Paṭivijjhi padaṁ santaṁ, | Penetrated the peaceful state, | |
| saṅkhārūpasamaṁ sukhaṁ”. | The blissful calming of formations.” | |
| “Kaṁ nu uddissa muṇḍāsi, | “For what reason are you shaven-headed, | |
| samaṇī viya dissasi; | You look like a samaṇī; | |
| Na ca rocesi pāsaṇḍe, | You do not approve of the outsiders, | |
| kimidaṁ carasi momuhā”. | Why do you wander about deluded?” | |
| “Ito bahiddhā pāsaṇḍā, | “Outsiders outside of this, | |
| diṭṭhiyo upanissitā; | Rely on views; | |
| Na te dhammaṁ vijānanti, | They do not know the Dhamma, | |
| na te dhammassa kovidā. | They are not skilled in the Dhamma. | |
| Atthi sakyakule jāto, | There is one born in the Sakyan clan, | |
| buddho appaṭipuggalo; | A Buddha without an equal; | |
| So me dhammamadesesi, | He taught me the Dhamma, | |
| diṭṭhīnaṁ samatikkamaṁ. | For the overcoming of views. | |
| Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ, | Suffering, the origin of suffering, | |
| Dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ; | And the overcoming of suffering; | |
| Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ, | And the noble eightfold path, | |
| Dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ. | Leading to the calming of suffering. | |
| Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, | Having heard his words, | |
| vihariṁ sāsane ratā; | I dwelled, delighting in his teaching; | |
| Tisso vijjā anuppattā, | The three true knowledges have been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done. | |
| Sabbattha vihatā nandī, | Delight is eliminated everywhere, | |
| tamokhandho padālito; | The mass of darkness is broken apart; | |
| Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima, | Know this, O Evil One, | |
| nihato tvamasi antaka”. | You are defeated, O Ender.” | |
| … Cālā therī …. | … The senior nun Cālā …. | |
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+Thig 7.3 Upacālā
| --- Thig7.3 Upacālātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Upacālā --- | |
| “Satimatī cakkhumatī, | “Mindful, with vision, | |
| bhikkhunī bhāvitindriyā; | A bhikkhunī with developed faculties; | |
| Paṭivijjhi padaṁ santaṁ, | Penetrated the peaceful state, | |
| akāpurisasevitaṁ”. | Not frequented by ordinary people.” | |
| “Kiṁ nu jātiṁ na rocesi, | “Why do you not approve of birth? | |
| jāto kāmāni bhuñjati; | One who is born enjoys sensual pleasures; | |
| Bhuñjāhi kāmaratiyo, | Enjoy sensual pleasures, | |
| māhu pacchānutāpinī”. | Lest you be regretful afterwards.” | |
| “Jātassa maraṇaṁ hoti, | “For one who is born, there is death, | |
| hatthapādāna chedanaṁ; | The cutting off of hands and feet; | |
| Vadhabandhapariklesaṁ, | Slaying, bondage, and affliction, | |
| jāto dukkhaṁ nigacchati. | One who is born experiences suffering. | |
| Atthi sakyakule jāto, | There is one born in the Sakyan clan, | |
| sambuddho aparājito; | A perfectly enlightened one, unconquered; | |
| So me dhammamadesesi, | He taught me the Dhamma, | |
| jātiyā samatikkamaṁ. | For the overcoming of birth. | |
| Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ, | Suffering, the origin of suffering, | |
| dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ; | And the overcoming of suffering; | |
| Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ, | And the noble eightfold path, | |
| dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ. | Leading to the calming of suffering. | |
| Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, | Having heard his words, | |
| vihariṁ sāsane ratā; | I dwelled, delighting in his teaching; | |
| Tisso vijjā anuppattā, | The three true knowledges have been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done. | |
| Sabbattha vihatā nandī, | Delight is eliminated everywhere, | |
| tamokhandho padālito; | The mass of darkness is broken apart; | |
| Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima, | Know this, O Evil One, | |
| nihato tvamasi antaka”. | You are defeated, O Ender.” | |
| … Upacālā therī …. | … The senior nun Upacālā …. | |
| Sattakanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Sevens is finished. | |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 8
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| ♦ Nipāta 8 | ♦ The Book of Eights | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig8.1 Sīsūpacālātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sīsūpacālā | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 8.1 Sīsūpacālā
| --- Thig8.1 Sīsūpacālātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sīsūpacālā --- | |
| “Bhikkhunī sīlasampannā, | “A bhikkhunī endowed with virtue, | |
| indriyesu susaṁvutā; | Well-restrained in the faculties; | |
| Adhigacche padaṁ santaṁ, | Would attain the peaceful state, | |
| asecanakamojavaṁ”. | Delicious and nourishing.” | |
| “Tāvatiṁsā ca yāmā ca, | “The Tāvatiṁsa and Yāma devas, | |
| tusitā cāpi devatā; | And the Tusita devas too; | |
| Nimmānaratino devā, | The devas who delight in creation, | |
| ye devā vasavattino; | And the devas who wield power over others; | |
| Tattha cittaṁ paṇīdhehi, | Direct your mind there, | |
| yattha te vusitaṁ pure”. | Where you have lived before.” | |
| “Tāvatiṁsā ca yāmā ca, | “The Tāvatiṁsa and Yāma devas, | |
| tusitā cāpi devatā; | And the Tusita devas too; | |
| Nimmānaratino devā, | The devas who delight in creation, | |
| ye devā vasavattino. | And the devas who wield power over others. | |
| Kālaṁ kālaṁ bhavābhavaṁ, | From time to time, from existence to existence, | |
| sakkāyasmiṁ purakkhatā; | They are attached to their own bodies; | |
| Avītivattā sakkāyaṁ, | Not having transcended their own bodies, | |
| jātimaraṇasārino. | They are subject to birth and death. | |
| Sabbo ādīpito loko, | The whole world is on fire, | |
| sabbo loko padīpito; | The whole world is ablaze; | |
| Sabbo pajjalito loko, | The whole world is burning, | |
| sabbo loko pakampito. | The whole world is trembling. | |
| Akampiyaṁ atuliyaṁ, | The unshakable, the incomparable, | |
| aputhujjanasevitaṁ; | Not frequented by ordinary people; | |
| Buddho dhammamadesesi, | The Buddha taught the Dhamma, | |
| tattha me nirato mano. | There my mind delights. | |
| Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, | Having heard his words, | |
| vihariṁ sāsane ratā; | I dwelled, delighting in his teaching; | |
| Tisso vijjā anuppattā, | The three true knowledges have been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done. | |
| Sabbattha vihatā nandī, | Delight is eliminated everywhere, | |
| tamokhandho padālito; | The mass of darkness is broken apart; | |
| Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima, | Know this, O Evil One, | |
| nihato tvamasi antaka”. | You are defeated, O Ender.” | |
| … Sīsūpacālā therī …. | … The senior nun Sīsūpacālā …. | |
| Aṭṭhakanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Eights is finished. | |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 9
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| ♦ Nipāta 9 | ♦ The Book of Nines | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig9.1 Vaḍḍhamātutherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Vaḍḍhamātu | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 9.1 Vaḍḍhamātu
| --- Thig9.1 Vaḍḍhamātutherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Vaḍḍhamātu --- | |
| “Mā su te vaḍḍha lokamhi, | “May you not, O Vaḍḍha, in the world, | |
| vanatho āhu kudācanaṁ; | Have any attachment whatsoever; | |
| Mā puttaka punappunaṁ, | May you not, my son, again and again, | |
| ahu dukkhassa bhāgimā. | Be a partaker of suffering. | |
| Sukhañhi vaḍḍha munayo, | For happy, O Vaḍḍha, are the sages, | |
| anejā chinnasaṁsayā; | Undisturbed, with their doubts cut off; | |
| Sītibhūtā damappattā, | Become cool, having attained self-control, | |
| viharanti anāsavā. | They dwell without taints. | |
| Tehānuciṇṇaṁ isībhi, | That path followed by the seers, | |
| maggaṁ dassanapattiyā; | For the attainment of vision; | |
| Dukkhassantakiriyāya, | For the sake of making an end of suffering, | |
| tvaṁ vaḍḍha anubrūhaya”. | You, O Vaḍḍha, should cultivate.” | |
| “Visāradāva bhaṇasi, | “You speak with confidence, | |
| etamatthaṁ janetti me; | This matter, O my mother; | |
| Maññāmi nūna māmike, | I think, surely, my dear, | |
| vanatho te na vijjati”. | You have no attachment.” | |
| “Ye keci vaḍḍha saṅkhārā, | “Whatever formations there are, O Vaḍḍha, | |
| hīnā ukkaṭṭhamajjhimā; | Low, excellent, or middling; | |
| Aṇūpi aṇumattopi, | Not even a tiny bit, | |
| vanatho me na vijjati. | Of attachment do I have. | |
| Sabbe me āsavā khīṇā, | All my taints are destroyed, | |
| appamattassa jhāyato; | As I meditate diligently; | |
| Tisso vijjā anuppattā, | The three true knowledges have been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done.” | |
| “Uḷāraṁ vata me mātā, | “What a great goad, indeed, my mother, | |
| patodaṁ samavassari; | Has uttered to me; | |
| Paramatthasañhitā gāthā, | Verses connected with the ultimate goal, | |
| yathāpi anukampikā. | As if out of compassion. | |
| Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, | Having heard her words, | |
| anusiṭṭhiṁ janettiyā; | The instruction of my mother; | |
| Dhammasaṁvegamāpādiṁ, | I felt a spiritual sense of urgency, | |
| yogakkhemassa pattiyā. | For the attainment of security from bondage. | |
| Sohaṁ padhānapahitatto, | I, striving with effort, | |
| rattindivamatandito; | Day and night, untiringly; | |
| Mātarā codito santo, | Urged on by my mother, | |
| aphusiṁ santimuttamaṁ”. | Touched the supreme peace.” | |
| … Vaḍḍhamātā therī …. | … The senior nun Vaḍḍhamātā …. | |
| Navakanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Nines is finished. | |
❧
+§ – Nipāta: Book 10
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| ♦ Nipāta 10 | ♦ The Book of Tens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig10.1 Kisāgotamītherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Kisāgotamī | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 10.1 Kisāgotamī
| --- Thig10.1 Kisāgotamītherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Kisāgotamī --- | |
| “Kalyāṇamittatā muninā, | “Good friendship, the sage, | |
| lokaṁ ādissa vaṇṇitā; | Pointing to the world, has praised; | |
| Kalyāṇamitte bhajamāno, | Associating with good friends, | |
| api bālo paṇḍito assa. | Even a fool would become wise. | |
| Bhajitabbā sappurisā, | One should associate with good people, | |
| Paññā tathā vaḍḍhati bhajantānaṁ; | Wisdom thus increases for those who associate; | |
| Bhajamāno sappurise, | Associating with good people, | |
| Sabbehipi dukkhehi pamucceyya. | One would be released from all suffering. | |
| Dukkhañca vijāneyya, | And one would know suffering, | |
| Dukkhassa ca samudayaṁ nirodhaṁ; | And the origin and cessation of suffering; | |
| Aṭṭhaṅgikañca maggaṁ, | And the eightfold path, | |
| Cattāripi ariyasaccāni”. | And also the four noble truths.” | |
| “Dukkho itthibhāvo, | “Womanhood is painful, | |
| Akkhāto purisadammasārathinā; | The tamer of men has declared; | |
| Sapattikampi hi dukkhaṁ, | And being a co-wife is also painful, | |
| Appekaccā sakiṁ vijātāyo. | For some who have given birth once. | |
| Galake api kantanti, | They even cut their throats, | |
| Sukhumāliniyo visāni khādanti; | And delicate women eat poison; | |
| Janamārakamajjhagatā, | Caught in the midst of a man-killer, | |
| Ubhopi byasanāni anubhonti”. | Both experience misfortune.” | |
| “Upavijaññā gacchantī, | “Going to give birth, | |
| addasāhaṁ patiṁ mataṁ; | I saw my dead husband; | |
| Panthamhi vijāyitvāna, | Having given birth on the path, | |
| appattāva sakaṁ gharaṁ. | I had not yet reached my own home. | |
| Dve puttā kālakatā, | Two sons have died, | |
| Patī ca panthe mato kapaṇikāya; | And my husband died on the path, the poor woman; | |
| Mātā pitā ca bhātā, | My mother, father, and brother, | |
| Ḍayhanti ca ekacitakāyaṁ”. | Are burning on one funeral pyre.” | |
| “Khīṇakulīne kapaṇe, | “Of a ruined family, a poor woman, | |
| Anubhūtaṁ te dukhaṁ aparimāṇaṁ; | You have experienced immeasurable suffering; | |
| Assū ca te pavattaṁ, | And your tears have flowed, | |
| Bahūni ca jātisahassāni. | For many thousands of births. | |
| Vasitā susānamajjhe, | You have lived in the middle of the charnel ground, | |
| Athopi khāditāni puttamaṁsāni; | And have also eaten the flesh of your sons; | |
| Hatakulikā sabbagarahitā, | Of a destroyed family, despised by all, | |
| Matapatikā amatamadhigacchiṁ. | With a dead husband, I have attained the deathless. | |
| Bhāvito me maggo, | The path has been developed by me, | |
| Ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko amatagāmī; | The noble eightfold path leading to the deathless; | |
| Nibbānaṁ sacchikataṁ, | Nibbāna has been realized, | |
| Dhammādāsaṁ avekkhiṁhaṁ. | I have looked into the mirror of the Dhamma. | |
| Ahamamhi kantasallā, | I have the dart pulled out, | |
| Ohitabhārā katañhi karaṇīyaṁ; | The burden laid down, what was to be done is done; | |
| Kisā gotamī therī, | The senior nun Kisā Gotamī, | |
| Vimuttacittā imaṁ bhaṇī”ti. | With a liberated mind, spoke this.” | |
| … Kisā gotamī therī …. | … The senior nun Kisā Gotamī …. | |
| Ekādasakanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Elevens is finished. | |
❧
+§ – Nipāta: Book 11
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| ♦ Nipāta 11 | ♦ The Book of Elevens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig11.1 Uppalavaṇṇātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Uppalavaṇṇā | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 11.1 Uppalavaṇṇā
| --- Thig11.1 Uppalavaṇṇātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Uppalavaṇṇā --- | |
| “Ubho mātā ca dhītā ca, | “Both mother and daughter, | |
| mayaṁ āsuṁ sapattiyo; | We were co-wives; | |
| Tassā me ahu saṁvego, | For me, there was a sense of urgency, | |
| abbhuto lomahaṁsano. | Amazing and hair-raising. | |
| Dhiratthu kāmā asucī, | Fie on sensual pleasures, impure, | |
| duggandhā bahukaṇṭakā; | Foul-smelling, with many thorns; | |
| Yattha mātā ca dhītā ca, | Where mother and daughter, | |
| sabhariyā mayaṁ ahuṁ. | We became co-wives. | |
| Kāmesvādīnavaṁ disvā, | Seeing the danger in sensual pleasures, | |
| nekkhammaṁ daṭṭhu khemato; | And seeing renunciation as security; | |
| Sā pabbajjiṁ rājagahe, | I went forth in Rājagaha, | |
| agārasmānagāriyaṁ. | From home to homelessness. | |
| Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi, | I know my past lives, | |
| dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ; | The divine eye has been purified; | |
| Cetopariccañāṇañca, | And the knowledge of others’ minds, | |
| sotadhātu visodhitā. | The element of hearing has been purified. | |
| Iddhīpi me sacchikatā, | I have also realized psychic powers, | |
| patto me āsavakkhayo; | The destruction of taints has been attained by me; | |
| Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, | The six direct knowledges have been realized, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done. | |
| Iddhiyā abhinimmitvā, | Having created by psychic power, | |
| caturassaṁ rathaṁ ahaṁ; | A four-horsed chariot, I; | |
| Buddhassa pāde vanditvā, | Paid homage to the Buddha’s feet, | |
| lokanāthassa tādino”. | To the Tādina, the leader of the world.” | |
| “Supupphitaggaṁ upagamma pādapaṁ, | “Having approached a tree with a beautiful top, | |
| Ekā tuvaṁ tiṭṭhasi sālamūle; | You stand alone at the foot of a Sāla tree; | |
| Na cāpi te dutiyo atthi koci, | And you have no companion, | |
| Bāle na tvaṁ bhāyasi dhuttakānaṁ”. | Fool, are you not afraid of rogues?” | |
| “Sataṁ sahassānipi dhuttakānaṁ, | “Even if a hundred thousand rogues, | |
| Samāgatā edisakā bhaveyyuṁ; | Were to come together like this; | |
| Lomaṁ na iñje napi sampavedhe, | I would not move a hair, nor tremble, | |
| Kiṁ me tuvaṁ māra karissaseko. | What can you, Māra, do to me alone? | |
| Esā antaradhāyāmi, | I can disappear, | |
| kucchiṁ vā pavisāmi te; | Or enter your belly; | |
| Bhamukantare tiṭṭhāmi, | I can stand between your eyebrows, | |
| tiṭṭhantiṁ maṁ na dakkhasi. | You will not see me standing there. | |
| Cittamhi vasībhūtāhaṁ, | I am in control of my mind, | |
| iddhipādā subhāvitā; | The bases of psychic power are well-developed; | |
| Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, | The six direct knowledges have been realized, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done. | |
| Sattisūlūpamā kāmā, | Sensual pleasures are like spears and stakes, | |
| khandhāsaṁ adhikuṭṭanā; | The aggregates are their chopping block; | |
| Yaṁ tvaṁ ‘kāmaratiṁ’ brūsi, | What you call ‘sensual pleasure’, | |
| ‘āratī’ dāni sā mama. | Is now ‘non-pleasure’ for me. | |
| Sabbattha vihatā nandī, | Delight is eliminated everywhere, | |
| Tamokhandho padālito; | The mass of darkness is broken apart; | |
| Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima, | Know this, O Evil One, | |
| Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti. | You are defeated, O Ender.” | |
| … Uppalavaṇṇā therī …. | … The senior nun Uppalavaṇṇā …. | |
| Dvādasakanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Twelves is finished. | |
❧
+§ – Nipāta: Book 12
| ♦ Nipāta 12 | ♦ The Book of Twelves | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig12.1 Therīgāthā 12.1 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 12.1 | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
| --- Thig12.1 Therīgāthā 12.1 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 12.1 --- | |
| “Udahārī ahaṁ sīte, | “I, a water-carrier, in the cold, | |
| sadā udakamotariṁ; | Always went down into the water; | |
| Ayyānaṁ daṇḍabhayabhītā, | Afraid of punishment from my masters, | |
| vācādosabhayaṭṭitā. | Afflicted by the fear of blame. | |
| Kassa brāhmaṇa tvaṁ bhīto, | Of whom are you afraid, brahmin, | |
| sadā udakamotari; | That you always go down into the water; | |
| Vedhamānehi gattehi, | With trembling limbs, | |
| sītaṁ vedayase bhusaṁ”. | You experience great cold.” | |
| “Jānantī vata maṁ bhoti, | “Knowing, indeed, O lady, | |
| puṇṇike paripucchasi; | You ask me, Puṇṇikā; | |
| Karontaṁ kusalaṁ kammaṁ, | Doing good kamma, | |
| rundhantaṁ katapāpakaṁ. | And restraining bad kamma done. | |
| Yo ca vuḍḍho daharo vā, | Whoever, old or young, | |
| pāpakammaṁ pakubbati; | Does bad kamma; | |
| Dakābhisecanā sopi, | By bathing in water, he too, | |
| pāpakammā pamuccati”. | Is released from bad kamma.” | |
| “Ko nu te idamakkhāsi, | “Who, indeed, told you this, | |
| ajānantassa ajānako; | An ignorant person to an ignorant person; | |
| Dakābhisecanā nāma, | That by bathing in water, | |
| pāpakammā pamuccati. | One is released from bad kamma? | |
| Saggaṁ nūna gamissanti, | Surely all frogs and turtles, | |
| sabbe maṇḍūkakacchapā; | Will go to heaven; | |
| Nāgā ca susumārā ca, | And nāgas and crocodiles, | |
| ye caññe udake carā. | And whatever else lives in the water. | |
| Orabbhikā sūkarikā, | Butchers of sheep, butchers of pigs, | |
| macchikā migabandhakā; | Fishermen, and hunters of deer; | |
| Corā ca vajjhaghātā ca, | Thieves and executioners, | |
| ye caññe pāpakammino; | And whoever else are evil-doers; | |
| Dakābhisecanā tepi, | By bathing in water, they too, | |
| pāpakammā pamuccare. | Would be released from bad kamma. | |
| Sace imā nadiyo te, | If these rivers were to carry away, | |
| pāpaṁ pubbe kataṁ vahuṁ; | The evil you have done before; | |
| Puññampimā vaheyyuṁ te, | They would also carry away your merit, | |
| tena tvaṁ paribāhiro. | By that you would be left outside. | |
| Yassa brāhmaṇa tvaṁ bhīto, | Of whom you are afraid, brahmin, | |
| sadā udakamotari; | That you always go down into the water; | |
| Tameva brahme mā kāsi, | Do not do that very thing, O brahmin, | |
| mā te sītaṁ chaviṁ hane”. | Lest the cold harm your skin.” | |
| “Kummaggapaṭipannaṁ maṁ, | “Having been on the wrong path, | |
| ariyamaggaṁ samānayi; | You have brought me to the noble path; | |
| Dakābhisecanā bhoti, | For this bathing in water, O lady, | |
| imaṁ sāṭaṁ dadāmi te”. | I give you this robe.” | |
| “Tuyheva sāṭako hotu, | “Let the robe be yours, | |
| nāhamicchāmi sāṭakaṁ; | I do not want the robe; | |
| Sace bhāyasi dukkhassa, | If you are afraid of suffering, | |
| sace te dukkhamappiyaṁ. | If suffering is not dear to you. | |
| Mākāsi pāpakaṁ kammaṁ, | Do not do bad kamma, | |
| āvi vā yadi vā raho; | Either openly or in secret; | |
| Sace ca pāpakaṁ kammaṁ, | And if you will do or are doing, | |
| karissasi karosi vā. | Bad kamma. | |
| Na te dukkhā pamutyatthi, | There is no escape from suffering for you, | |
| upeccāpi palāyato; | Even if you run away; | |
| Sace bhāyasi dukkhassa, | If you are afraid of suffering, | |
| sace te dukkhamappiyaṁ. | If suffering is not dear to you. | |
| Upehi saraṇaṁ buddhaṁ, | Go for refuge to the Buddha, | |
| dhammaṁ saṅghañca tādinaṁ; | The Dhamma, and the Saṅgha, the Tādina; | |
| Samādiyāhi sīlāni, | Undertake the precepts, | |
| taṁ te atthāya hehiti”. | That will be for your welfare.” | |
| “Upemi saraṇaṁ buddhaṁ, | “I go for refuge to the Buddha, | |
| dhammaṁ saṅghañca tādinaṁ; | The Dhamma, and the Saṅgha, the Tādina; | |
| Samādiyāmi sīlāni, | I undertake the precepts, | |
| taṁ me atthāya hehiti. | That will be for my welfare. | |
| Brahmabandhu pure āsiṁ, | Formerly I was a brahmin by birth, | |
| ajjamhi saccabrāhmaṇo; | Today I am a true brahmin; | |
| Tevijjo vedasampanno, | With the three true knowledges, learned in the Vedas, | |
| sottiyo camhi nhātako”ti. | I am a scholar and one who has bathed.” | |
| … Puṇṇā therī …. | … The senior nun Puṇṇā …. | |
| Soḷasakanipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Sixteens is finished. | |
❧
+§ – Nipāta: Book 13
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| ♦ Nipāta 13 | ♦ The Book of Thirteens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig13.1 Ambapālītherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Ambapālī | |
| Thig13.2 Rohinītherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Rohinī | |
| Thig13.3 Therīgāthā 13.3 | The Verses of the Senior Nuns 13.3 | |
| Thig13.4 Sundarītherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Sundarī | |
| Thig13.5 Subhākammāradhītutherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Subhākammāradhītu | |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | |
+Thig 13.1 Ambapālī
| --- Thig13.1 Ambapālītherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Ambapālī --- | |
| “Kāḷakā bhamaravaṇṇasādisā, | “Black as the color of bees, | |
| Vellitaggā mama muddhajā ahuṁ; | My curly-tipped hair was; | |
| Te jarāya sāṇavākasādisā, | With old age, it is like hemp fibers, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Vāsitova surabhī karaṇḍako, | Like a fragrant casket, | |
| Pupphapūra mama uttamaṅgajo; | My head was full of flowers; | |
| Taṁ jarāyatha salomagandhikaṁ, | Now with old age, it has the smell of dog-fur, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Kānanaṁva sahitaṁ suropitaṁ, | Like a dense, well-planted forest, | |
| Kocchasūcivicitaggasobhitaṁ; | Adorned with pins and combs, it shone; | |
| Taṁ jarāya viralaṁ tahiṁ tahiṁ, | Now with old age, it is sparse here and there, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Kaṇhakhandhakasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitaṁ, | Adorned with dark ornaments of gold, | |
| Sobhate suveṇīhilaṅkataṁ; | It shone, adorned with lovely braids; | |
| Taṁ jarāya khalitaṁ siraṁ kataṁ, | Now with old age, the head has become bald, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Cittakārasukatāva lekhikā, | Like a painting by an artist, | |
| Sobhare su bhamukā pure mama; | My eyebrows formerly shone; | |
| Tā jarāya valibhippalambitā, | Now with old age, they hang down with wrinkles, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Bhassarā surucirā yathā maṇī, | Shining and very lovely, like jewels, | |
| Nettahesumabhinīlamāyatā; | My eyes were, deep blue and long; | |
| Te jarāyabhihatā na sobhare, | Afflicted by old age, they do not shine, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Saṇhatuṅgasadisī ca nāsikā, | Like a fine, high nose, | |
| Sobhate su abhiyobbanaṁ pati; | It shone in my prime; | |
| Sā jarāya upakūlitā viya, | Now with old age, it is like a collapsed kiln, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Kaṅkaṇaṁva sukataṁ suniṭṭhitaṁ, | Like a well-made, well-finished bracelet, | |
| Sobhare su mama kaṇṇapāḷiyo; | My earlobes formerly shone; | |
| Tā jarāya valibhippalambitā, | Now with old age, they hang down with wrinkles, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Pattalīmakulavaṇṇasādisā, | Like the color of a leaf-bud, | |
| Sobhare su dantā pure mama; | My teeth formerly shone; | |
| Te jarāya khaṇḍitā cāsitā, | Now with old age, they are broken and yellow, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Kānanamhi vanasaṇḍacārinī, | Like a cuckoo wandering in a forest grove, | |
| Kokilāva madhuraṁ nikūjihaṁ; | I cooed sweetly; | |
| Taṁ jarāya khalitaṁ tahiṁ tahiṁ, | Now with old age, it is broken here and there, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Saṇhakamburiva suppamajjitā, | Like a fine, well-polished conch, | |
| Sobhate su gīvā pure mama; | My neck formerly shone; | |
| Sā jarāya bhaggā vināmitā, | Now with old age, it is broken and bent, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Vaṭṭapalighasadisopamā ubho, | Like round bolts, both, | |
| Sobhare su bāhā pure mama; | My arms formerly shone; | |
| Tā jarāya yatha pāṭalibbalitā, | Now with old age, they are like withered branches, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Saṇhamuddikasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitā, | Adorned with fine rings of gold, | |
| Sobhare su hatthā pure mama; | My hands formerly shone; | |
| Te jarāya yathā mūlamūlikā, | Now with old age, they are like roots, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Pīnavaṭṭasahituggatā ubho, | Plump, round, firm, and high, both, | |
| Sobhare su thanakā pure mama; | My breasts formerly shone; | |
| Thevikīva lambanti nodakā, | Now they hang down like empty water-skins, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Kañcanassa phalakaṁva sammaṭṭhaṁ, | Like a polished golden board, | |
| Sobhate su kāyo pure mama; | My body formerly shone; | |
| So valīhi sukhumāhi otato, | Now it is covered with fine wrinkles, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Nāgabhogasadisopamā ubho, | Like the coils of a serpent, both, | |
| Sobhare su ūrū pure mama; | My thighs formerly shone; | |
| Te jarāya yathā veḷunāḷiyo, | Now with old age, they are like bamboo stalks, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Saṇhanūpurasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitā, | Adorned with fine anklets of gold, | |
| Sobhare su jaṅghā pure mama; | My shins formerly shone; | |
| Tā jarāya tiladaṇḍakāriva, | Now with old age, they are like sesame stalks, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Tūlapuṇṇasadisopamā ubho, | Like being filled with cotton, both, | |
| Sobhare su pādā pure mama; | My feet formerly shone; | |
| Te jarāya phuṭitā valīmatā, | Now with old age, they are cracked and wrinkled, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise. | |
| Ediso ahu ayaṁ samussayo, | Such was this body, | |
| Jajjaro bahudukkhānamālayo; | Now decrepit, a home of many sorrows; | |
| Sopalepapatito jarāgharo, | A plastered-over, dilapidated house, | |
| Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā”. | The word of the truth-speaker is not otherwise.” | |
| … Ambapālī therī …. | … The senior nun Ambapālī …. | |
❧
+Thig 13.2 Rohinī
| --- Thig13.2 Rohinītherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Rohinī --- | |
| “‘Samaṇā’ti bhoti supi, | “‘You sleep, saying ‘samaṇas,’ O lady, | |
| ‘samaṇā’ti pabujjhasi; | You wake up, saying ‘samaṇas’; | |
| Samaṇāneva kittesi, | You praise only samaṇas, | |
| samaṇī nūna bhavissasi. | Surely you will become a samaṇī. | |
| Vipulaṁ annañca pānañca, | You provide abundant food and drink, | |
| samaṇānaṁ paveccasi; | To samaṇas; | |
| Rohinī dāni pucchāmi, | Rohinī, now I ask you, | |
| kena te samaṇā piyā. | Why are the samaṇas dear to you? | |
| Akammakāmā alasā, | Lovers of no work, lazy, | |
| paradattūpajīvino; | Living on what is given by others; | |
| Āsaṁsukā sādukāmā, | Hopeful, lovers of sweet things, | |
| kena te samaṇā piyā”. | Why are the samaṇas dear to you?” | |
| “Cirassaṁ vata maṁ tāta, | “For a long time, indeed, father, | |
| samaṇānaṁ paripucchasi; | You have asked me about the samaṇas; | |
| Tesaṁ te kittayissāmi, | I will praise them to you, | |
| paññāsīlaparakkamaṁ. | Their wisdom, virtue, and effort. | |
| Kammakāmā analasā, | Lovers of work, not lazy, | |
| kammaseṭṭhassa kārakā; | Doers of the best work; | |
| Rāgaṁ dosaṁ pajahanti, | They abandon lust and hatred, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Tīṇi pāpassa mūlāni, | The three roots of evil, | |
| dhunanti sucikārino; | They blow away, doers of purity; | |
| Sabbaṁ pāpaṁ pahīnesaṁ, | All evil has been abandoned by them, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Kāyakammaṁ suci nesaṁ, | Their bodily action is pure, | |
| vacīkammañca tādisaṁ; | And their verbal action is likewise; | |
| Manokammaṁ suci nesaṁ, | Their mental action is pure, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Vimalā saṅkhamuttāva, | Stainless as a conch-shell pearl, | |
| suddhā santarabāhirā; | Pure within and without; | |
| Puṇṇā sukkāna dhammānaṁ, | Full of stainless qualities, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Bahussutā dhammadharā, | Learned, bearers of the Dhamma, | |
| ariyā dhammajīvino; | Noble, living by the Dhamma; | |
| Atthaṁ dhammañca desenti, | They teach the meaning and the Dhamma, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Bahussutā dhammadharā, | Learned, bearers of the Dhamma, | |
| ariyā dhammajīvino; | Noble, living by the Dhamma; | |
| Ekaggacittā satimanto, | With one-pointed minds, mindful, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Dūraṅgamā satimanto, | Far-going, mindful, | |
| mantabhāṇī anuddhatā; | Speakers of measured words, not arrogant; | |
| Dukkhassantaṁ pajānanti, | They know the end of suffering, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Yasmā gāmā pakkamanti, | From whatever village they depart, | |
| na vilokenti kiñcanaṁ; | They do not look back at anything; | |
| Anapekkhāva gacchanti, | They go without attachment, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Na te saṁ koṭṭhe openti, | They do not store in a granary, | |
| na kumbhiṁ na khaḷopiyaṁ; | Nor in a pot, nor in a basket; | |
| Pariniṭṭhitamesānā, | Seeking what is finished, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Na te hiraññaṁ gaṇhanti, | They do not accept gold, | |
| na suvaṇṇaṁ na rūpiyaṁ; | Nor silver, nor money; | |
| Paccuppannena yāpenti, | They sustain themselves with what is at hand, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me. | |
| Nānākulā pabbajitā, | Having gone forth from various families, | |
| nānājanapadehi ca; | And from various countries; | |
| Aññamaññaṁ piyāyanti, | They are dear to one another, | |
| tena me samaṇā piyā”. | Therefore the samaṇas are dear to me.” | |
| “Atthāya vata no bhoti, | “For our benefit, indeed, O lady, | |
| kule jātāsi rohinī; | You were born in our family, Rohinī; | |
| Saddhā buddhe ca dhamme ca, | With faith in the Buddha, the Dhamma, | |
| saṅghe ca tibbagāravā. | And the Saṅgha, with deep reverence. | |
| Tuvaṁ hetaṁ pajānāsi, | You indeed know this, | |
| puññakkhettaṁ anuttaraṁ; | The unsurpassed field of merit; | |
| Amhampi ete samaṇā, | These samaṇas of ours, | |
| paṭigaṇhanti dakkhiṇaṁ. | Accept our offerings. | |
| Patiṭṭhito hettha yañño, | A sacrifice will be established here, | |
| vipulo no bhavissati”; | It will become abundant for us.” | |
| “Sace bhāyasi dukkhassa, | “If you are afraid of suffering, | |
| sace te dukkhamappiyaṁ. | If suffering is not dear to you. | |
| Upehi saraṇaṁ buddhaṁ, | Go for refuge to the Buddha, | |
| dhammaṁ saṅghañca tādinaṁ; | The Dhamma, and the Saṅgha, the Tādina; | |
| Samādiyāhi sīlāni, | Undertake the precepts, | |
| taṁ te atthāya hehiti”. | That will be for your welfare.” | |
| “Upemi saraṇaṁ buddhaṁ, | “I go for refuge to the Buddha, | |
| dhammaṁ saṅghañca tādinaṁ; | The Dhamma, and the Saṅgha, the Tādina; | |
| Samādiyāmi sīlāni, | I undertake the precepts, | |
| taṁ me atthāya hehiti. | That will be for my welfare. | |
| Brahmabandhu pure āsiṁ, | Formerly I was a brahmin by birth, | |
| so idānimhi brāhmaṇo; | Now I am a brahmin; | |
| Tevijjo sottiyo camhi, | With the three true knowledges, I am a scholar, | |
| vedagū camhi nhātako”. | And I am a master of the Vedas, I have bathed.” | |
| … Rohinī therī …. | … The senior nun Rohinī …. | |
| --- Thig13.3 Therīgāthā 13.3 --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nuns 13.3 --- | |
| “Laṭṭhihattho pure āsi, | “Formerly I had a staff in my hand, | |
| so dāni migaluddako; | Now I am a hunter of deer; | |
| Āsāya palipā ghorā, | The terrible snare of hope, | |
| nāsakkhi pārametave. | I was not able to overcome. | |
| Sumattaṁ maṁ maññamānā, | Thinking I was very clever, | |
| cāpā puttamatosayi; | Cāpā pleased her son; | |
| Cāpāya bandhanaṁ chetvā, | Having cut Cāpā’s bond, | |
| pabbajissaṁ punopahaṁ”. | I will go forth again.” | |
| “Mā me kujjhi mahāvīra, | “Do not be angry with me, great hero, | |
| mā me kujjhi mahāmuni; | Do not be angry with me, great sage; | |
| Na hi kodhaparetassa, | For one overcome by anger, | |
| suddhi atthi kuto tapo”. | There is no purity, how can there be austerity?” | |
| “Pakkamissañca nāḷāto, | “I will depart from Nāḷā, | |
| kodha nāḷāya vacchati; | Who will go with me from Nāḷā? | |
| Bandhantī itthirūpena, | Binding with the form of a woman, | |
| samaṇe dhammajīvino”. | Samaṇas who live by the Dhamma.” | |
| “Ehi kāḷa nivattassu, | “Come, Kāḷa, turn back, | |
| bhuñja kāme yathā pure; | Enjoy sensual pleasures as before; | |
| Ahañca te vasīkatā, | I am under your control, | |
| ye ca me santi ñātakā”. | And so are my relatives.” | |
| “Etto cāpe catubbhāgaṁ, | “From this, Cāpā, a fourth part, | |
| yathā bhāsasi tvañca me; | As you say, and I; | |
| Tayi rattassa posassa, | For a man infatuated with you, | |
| uḷāraṁ vata taṁ siyā”. | That would be great, indeed.” | |
| “Kāḷaṅginiṁva takkāriṁ, | “Like a black-limbed Takkāri tree, | |
| pupphitaṁ girimuddhani; | Blossoming on a mountain peak; | |
| Phullaṁ dālimalaṭṭhiṁva, | Like a blossoming dālimalaṭṭhi tree, | |
| antodīpeva pāṭaliṁ. | Like a pāṭali tree on an island. | |
| Haricandanalittaṅgiṁ, | With limbs anointed with yellow sandalwood, | |
| kāsikuttamadhāriniṁ; | Wearing the finest Kāsī cloth; | |
| Taṁ maṁ rūpavatiṁ santiṁ, | Me, being so beautiful, | |
| kassa ohāya gacchasi”. | To whom are you going, leaving me behind?” | |
| “Sākuntikova sakuṇiṁ, | “Like a fowler a bird, | |
| yathā bandhitumicchati; | Wishes to bind; | |
| Āharimena rūpena, | With a charming form, | |
| na maṁ tvaṁ bādhayissasi”. | You will not hinder me.” | |
| “Imañca me puttaphalaṁ, | “And this fruit, my son, | |
| kāḷa uppāditaṁ tayā; | O Kāḷa, was produced by you; | |
| Taṁ maṁ puttavatiṁ santiṁ, | Me, having a son, | |
| kassa ohāya gacchasi”. | To whom are you going, leaving me behind?” | |
| “Jahanti putte sappaññā, | “The wise abandon their sons, | |
| tato ñātī tato dhanaṁ; | Then their relatives, then their wealth; | |
| Pabbajanti mahāvīrā, | The great heroes go forth, | |
| nāgo chetvāva bandhanaṁ”. | Like an elephant having broken its bonds.” | |
| “Idāni te imaṁ puttaṁ, | “Now this son of yours, | |
| Daṇḍena churikāya vā; | With a staff or a knife; | |
| Bhūmiyaṁ vā nisumbhissaṁ, | I will dash him on the ground, | |
| Puttasokā na gacchasi”. | You will not go because of grief for your son.” | |
| “Sace puttaṁ siṅgālānaṁ, | “If you give my son to jackals, | |
| kukkurānaṁ padāhisi; | And to dogs; | |
| Na maṁ puttakatte jammi, | You will not, O mother of my son, | |
| punarāvattayissasi”. | Turn me back again.” | |
| “Handa kho dāni bhaddante, | “Well then, now, dear sir, | |
| kuhiṁ kāḷa gamissasi; | Where will you go, Kāḷa? | |
| Katamaṁ gāmanigamaṁ, | To what village or town, | |
| nagaraṁ rājadhāniyo”. | To what city or royal capital?” | |
| “Ahumha pubbe gaṇino, | “We were formerly members of a group, | |
| Assamaṇā samaṇamānino; | Not samaṇas, but thinking ourselves samaṇas; | |
| Gāmena gāmaṁ vicarimha, | We wandered from village to village, | |
| Nagare rājadhāniyo. | To cities and royal capitals. | |
| Eso hi bhagavā buddho, | This is the Blessed One, the Buddha, | |
| nadiṁ nerañjaraṁ pati; | By the river Nerañjarā; | |
| Sabbadukkhappahānāya, | For the abandoning of all suffering, | |
| dhammaṁ deseti pāṇinaṁ; | He teaches the Dhamma to living beings; | |
| Tassāhaṁ santikaṁ gacchaṁ, | I am going to him, | |
| so me satthā bhavissati”. | He will be my teacher.” | |
| “Vandanaṁ dāni vajjāsi, | “Now you should pay homage, | |
| lokanāthaṁ anuttaraṁ; | To the unsurpassed leader of the world; | |
| Padakkhiṇañca katvāna, | And having circumambulated him, | |
| ādiseyyāsi dakkhiṇaṁ”. | You should dedicate the merit.” | |
| “Etaṁ kho labbhamamhehi, | “This is indeed obtainable by us, | |
| yathā bhāsasi tvañca me; | As you say, and I; | |
| Vandanaṁ dāni te vajjaṁ, | Now I will pay homage to you, | |
| lokanāthaṁ anuttaraṁ; | The unsurpassed leader of the world; | |
| Padakkhiṇañca katvāna, | And having circumambulated him, | |
| ādisissāmi dakkhiṇaṁ”. | I will dedicate the merit.” | |
| Tato ca kāḷo pakkāmi, | Then Kāḷa departed, | |
| nadiṁ nerañjaraṁ pati; | Towards the river Nerañjarā; | |
| So addasāsi sambuddhaṁ, | He saw the perfectly enlightened one, | |
| desentaṁ amataṁ padaṁ. | Teaching the deathless state. | |
| Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ, | Suffering, the origin of suffering, | |
| dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ; | And the overcoming of suffering; | |
| Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ, | And the noble eightfold path, | |
| dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ. | Leading to the calming of suffering. | |
| Tassa pādāni vanditvā, | Having paid homage to his feet, | |
| Katvāna naṁ padakkhiṇaṁ; | And having circumambulated him; | |
| Cāpāya ādisitvāna, | Having dedicated it to Cāpā, | |
| Pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ; | I went forth into homelessness; | |
| Tisso vijjā anuppattā, | The three true knowledges have been attained, | |
| Kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done. | |
| … Cāpā therī …. | … The senior nun Cāpā …. |
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+Thig 13.4 Sundarī
| --- Thig13.4 Sundarītherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sundarī --- | |
| “Petāni bhoti puttāni, | “O lady, you were formerly eating, | |
| khādamānā tuvaṁ pure; | Your dead sons; | |
| Tuvaṁ divā ca ratto ca, | You, day and night, | |
| atīva paritappasi. | Were greatly afflicted. | |
| Sājja sabbāni khāditvā, | Today, having eaten all, | |
| sataputtāni brāhmaṇī; | A hundred sons, O brahmin woman; | |
| Vāseṭṭhi kena vaṇṇena, | Vāseṭṭhi, for what reason, | |
| na bāḷhaṁ paritappasi”. | Are you not greatly afflicted?” | |
| “Bahūni puttasatāni, | “Many hundreds of sons, | |
| ñātisaṅghasatāni ca; | And hundreds of relatives; | |
| Khāditāni atītaṁse, | Have been eaten in the past, | |
| mama tuyhañca brāhmaṇa. | By me and by you, O brahmin. | |
| Sāhaṁ nissaraṇaṁ ñatvā, | I, knowing the escape, | |
| jātiyā maraṇassa ca; | From birth and death; | |
| Na socāmi na rodāmi, | Do not grieve, do not weep, | |
| na cāpi paritappayiṁ”. | Nor do I lament.” | |
| “Abbhutaṁ vata vāseṭṭhi, | “It is amazing, indeed, Vāseṭṭhi, | |
| vācaṁ bhāsasi edisiṁ; | That you speak such words; | |
| Kassa tvaṁ dhammamaññāya, | Having understood whose Dhamma, | |
| giraṁ bhāsasi edisiṁ”. | Do you speak such words?” | |
| “Esa brāhmaṇa sambuddho, | “This, O brahmin, is the perfectly enlightened one, | |
| nagaraṁ mithilaṁ pati; | Going to the city of Mithilā; | |
| Sabbadukkhappahānāya, | For the abandoning of all suffering, | |
| dhammaṁ desesi pāṇinaṁ. | He teaches the Dhamma to living beings. | |
| Tassa brahme arahato, | From him, the brahmin, the Arahant, | |
| dhammaṁ sutvā nirūpadhiṁ; | Having heard the Dhamma without acquisitions; | |
| Tattha viññātasaddhammā, | There, having understood the good Dhamma, | |
| puttasokaṁ byapānudiṁ”. | I dispelled the grief for my son.” | |
| “So ahampi gamissāmi, | “I too will go, | |
| nagaraṁ mithilaṁ pati; | To the city of Mithilā; | |
| Appeva maṁ so bhagavā, | Perhaps that Blessed One, | |
| sabbadukkhā pamocaye”. | Will release me from all suffering.” | |
| Addasa brāhmaṇo buddhaṁ, | The brahmin saw the Buddha, | |
| vippamuttaṁ nirūpadhiṁ; | Liberated, without acquisitions; | |
| Svassa dhammamadesesi, | The sage, the guide across suffering, | |
| muni dukkhassa pāragū. | Taught him the Dhamma. | |
| Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ, | Suffering, the origin of suffering, | |
| dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ; | And the overcoming of suffering; | |
| Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ, | And the noble eightfold path, | |
| dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ. | Leading to the calming of suffering. | |
| Tattha viññātasaddhammo, | There, having understood the good Dhamma, | |
| pabbajjaṁ samarocayi; | He approved of the going forth; | |
| Sujāto tīhi rattīhi, | Sujāta, in three nights, | |
| tisso vijjā aphassayi. | Touched the three true knowledges. | |
| “Ehi sārathi gacchāhi, | “Come, charioteer, go, | |
| rathaṁ niyyādayāhimaṁ; | Take this chariot away; | |
| Ārogyaṁ brāhmaṇiṁ vajja, | Tell the brahmin woman that she is well, | |
| ‘pabbaji dāni brāhmaṇo; | ‘The brahmin has now gone forth; | |
| Sujāto tīhi rattīhi, | Sujāta, in three nights, | |
| tisso vijjā aphassayi’”. | Touched the three true knowledges.’” | |
| Tato ca rathamādāya, | Then, taking the chariot, | |
| sahassañcāpi sārathi; | And also the thousand, the charioteer; | |
| Ārogyaṁ brāhmaṇiṁvoca, | Told the brahmin woman that she was well, | |
| “pabbaji dāni brāhmaṇo; | “The brahmin has now gone forth; | |
| Sujāto tīhi rattīhi, | Sujāta, in three nights, | |
| tisso vijjā aphassayi”. | Touched the three true knowledges.” | |
| “Etañcāhaṁ assarathaṁ, | “This horse and chariot, | |
| sahassañcāpi sārathi; | And also the thousand, O charioteer; | |
| Tevijjaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ sutvā, | Having heard that the brahmin has the three true knowledges, | |
| puṇṇapattaṁ dadāmi te”. | I give you a full bowl.” | |
| “Tuyheva hotvassaratho, | “Let the horse and chariot be yours, | |
| sahassañcāpi brāhmaṇi; | And also the thousand, O brahmin woman; | |
| Ahampi pabbajissāmi, | I too will go forth, | |
| varapaññassa santike”. | In the presence of the one with supreme wisdom.” | |
| “Hatthī gavassaṁ maṇikuṇḍalañca, | “Elephants, horses, jewels, and earrings, | |
| Phītañcimaṁ gahavibhavaṁ pahāya; | And this prosperous household wealth, having abandoned; | |
| Pitā pabbajito tuyhaṁ, | Your father has gone forth, | |
| Bhuñja bhogāni sundarī; | Enjoy the wealth, Sundarī; | |
| Tuvaṁ dāyādikā kule”. | You are the heir in the family.” | |
| “Hatthī gavassaṁ maṇikuṇḍalañca, | “Elephants, horses, jewels, and earrings, | |
| Rammaṁ cimaṁ gahavibhavaṁ pahāya; | And this delightful household wealth, having abandoned; | |
| Pitā pabbajito mayhaṁ, | My father has gone forth, | |
| Puttasokena aṭṭito; | Afflicted with grief for his son; | |
| Ahampi pabbajissāmi, | I too will go forth, | |
| Bhātusokena aṭṭitā”. | Afflicted with grief for my brother.” | |
| “So te ijjhatu saṅkappo, | “May your resolve be fulfilled, | |
| yaṁ tvaṁ patthesi sundarī; | That which you desire, Sundarī; | |
| Uttiṭṭhapiṇḍo uñcho ca, | Leftover almsfood, gleanings, | |
| paṁsukūlañca cīvaraṁ; | And a robe of rags; | |
| Etāni abhisambhontī, | Enduring these, | |
| paraloke anāsavā”. | Be without taints in the next world.” | |
| “Sikkhamānāya me ayye, | “While I was training, O venerable one, | |
| dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ; | The divine eye was purified; | |
| Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi, | I know my past lives, | |
| yattha me vusitaṁ pure. | Where I lived before. | |
| Tuvaṁ nissāya kalyāṇi, | Relying on you, O noble one, | |
| theri saṅghassa sobhane; | O ornament of the Saṅgha of senior nuns; | |
| Tisso vijjā anuppattā, | The three true knowledges have been attained, | |
| kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. | The Buddha’s teaching has been done. | |
| Anujānāhi me ayye, | Grant me permission, O venerable one, | |
| icche sāvatthi gantave; | I wish to go to Sāvatthī; | |
| Sīhanādaṁ nadissāmi, | I will roar a lion’s roar, | |
| buddhaseṭṭhassa santike”. | In the presence of the supreme Buddha.” | |
| “Passa sundari satthāraṁ, | “See, Sundarī, the Teacher, | |
| hemavaṇṇaṁ harittacaṁ; | Golden-hued, with a golden complexion; | |
| Adantānaṁ dametāraṁ, | The tamer of the untamed, | |
| sambuddhamakutobhayaṁ”. | The perfectly enlightened one, free from fear.” | |
| “Passa sundarimāyantiṁ, | “See Sundarī coming, | |
| vippamuttaṁ nirūpadhiṁ; | Liberated, without acquisitions; | |
| Vītarāgaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ, | Free from lust, disjoined, | |
| katakiccamanāsavaṁ. | With her task done, without taints. | |
| Bārāṇasito nikkhamma, | Having departed from Bārāṇasī, | |
| tava santikamāgatā; | I have come to your presence; | |
| Sāvikā te mahāvīra, | Your disciple, O great hero, | |
| pāde vandati sundarī. | Sundarī pays homage to your feet. | |
| Tuvaṁ buddho tuvaṁ satthā, | You are the Buddha, you are the Teacher, | |
| tuyhaṁ dhītāmhi brāhmaṇa; | I am your daughter, O brahmin; | |
| Orasā mukhato jātā, | Your own daughter, born from your mouth, | |
| katakiccā anāsavā”. | With her task done, without taints.” | |
| “Tassā te svāgataṁ bhadde, | “Welcome to you, Bhaddā, | |
| tato te adurāgataṁ; | From there you have not come far; | |
| Evañhi dantā āyanti, | For thus the tamed come, | |
| satthu pādāni vandikā; | Paying homage to the Teacher’s feet; | |
| Vītarāgā visaṁyuttā, | Free from lust, disjoined, | |
| katakiccā anāsavā”. | With their task done, without taints.” | |
| … Sundarī therī …. | … The senior nun Sundarī …. |
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+Thig 13.5 Subhākammāradhītu
| --- Thig13.5 Subhākammāradhītutherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Subhākammāradhītu --- | |
| “Daharāhaṁ suddhavasanā, | “Young and clad in white, | |
| yaṁ pure dhammamassuṇiṁ; | When I first heard the Dhamma; | |
| Tassā me appamattāya, | For me who was diligent, | |
| saccābhisamayo ahu. | The realization of the truth occurred. | |
| Tatohaṁ sabbakāmesu, | Then I found great dispassion, | |
| bhusaṁ aratimajjhagaṁ; | For all sensual pleasures; | |
| Sakkāyasmiṁ bhayaṁ disvā, | Seeing fear in my own body, | |
| nekkhammameva pīhaye. | I longed only for renunciation. | |
| Hitvānahaṁ ñātigaṇaṁ, | I, having left my relatives, | |
| dāsakammakarāni ca; | And my servants and workers; | |
| Gāmakhettāni phītāni, | And the prosperous villages and fields, | |
| ramaṇīye pamodite. | Delightful and pleasing. | |
| Pahāyahaṁ pabbajitā, | Having abandoned, I went forth, | |
| sāpateyyamanappakaṁ; | No small amount of wealth; | |
| Evaṁ saddhāya nikkhamma, | Having thus gone forth in faith, | |
| saddhamme suppavedite. | In the well-proclaimed good Dhamma. | |
| Netaṁ assa patirūpaṁ, | This would not be fitting for me, | |
| Ākiñcaññañhi patthaye; | I who desire nothingness; | |
| Yo jātarūpaṁ rajataṁ, | That I, having renounced gold and silver, | |
| Chaḍḍetvā punarāgame. | Should come back to it again. | |
| Rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā, | Gold and silver, | |
| na bodhāya na santiyā; | Are not for enlightenment, not for peace; | |
| Netaṁ samaṇasāruppaṁ, | This is not fitting for a samaṇa, | |
| na etaṁ ariyaddhanaṁ. | This is not the wealth of the noble ones. | |
| Lobhanaṁ madanañcetaṁ, | This is greed and intoxication, | |
| mohanaṁ rajavaḍḍhanaṁ; | Delusion and the increase of defilement; | |
| Sāsaṅkaṁ bahuāyāsaṁ, | It is fraught with danger, full of trouble, | |
| natthi cettha dhuvaṁ ṭhiti. | There is no lasting stability in it. | |
| Ettha rattā pamattā ca, | Infatuated and heedless in this, | |
| saṅkiliṭṭhamanā narā; | With defiled minds, people; | |
| Aññamaññena byāruddhā, | Are at odds with one another, | |
| puthu kubbanti medhagaṁ. | And create many quarrels. | |
| Vadho bandho parikleso, | Slaying, bondage, affliction, | |
| jāni sokapariddavo; | Loss, sorrow, and lamentation; | |
| Kāmesu adhipannānaṁ, | For those attached to sensual pleasures, | |
| dissate byasanaṁ bahuṁ. | Much misfortune is seen. | |
| Taṁ maṁ ñātī amittāva, | You, my relatives, like enemies, | |
| kiṁ vo kāmesu yuñjatha; | Why do you engage me in sensual pleasures? | |
| Jānātha maṁ pabbajitaṁ, | Know that I have gone forth, | |
| kāmesu bhayadassiniṁ. | Seeing fear in sensual pleasures. | |
| Na hiraññasuvaṇṇena, | Not with gold and silver, | |
| parikkhīyanti āsavā; | Are the taints destroyed; | |
| Amittā vadhakā kāmā, | Sensual pleasures are enemies, murderers, | |
| sapattā sallabandhanā. | Rivals, and a bondage of darts. | |
| Taṁ maṁ ñātī amittāva, | You, my relatives, like enemies, | |
| kiṁ vo kāmesu yuñjatha; | Why do you engage me in sensual pleasures? | |
| Jānātha maṁ pabbajitaṁ, | Know that I have gone forth, | |
| muṇḍaṁ saṅghāṭipārutaṁ. | Shaven, wearing the outer robe. | |
| Uttiṭṭhapiṇḍo uñcho ca, | Leftover almsfood, gleanings, | |
| paṁsukūlañca cīvaraṁ; | And a robe of rags; | |
| Etaṁ kho mama sāruppaṁ, | This is indeed fitting for me, | |
| anagārūpanissayo. | A support for homelessness. | |
| Vantā mahesīhi kāmā, | Sensual pleasures have been vomited up by the great seers, | |
| ye dibbā ye ca mānusā; | Both divine and human; | |
| Khemaṭṭhāne vimuttā te, | They are liberated in the state of security, | |
| pattā te acalaṁ sukhaṁ. | They have attained unshakable happiness. | |
| Māhaṁ kāmehi saṅgacchiṁ, | May I not associate with sensual pleasures, | |
| yesu tāṇaṁ na vijjati; | In which there is no protection; | |
| Amittā vadhakā kāmā, | Sensual pleasures are enemies, murderers, | |
| aggikkhandhūpamā dukhā. | Painful like a mass of fire. | |
| Paripantho esa bhayo, | This is a perilous path, full of danger, | |
| savighāto sakaṇṭako; | With obstacles and thorns; | |
| Gedho suvisamo ceso, | This is a very crooked pitfall, | |
| mahanto mohanāmukho. | A great opening to delusion. | |
| Upasaggo bhīmarūpo, | A fearful obstacle, | |
| kāmā sappasirūpamā; | Sensual pleasures are like the head of a snake; | |
| Ye bālā abhinandanti, | Which fools delight in, | |
| andhabhūtā puthujjanā. | Blinded, ordinary people. | |
| Kāmapaṅkena sattā hi, | For stuck in the mud of sensual pleasures, | |
| bahū loke aviddasū; | Many in the world are ignorant; | |
| Pariyantaṁ na jānanti, | They do not know the end, | |
| jātiyā maraṇassa ca. | Of birth and death. | |
| Duggatigamanaṁ maggaṁ, | The path leading to a bad destination, | |
| manussā kāmahetukaṁ; | People, for the sake of sensual pleasures; | |
| Bahuṁ ve paṭipajjanti, | Indeed, undertake much, | |
| attano rogamāvahaṁ. | Bringing disease upon themselves. | |
| Evaṁ amittajananā, | Thus, generating enemies, | |
| tāpanā saṅkilesikā; | Tormenting and defiling; | |
| Lokāmisā bandhanīyā, | Worldly acquisitions, binding, | |
| kāmā maraṇabandhanā. | Sensual pleasures are the bond of death. | |
| Ummādanā ullapanā, | Maddening, deluding, | |
| kāmā cittappamaddino; | Sensual pleasures crush the mind; | |
| Sattānaṁ saṅkilesāya, | For the defilement of beings, | |
| khippaṁ mārena oḍḍitaṁ. | Quickly snared by Māra. | |
| Anantādīnavā kāmā, | Sensual pleasures have endless dangers, | |
| bahudukkhā mahāvisā; | Much suffering, great poison; | |
| Appassādā raṇakarā, | Of little taste, causing strife, | |
| sukkapakkhavisosanā. | Drying up the white side. | |
| Sāhaṁ etādisaṁ katvā, | I, having done such, | |
| byasanaṁ kāmahetukaṁ; | Misfortune for the sake of sensual pleasures; | |
| Na taṁ paccāgamissāmi, | Will not return to it, | |
| nibbānābhiratā sadā. | Always delighting in Nibbāna. | |
| Raṇaṁ karitvā kāmānaṁ, | Having made war on sensual pleasures, | |
| sītibhāvābhikaṅkhinī; | Longing for the state of coolness; | |
| Appamattā vihassāmi, | I will live diligently, | |
| sabbasaṁyojanakkhaye. | In the destruction of all fetters. | |
| Asokaṁ virajaṁ khemaṁ, | The sorrowless, stainless, secure, | |
| ariyaṭṭhaṅgikaṁ ujuṁ; | Noble eightfold path, the straight one; | |
| Taṁ maggaṁ anugacchāmi, | I follow that path, | |
| yena tiṇṇā mahesino”. | By which the great seers have crossed over.” | |
| “Imaṁ passatha dhammaṭṭhaṁ, | “See this one who stands on the Dhamma, | |
| subhaṁ kammāradhītaraṁ; | Subhā, the blacksmith’s daughter; | |
| Anejaṁ upasampajja, | Having attained the unshakable, | |
| rukkhamūlamhi jhāyati. | She meditates at the root of a tree. | |
| Ajjaṭṭhamī pabbajitā, | Today is the eighth day since she went forth, | |
| saddhā saddhammasobhanā; | With faith, beautiful in the good Dhamma; | |
| Vinītuppalavaṇṇāya, | Instructed by Uppalavaṇṇā, | |
| tevijjā maccuhāyinī. | With the three true knowledges, she has overcome death. | |
| Sāyaṁ bhujissā anaṇā, | This bhikkhunī, having faculties developed, | |
| bhikkhunī bhāvitindriyā; | Will eat her almsfood without debt; | |
| Sabbayogavisaṁyuttā, | Disjoined from all yokes, | |
| katakiccā anāsavā”. | With her task done, without taints.” | |
| Taṁ sakko devasaṅghena, | Sakka, with the host of devas, | |
| upasaṅkamma iddhiyā; | Approached her with psychic power; | |
| Namassati bhūtapati, | The lord of beings pays homage, | |
| subhaṁ kammāradhītaranti. | To Subhā, the blacksmith’s daughter. | |
| … Subhā kammāradhītā therī …. | … The senior nun Subhā, the blacksmith’s daughter …. | |
| Vīsatinipāto niṭṭhito. | The Book of Twenties is finished. |
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 14
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| ♦ Nipāta 14 | ♦ The Book of Fourteens | |
| ♦ Vagga 1 | ♦ The First Chapter | |
| Thig14.1 Subhājīvakambavanikātherīgāthā | The Verses of the Senior Nun Subhājīvakambavanikā | |
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+Thig 14.1 Subhājīvakambavanikā
| --- Thig14.1 Subhājīvakambavanikātherīgāthā --- | --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Subhājīvakambavanikā --- | |
| Jīvakambavanaṁ rammaṁ, | In the delightful Jīvaka's Mango Grove, | |
| Gacchantiṁ bhikkhuniṁ subhaṁ; | A rogue blocked the bhikkhunī Subhā; | |
| Dhuttako sannivāresi, | Subhā spoke to him. | |
| Tamenaṁ abravī subhā. | “What have I done wrong to you, | |
| “Kiṁ te aparādhitaṁ mayā, | That you stand blocking me? | |
| Yaṁ maṁ ovariyāna tiṭṭhasi; | It is not proper for a man, O friend, | |
| Na hi pabbajitāya āvuso, | To touch a woman who has gone forth. | |
| Puriso samphusanāya kappati. | In the weighty teaching of my Teacher, | |
| Garuke mama satthusāsane, | The training that has been taught by the Well-farer; | |
| Yā sikkhā sugatena desitā; | A state of perfect purity, passionless, | |
| Parisuddhapadaṁ anaṅgaṇaṁ, | Why do you stand blocking me? | |
| Kiṁ maṁ ovariyāna tiṭṭhasi. | With a disturbed mind, you approach an undisturbed one, | |
| Āvilacitto anāvilaṁ, | With passions, you approach one free from passion, passionless; | |
| Sarajo vītarajaṁ anaṅgaṇaṁ; | With a mind liberated from everything, | |
| Sabbattha vimuttamānasaṁ, | Why do you stand blocking me?” | |
| Kiṁ maṁ ovariyāna tiṭṭhasi”. | “You are young and not ugly, | |
| “Daharā ca apāpikā casi, | What will the going forth do for you? | |
| Kiṁ te pabbajjā karissati; | Throw off the saffron robe, | |
| Nikkhipa kāsāyacīvaraṁ, | Come, let us enjoy ourselves in the blossoming forest. | |
| Ehi ramāma supupphite vane. | A sweet fragrance blows everywhere, | |
| Madhurañca pavanti sabbaso, | From the trees covered with pollen; | |
| Kusumarajena samuṭṭhitā dumā; | The beginning of spring is a happy season, | |
| Paṭhamavasanto sukho utu, | Come, let us enjoy ourselves in the blossoming forest. | |
| Ehi ramāma supupphite vane. | The trees with blossoming tops, | |
| Kusumitasikharā ca pādapā, | Seem to roar, stirred by the wind; | |
| Abhigajjantiva māluteritā; | What delight will there be for you, | |
| Kā tuyhaṁ rati bhavissati, | If you go into the forest alone? | |
| Yadi ekā vanamogahissasi. | Frequented by herds of wild animals, | |
| Vāḷamigasaṅghasevitaṁ, | Roamed by rutting elephants and their mates; | |
| Kuñjaramattakareṇuloḷitaṁ; | You wish to go alone, | |
| Asahāyikā gantumicchasi, | Into the deserted, terrifying great forest. | |
| Rahitaṁ bhiṁsanakaṁ mahāvanaṁ. | Like a doll made of gold, | |
| Tapanīyakatāva dhītikā, | You wander, like an accharā in the Cittalatā garden; | |
| Vicarasi cittalateva accharā; | With fine and lovely Kāsī cloths, | |
| Kāsikasukhumehi vaggubhi, | You would shine, O incomparable one. | |
| Sobhasī suvasanehi nūpame. | I would be under your control, | |
| Ahaṁ tava vasānugo siyaṁ, | If we were to dwell in the inner forest; | |
| Yadi viharemase kānanantare; | There is no living being, | |
| Na hi matthi tayā piyattaro, | Dearer to me than you, O one with eyes like a kinnarī’s. | |
| Pāṇo kinnarimandalocane. | If you will do my bidding, | |
| Yadi me vacanaṁ karissasi, | Come, live happily at home; | |
| Sukhitā ehi agāramāvasa; | Dwelling in a mansion protected from the wind, | |
| Pāsādanivātavāsinī, | Let ladies attend on you. | |
| Parikammaṁ te karontu nāriyo. | Wear fine Kāsī cloths, | |
| Kāsikasukhumāni dhāraya, | And put on garlands and cosmetics; | |
| Abhiropehi ca mālavaṇṇakaṁ; | I will make for you many kinds of ornaments, | |
| Kañcanamaṇimuttakaṁ bahuṁ, | Of gold, jewels, and pearls. | |
| Vividhaṁ ābharaṇaṁ karomi te. | On a new bed, auspicious, | |
| Sudhotarajapacchadaṁ subhaṁ, | Covered with woolen blankets and cotton; | |
| Gonakatūlikasanthataṁ navaṁ; | Mount the great and costly bed, | |
| Abhiruha sayanaṁ mahārahaṁ, | Anointed with fragrant sandalwood. | |
| Candanamaṇḍitasāragandhikaṁ. | Like a lotus sprung from the water, | |
| Uppalaṁ cudakā samuggataṁ, | Which is frequented by non-humans; | |
| Yathā taṁ amanussasevitaṁ; | So you, a celibate, | |
| Evaṁ tvaṁ brahmacārinī, | Will go to old age with your own limbs.” | |
| Sakesaṅgesu jaraṁ gamissasi”. | “What here do you consider essential, | |
| “Kiṁ te idha sārasammataṁ, | In this body full of corpses, a charnel-ground-filler; | |
| Kuṇapapūramhi susānavaḍḍhane; | In this perishable body, | |
| Bhedanadhamme kaḷevare, | Which, seeing, you look upon with a dejected mind?” | |
| Yaṁ disvā vimano udikkhasi”. | “Your eyes are like a gazelle’s, | |
| “Akkhīni ca tūriyāriva, | Like a kinnarī’s in a mountain cave; | |
| Kinnariyāriva pabbatantare; | Seeing your eyes, | |
| Tava me nayanāni dakkhiya, | My sensual pleasure increases all the more. | |
| Bhiyyo kāmaratī pavaḍḍhati. | Like the tips of a lotus, | |
| Uppalasikharopamāni te, | On your face, pure as refined gold; | |
| Vimale hāṭakasannibhe mukhe; | Seeing your eyes, | |
| Tava me nayanāni dakkhiya, | My sensual desire increases all the more. | |
| Bhiyyo kāmaguṇo pavaḍḍhati. | Even from afar, I remember you, | |
| Api dūragatā saramhase, | With your long eyelashes and pure sight; | |
| Āyatapamhe visuddhadassane; | There is nothing dearer to me, | |
| Na hi matthi tayā piyattaro, | Than your eyes, O one with eyes like a kinnarī’s.” | |
| Nayanā kinnarimandalocane”. | “You wish to go by the wrong path, | |
| “Apathena payātumicchasi, | You are looking for the moon as a plaything; | |
| Candaṁ kīḷanakaṁ gavesasi; | You wish to leap over Meru, | |
| Meruṁ laṅghetumicchasi, | You who pursue a daughter of the Buddha. | |
| Yo tvaṁ buddhasutaṁ maggayasi. | For there is no lust in the world, including the devas, | |
| Natthi hi loke sadevake, | Where I could now have it; | |
| Rāgo yatthapi dāni me siyā; | I do not even know what it is like, | |
| Napi naṁ jānāmi kīriso, | For it has been destroyed by the path, root and all. | |
| Atha maggena hato samūlako. | Like a charcoal pit thrown out, | |
| Iṅgālakuyāva ujjhito, | Like a poison cup broken at the top; | |
| Visapattoriva aggito kato; | I do not even see what it is like, | |
| Napi naṁ passāmi kīriso, | For it has been destroyed by the path, root and all. | |
| Atha maggena hato samūlako. | For one who might have been unreflecting, | |
| Yassā siyā apaccavekkhitaṁ, | Or had not attended on the Teacher; | |
| Satthā vā anupāsito siyā; | You might tempt such a one, | |
| Tvaṁ tādisikaṁ palobhaya, | You torment this one who knows. | |
| Jānantiṁ so imaṁ vihaññasi. | For me, in blame and praise, | |
| Mayhañhi akkuṭṭhavandite, | And in pleasure and pain, mindfulness is established; | |
| Sukhadukkhe ca satī upaṭṭhitā; | Knowing that conditioned things are unattractive, | |
| Saṅkhatamasubhanti jāniya, | My mind does not cling anywhere at all. | |
| Sabbattheva mano na limpati. | I am a disciple of the Well-farer, | |
| Sāhaṁ sugatassa sāvikā, | Traveling on the eightfold path vehicle; | |
| Maggaṭṭhaṅgikayānayāyinī; | With the dart pulled out, without taints, | |
| Uddhaṭasallā anāsavā, | I delight, having gone to an empty dwelling. | |
| Suññāgāragatā ramāmahaṁ. | I have seen well-painted, | |
| Diṭṭhā hi mayā sucittitā, | Puppets or wooden dolls; | |
| Sombhā dārukapillakāni vā; | Bound together with strings and pins, | |
| Tantīhi ca khīlakehi ca, | Made to dance in various ways. | |
| Vinibaddhā vividhaṁ panaccakā. | When the strings and pins are removed, | |
| Tamhuddhaṭe tantikhīlake, | Loosened, disordered, and scattered; | |
| Vissaṭṭhe vikale parikrite; | You would not find it in pieces, | |
| Na vindeyya khaṇḍaso kate, | On what would you set your mind there? | |
| Kimhi tattha manaṁ nivesaye. | My bodies are like that, | |
| Tathūpamā dehakāni maṁ, | They do not exist without those qualities; | |
| Tehi dhammehi vinā na vattanti; | They do not exist without qualities, | |
| Dhammehi vinā na vattati, | On what would you set your mind there? | |
| Kimhi tattha manaṁ nivesaye. | Like a painting on a wall, | |
| Yathā haritālena makkhitaṁ, | You saw, smeared with yellow orpiment; | |
| Addasa cittikaṁ bhittiyā kataṁ; | In that you had a perverted view, | |
| Tamhi te viparītadassanaṁ, | Your human perception is worthless. | |
| Saññā mānusikā niratthikā. | Like an illusion created at the top, | |
| Māyaṁ viya aggato kataṁ, | Like a golden tree in a dream; | |
| Supinanteva suvaṇṇapādapaṁ; | You approach, O blind one, an empty thing, | |
| Upagacchasi andha rittakaṁ, | Like a silver image in the midst of a crowd. | |
| Janamajjheriva rupparūpakaṁ. | Like a bubble in a hollow, | |
| Vaṭṭaniriva koṭarohitā, | In the middle of a bubble with tears; | |
| Majjhe pubbuḷakā saassukā; | A tear-drop is born there, | |
| Pīḷakoḷikā cettha jāyati, | And the various kinds of eye are gathered together.” | |
| Vividhā cakkhuvidhā ca piṇḍitā”. | Having plucked out her eye, the one with lovely sight, | |
| Uppāṭiya cārudassanā, | She was not attached, her mind was unattached; | |
| Na ca pajjittha asaṅgamānasā; | “Here, take your eye,” | |
| “Handa te cakkhuṁ harassu taṁ”, | She gave it to that man at once. | |
| Tassa narassa adāsi tāvade. | And his lust ceased at once, | |
| Tassa ca viramāsi tāvade, | And he begged her for forgiveness; | |
| Rāgo tattha khamāpayī ca naṁ; | “May you be well, O celibate one, | |
| “Sotthi siyā brahmacārinī, | Such a thing will not happen again.” | |
| Na puno edisakaṁ bhavissati”. | “Having accosted such a person, | |
| “Āsādiya edisaṁ janaṁ, | And touched a blazing fire; | |
| Aggiṁ pajjalitaṁva liṅgiya; | And seized a venomous snake, | |
| Gaṇhiya āsīvisaṁ viya, | May you be well, forgive us.” | |
| Api nu sotthi siyā khamehi no”. | And that bhikkhunī, released from there, | |
| Muttā ca tato sā bhikkhunī, | Went to the presence of the supreme Buddha; | |
| Agamī buddhavarassa santikaṁ; | Seeing the marks of great merit, | |
| Passiya varapuññalakkhaṇaṁ, | Her eye was as it had been before. | |
| Cakkhu āsi yathā purāṇakanti. | … The senior nun Subhā of Jīvaka’s Mango Grove …. | |
| … Subhā jīvakambavanikā therī …. Tiṁsanipāto niṭṭhito. |
The Book of Thirties is finished. | |
| ♦ The Book of Fifteens | ||
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 15
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| ♦ Nipāta 15 | ||
| ♦ The First Chapter | ||
| ♦ Vagga 1 Thig15.1 Isidāsītherīgāthā |
The Verses of the Senior Nun Isidāsī | |
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| --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Isidāsī --- |
+Thig 15.1 Isidāsī
| --- Thig15.1 Isidāsītherīgāthā --- | ||
| In the city named Kusuma, | ||
| Nagaramhi kusumanāme, | Pāṭaliputta, the jewel of the earth; | |
| Pāṭaliputtamhi pathaviyā maṇḍe; | There were two bhikkhunīs of noble Sakyan families, | |
| Sakyakulakulīnāyo, | Both virtuous. | |
| Dve bhikkhuniyo hi guṇavatiyo. | One was Isidāsī, | |
| Isidāsī tattha ekā, | The second was Bodhi, also endowed with virtue; | |
| Dutiyā bodhīti sīlasampannā ca; | They were devoted to meditation and jhānas, | |
| Jhānajjhāyanaratāyo, | Learned and with their defilements washed away. | |
| Bahussutāyo dhutakilesāyo. | Having gone for alms, | |
| Tā piṇḍāya caritvā, | And having finished their meal, with their bowls washed; | |
| Bhattatthaṁ kariya dhotapattāyo; | Seated comfortably in a secluded place, | |
| Rahitamhi sukhanisinnā, | They uttered these words. | |
| Imā girā abbhudīresuṁ. | “You are graceful, O venerable one, | |
| “Pāsādikāsi ayye, | Isidāsi, and your age has not declined; | |
| Isidāsi vayopi te aparihīno; | Seeing what fault, | |
| Kiṁ disvāna byālikaṁ, | Did you apply yourself to renunciation?” | |
| Athāsi nekkhammamanuyuttā”. | Being thus questioned, she, | |
| Evamanuyuñjiyamānā sā, | Skilled in teaching the Dhamma in seclusion; | |
| Rahite dhammadesanākusalā; | Isidāsī spoke these words, | |
| Isidāsī vacanamabravi, | “Listen, Bodhi, how I went forth.” | |
| “Suṇa bodhi yathāmhi pabbajitā”. | “In the excellent city of Ujjeni, | |
| “Ujjeniyā puravare, | My father was a merchant, restrained in virtue; | |
| Mayhaṁ pitā sīlasaṁvuto seṭṭhi; | I was his only daughter, | |
| Tassamhi ekadhītā, | Dear, pleasing, and beloved. | |
| Piyā manāpā ca dayitā ca. | Then from Sāketa, suitors, | |
| Atha me sāketato varakā, | Of the highest family, came for me; | |
| Āgacchumuttamakulīnā; | A merchant of great wealth, | |
| Seṭṭhī pahūtaratano, | To him my father gave me as a daughter-in-law. | |
| Tassa mamaṁ suṇhamadāsi tāto. | To my mother-in-law and father-in-law, | |
| Sassuyā sasurassa ca, | Morning and evening, I would go to pay homage; | |
| Sāyaṁ pātaṁ paṇāmamupagamma; | I would bow my head to their feet, | |
| Sirasā karomi pāde, | And pay homage as I was instructed. | |
| Vandāmi yathāmhi anusiṭṭhā. | My husband’s, | |
| Yā mayhaṁ sāmikassa, | Sisters, brothers, or servants; | |
| Bhaginiyo bhātuno parijano vā; | Seeing even one of them, | |
| Tamekavarakampi disvā, | I would rise from my seat in trepidation. | |
| Ubbiggā āsanaṁ demi. | With food and drink, | |
| Annena ca pānena ca, | And with sweets, whatever was there; | |
| Khajjena ca yañca tattha sannihitaṁ; | I would cover and serve it, | |
| Chādemi upanayāmi ca, | And give what was appropriate to each. | |
| Demi ca yaṁ yassa patirūpaṁ. | Having attended to them at the right time, | |
| Kālena upaṭṭhahitvā, | I would go to the threshold of the house; | |
| Gharaṁ samupagamāmi ummāre; | Washing my hands and feet, | |
| Dhovantī hatthapāde, | I would approach my husband with an añjali. | |
| Pañjalikā sāmikamupemi. | Taking a comb, cosmetics, and antimony, | |
| Kocchaṁ pasādaṁ añjaniñca, | And a mirror; | |
| Ādāsakañca gaṇhitvā; | Like a personal attendant, | |
| Parikammakārikā viya, | I would adorn my husband myself. | |
| Sayameva patiṁ vibhūsemi. | I would cook the rice myself, | |
| Sayameva odanaṁ sādhayāmi, | And wash the dishes myself; | |
| Sayameva bhājanaṁ dhovantī; | Like a mother her only son, | |
| Mātāva ekaputtakaṁ, | So I served my husband. | |
| Tathā bhattāraṁ paricarāmi. | Thus devoted to my husband, | |
| Evaṁ maṁ bhattikataṁ, | Affectionate, dutiful, with pride subdued; | |
| Anurattaṁ kārikaṁ nihatamānaṁ; | Industrious, not lazy, | |
| Uṭṭhāyikaṁ analasaṁ, | Virtuous, my husband hated me. | |
| Sīlavatiṁ dussate bhattā. | He said to his mother and father, | |
| So mātarañca pitarañca, | ‘I will ask permission to go; | |
| Bhaṇati ‘āpucchahaṁ gamissāmi; | I will not live with Isidāsī, | |
| Isidāsiyā na saha vacchaṁ, | I will not live in the same house with her.’ | |
| Ekāgārehaṁ saha vatthuṁ’. | ‘Do not speak thus, my son, | |
| ‘Mā evaṁ putta avaca, | Isidāsī is wise and accomplished; | |
| Isidāsī paṇḍitā paribyattā; | Industrious, not lazy, | |
| Uṭṭhāyikā analasā, | What about her does not please you, my son?’ | |
| Kiṁ tuyhaṁ na rocate putta’. | ‘She does me no harm, | |
| ‘Na ca me hiṁsati kiñci, | But I will not live with Isidāsī; | |
| Na cahaṁ isidāsiyā saha vacchaṁ; | She is hateful to me, I have had enough of her, | |
| Dessāva me alaṁ me, | I will ask permission to go.’ | |
| Apucchāhaṁ gamissāmi’. | Having heard his words, | |
| Tassa vacanaṁ suṇitvā, | My mother-in-law and father-in-law asked me; | |
| Sassu sasuro ca maṁ apucchiṁsu; | ‘What wrong have you done? | |
| ‘Kissa tayā aparaddhaṁ, | Speak freely, as it really is.’ | |
| Bhaṇa vissaṭṭhā yathābhūtaṁ’. | ‘I have done no wrong at all, | |
| ‘Napihaṁ aparajjhaṁ kiñci, | I do not harm him, nor do I speak harshly; | |
| Napi hiṁsemi na bhaṇāmi dubbacanaṁ; | What can be done, O venerable ones, | |
| Kiṁ sakkā kātuyye, | If my husband hates me?’ | |
| Yaṁ maṁ viddessate bhattā’. | They took me back to my father’s house, | |
| Te maṁ pitugharaṁ paṭinayiṁsu, | Dejected and overcome with sorrow; | |
| Vimanā dukhena adhibhūtā; | Protecting their son, they said, | |
| Puttamanurakkhamānā, | ‘We have won a beautiful Lakkhī.’ | |
| ‘Jitāmhase rūpiniṁ lakkhiṁ’. | Then my father gave me, | |
| Atha maṁ adāsi tāto, | To a second family, in the house of a rich man; | |
| Aḍḍhassa gharamhi dutiyakulikassa; | For half the price, | |
| Tato upaḍḍhasuṅkena, | With which the merchant had obtained me. | |
| Yena maṁ vindatha seṭṭhi. | I lived in his house for a month, | |
| Tassapi gharamhi māsaṁ, | Then he too sent me back; | |
| Avasiṁ atha sopi maṁ paṭiccharayi; | Though I served him like a slave, | |
| Dāsīva upaṭṭhahantiṁ, | Innocent and endowed with virtue. | |
| Adūsikaṁ sīlasampannaṁ. | To a tamer who was wandering for alms, | |
| Bhikkhāya ca vicarantaṁ, | Tamed, my father said; | |
| Damakaṁ dantaṁ me pitā bhaṇati; | ‘You will be my son-in-law, | |
| ‘Hohisi me jāmātā, | Put down your bag and bowl.’ | |
| Nikkhipa poṭṭhiñca ghaṭikañca’. | He too, having lived for a fortnight, | |
| Sopi vasitvā pakkhaṁ, | Then said to my father, ‘Give me my bag; | |
| Atha tātaṁ bhaṇati ‘dehi me poṭṭhiṁ; | And my bowl and my pot, | |
| Ghaṭikañca mallakañca, | I will go on alms round again.’ | |
| Punapi bhikkhaṁ carissāmi’. | Then my father said to him, | |
| Atha naṁ bhaṇatī tāto, | My mother and all my relatives; | |
| Ammā sabbo ca me ñātigaṇavaggo; | ‘What is not done for you here? |
| ‘Kiṁ te na kīrati idha, | Speak quickly, it will be done for you.’ | |
| Bhaṇa khippaṁ taṁ te karihi’ti. | Being spoken to thus, he said, | |
| Evaṁ bhaṇito bhaṇati, | ‘If I can do it myself, that is enough for me; | |
| ‘Yadi me attā sakkoti alaṁ mayhaṁ; | I will not live with Isidāsī, | |
| Isidāsiyā na saha vacchaṁ, | I will not live in the same house with her.’ | |
| Ekagharehaṁ saha vatthuṁ’. | Being dismissed, he went, | |
| Vissajjito gato so, | And I, all alone, thought; | |
| Ahampi ekākinī vicintemi; | ‘I will ask permission to go, | |
| ‘Āpucchitūna gacchaṁ, | To die or to go forth.’ | |
| Marituye vā pabbajissaṁ vā’. | Then the venerable Jinadattā, | |
| Atha ayyā jinadattā, | Came, wandering for her alms round; | |
| Āgacchī gocarāya caramānā; | To my father’s family, a keeper of the Vinaya, | |
| Tātakulaṁ vinayadharī, | Learned and endowed with virtue. | |
| Bahussutā sīlasampannā. | Seeing her in our house, | |
| Taṁ disvāna amhākaṁ, | I arose and prepared a seat for her; | |
| Uṭṭhāyāsanaṁ tassā paññāpayiṁ; | When she was seated, I paid homage, | |
| Nisinnāya ca pāde, | To her feet, and gave her food. | |
| Vanditvā bhojanamadāsiṁ. | With food and drink, | |
| Annena ca pānena ca, | And with sweets, whatever was there; | |
| Khajjena ca yañca tattha sannihitaṁ; | Having satisfied her, I said, | |
| Santappayitvā avacaṁ, | ‘Venerable one, I wish to go forth.’ | |
| ‘Ayye icchāmi pabbajituṁ’. | Then my father said to me, | |
| Atha maṁ bhaṇatī tāto, | ‘Practice the Dhamma right here, my child; | |
| ‘Idheva puttaka carāhi tvaṁ dhammaṁ; | With food and drink, | |
| Annena ca pānena ca, | Satisfy the samaṇas and brahmins.’ | |
| Tappaya samaṇe dvijātī ca’. | Then I said to my father, | |
| Athahaṁ bhaṇāmi tātaṁ, | Weeping, with my hands in an añjali; | |
| Rodantī añjaliṁ paṇāmetvā; | ‘I have indeed done bad, | |
| ‘Pāpañhi mayā pakataṁ, | Kamma, I will wear it out.’ | |
| Kammaṁ taṁ nijjaressāmi’. | Then my father said to me, | |
| Atha maṁ bhaṇatī tāto, | ‘Attain enlightenment and the supreme Dhamma; | |
| ‘Pāpuṇa bodhiñca aggadhammañca; | And attain Nibbāna, | |
| Nibbānañca labhassu, | Which the supreme of two-footed beings realized.’ | |
| Yaṁ sacchikarī dvipadaseṭṭho’. | Having paid homage to my mother and father, | |
| Mātāpitū abhivādayitvā, | And to all my relatives; | |
| Sabbañca ñātigaṇavaggaṁ; | Seven days after going forth, | |
| Sattāhaṁ pabbajitā, | I touched the three true knowledges. | |
| Tisso vijjā aphassayiṁ. | I know my own seven, | |
| Jānāmi attano satta, | Births, of which this is the fruit and result; | |
| Jātiyo yassayaṁ phalavipāko; | I will tell it to you, | |
| Taṁ tava ācikkhissaṁ, | Listen with a concentrated mind. | |
| Taṁ ekamanā nisāmehi. | In the city of Erakaccha, | |
| Nagaramhi erakacche, | I was a goldsmith of great wealth; | |
| Suvaṇṇakāro ahaṁ pahūtadhano; | Intoxicated with the intoxication of youth, | |
| Yobbanamadena matto, | I committed adultery. | |
| So paradāraṁ asevihaṁ. | I, having passed away from there, | |
| Sohaṁ tato cavitvā, | Was boiled in hell for a long time; | |
| Nirayamhi apaccisaṁ ciraṁ; | And having arisen from there, | |
| Pakko tato ca uṭṭhahitvā, | I entered the womb of a she-monkey. | |
| Makkaṭiyā kucchimokkamiṁ. | When I was seven days old, | |
| Sattāhajātakaṁ maṁ, | The great ape, the leader of the troop, castrated me; | |
| Mahākapi yūthapo nillacchesi; | This is the fruit of that kamma, | |
| Tassetaṁ kammaphalaṁ, | Of having gone to another’s wife. | |
| Yathāpi gantvāna paradāraṁ. | I, having passed away from there, | |
| Sohaṁ tato cavitvā, | Having died in the Sindhu forest; | |
| Kālaṁ karitvā sindhavāraññe; | I entered the womb of a she-goat, | |
| Kāṇāya ca khañjāya ca, | That was one-eyed and lame. | |
| Eḷakiyā kucchimokkamiṁ. | For twelve years, I, | |
| Dvādasa vassāni ahaṁ, | Castrated, carried the boys; | |
| Nillacchito dārake parivahitvā; | Covered with worms, unable to walk, | |
| Kimināvaṭṭo akallo, | Of having gone to another’s wife. | |
| Yathāpi gantvāna paradāraṁ. | I, having passed away from there, | |
| Sohaṁ tato cavitvā, | Was born of a cow belonging to a cattle-trader; | |
| Govāṇijakassa gāviyā jāto; | A calf, red as lac, | |
| Vaccho lākhātambo, | Castrated at twelve months. | |
| Nillacchito dvādase māse. | Having been yoked, I pulled the plough, | |
| Voḍhūna naṅgalamahaṁ, | And I pulled the cart; | |
| Sakaṭañca dhārayāmi; | One-eyed and unable to walk, | |
| Andhovaṭṭo akallo, | Of having gone to another’s wife. | |
| Yathāpi gantvāna paradāraṁ. | I, having passed away from there, | |
| Sohaṁ tato cavitvā, | Was born in the house of a slave woman in the street; | |
| Vīthiyā dāsiyā ghare jāto; | Neither a woman nor a man, | |
| Neva mahilā na puriso, | Of having gone to another’s wife. | |
| Yathāpi gantvāna paradāraṁ. | Having died at the age of thirty, | |
| Tiṁsativassamhi mato, | I was born as a girl in the family of a carter; | |
| Sākaṭikakulamhi dārikā jātā; | In a poor family with little property, | |
| Kapaṇamhi appabhoge, | With many men as creditors. | |
| Dhanika purisapātabahulamhi. | Then a caravan leader, | |
| Taṁ maṁ tato satthavāho, | With a large and high interest; | |
| Ussannāya vipulāya vaḍḍhiyā; | Dragged me away as I was wailing, | |
| Okaḍḍhati vilapantiṁ, | Having snatched me from my family’s house. | |
| Acchinditvā kulagharasmā. | Then in my sixteenth year, | |
| Atha soḷasame vasse, | Seeing me, a girl who had reached puberty; | |
| Disvā maṁ pattayobbanaṁ kaññaṁ; | His son took me as his wife, | |
| Orundhatassa putto, | Named Giridāsa. | |
| Giridāso nāma nāmena. | He also had another wife, | |
| Tassapi aññā bhariyā, | Virtuous, with good qualities, and renowned; | |
| Sīlavatī guṇavatī yasavatī ca; | Affectionate to her husband, | |
| Anurattā bhattāraṁ, | I created discord against her. | |
| Tassāhaṁ viddesanamakāsiṁ. | This is the fruit of that kamma, | |
| Tassetaṁ kammaphalaṁ, | That they send me away and go; | |
| Yaṁ maṁ apakīritūna gacchanti; | Though I served him like a slave, | |
| Dāsīva upaṭṭhahantiṁ, | I have paid for that.” | |
| Tassapi anto kato mayā”ti. | … The senior nun Isidāsī …. | |
| … Isidāsī therī …. Cattālīsanipāto niṭṭhito. |
The Book of Forties is finished. | |
| ♦ The Book of Sixteens | ||
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+§ – Nipāta: Book 16
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| ♦ Nipāta 16 | ||
| ♦ The First Chapter | ||
| ♦ Vagga 1 Thig16.1 Sumedhātherīgāthā |
The Verses of the Senior Nun Sumedhā | |
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| --- The Verses of the Senior Nun Sumedhā --- |
+Thig 16.1 Sumedhā
| --- Thig16.1 Sumedhātherīgāthā --- | ||
| In the city of Mantāvatī, | ||
| Mantāvatiyā nagare, | To the chief queen of King Koñca; | |
| Rañño koñcassa aggamahesiyā; | I was born as the daughter Sumedhā, | |
| Dhītā āsiṁ sumedhā, | Devoted to the doers of the teaching. | |
| Pasāditā sāsanakarehi. | Virtuous, a eloquent speaker, | |
| Sīlavatī cittakathā, | Learned, trained in the Buddha’s teaching; | |
| Bahussutā buddhasāsane vinitā; | Having approached her mother and father, | |
| Mātāpitaro upagamma, | She said, “Listen, both of you. | |
| Bhaṇati “ubhayo nisāmetha. | I delight in Nibbāna, | |
| Nibbānābhiratāhaṁ, | Even if divine existence is impermanent; | |
| Asassataṁ bhavagataṁ yadipi dibbaṁ; | What then of empty sensual pleasures, | |
| Kimaṅgaṁ pana tucchā kāmā, | Of little taste and many troubles? | |
| Appassādā bahuvighātā. | Sensual pleasures are bitter, like venom, | |
| Kāmā kaṭukā āsī, | In which foolish people are infatuated; | |
| Visūpamā yesu mucchitā bālā; | For a long time in hell, | |
| Te dīgharattaṁ niraye, | Consigned, they are struck down, suffering. | |
| Samappitā haññante dukkhitā. | They grieve, the evil-doers, | |
| Socanti pāpakammā, | Always in a bad destination, increasing their evil; | |
| Vinipāte pāpavaddhino sadā; | In body, speech, | |
| Kāyena ca vācāya ca, | And mind, the unrestrained fools. | |
| Manasā ca asaṁvutā bālā. | Those fools are of bad wisdom, | |
| Bālā te duppaññā, | Unconscious, obstructed by the origin of suffering; | |
| Acetanā dukkhasamudayoruddhā; | Being taught, they do not understand, | |
| Desente ajānantā, | They do not comprehend the noble truths. | |
| Na bujjhare ariyasaccāni. | The truths, mother, taught by the supreme Buddha, | |
| Saccāni amma buddhavaradesitāni, | Those who do not know are very many; | |
| Te bahutarā ajānantā ye; | They delight in existence, | |
| Abhinandanti bhavagataṁ, | They long for rebirth among the devas. | |
| Pihenti devesu upapattiṁ. | Even rebirth among the devas, | |
| Devesupi upapatti, | Is impermanent, in a transient existence; | |
| Asassatā bhavagate aniccamhi; | But the fools are not afraid, | |
| Na ca santasanti bālā, | Of being born again and again. | |
| Punappunaṁ jāyitabbassa. | There are four states of loss, | |
| Cattāro vinipātā, | And two destinations are somehow obtained; | |
| Duve ca gatiyo kathañci labbhanti; | But for those gone to a state of loss, | |
| Na ca vinipātagatānaṁ, | There is no going forth in hell. | |
| Pabbajjā atthi nirayesu. | Permit me, both of you, | |
| Anujānātha maṁ ubhayo, | To go forth in the teaching of the one with the ten powers; | |
| Pabbajituṁ dasabalassa pāvacane; | With little anxiety, I will strive, | |
| Appossukkā ghaṭissaṁ, | For the abandoning of birth and death. | |
| Jātimaraṇappahānāya. | What is there to delight in in existence, | |
| Kiṁ bhavagate abhinanditena, | In this foul body, without essence? | |
| Kāyakalinā asārena; | For the cessation of the craving for existence, | |
| Bhavataṇhāya nirodhā, | Permit me, I will go forth. | |
| Anujānātha pabbajissāmi. | The arising of Buddhas has been missed, | |
| Buddhānaṁ uppādo vivajjito, | The moment, the right time has been obtained; | |
| Akkhaṇo khaṇo laddho; | Virtue and the holy life, | |
| Sīlāni brahmacariyaṁ, | For as long as I live, I will not defile.” | |
| Yāvajīvaṁ na dūseyyaṁ”. | Thus Sumedhā speaks, | |
| Evaṁ bhaṇati sumedhā, | To her mother and father, “I will not take food; | |
| Mātāpitaro “na tāva āhāraṁ; | While remaining a layperson, | |
| Āharissaṁ gahaṭṭhā, | I will rather be subject to death.” | |
| Maraṇavasaṁ gatāva hessāmi”. | Her mother, afflicted with sorrow, weeps, and her father, | |
| Mātā dukkhitā rodati pitā ca, | Is completely overcome by her; | |
| Assā sabbaso samabhihato; | They try to persuade her, | |
| Ghaṭenti saññāpetuṁ, | As she lies fallen on the floor of the palace. | |
| Pāsādatale chamāpatitaṁ. | “Get up, my child, why do you grieve? | |
| “Uṭṭhehi puttaka kiṁ soci, | You have been given to the one from Vāraṇavatī; | |
| Tena dinnāsi vāraṇavatimhi; | King Anīkaratta, | |
| Rājā anīkaratto, | Handsome, to him you have been given. | |
| Abhirūpo tassa tvaṁ dinnā. | You will be the chief queen, | |
| Aggamahesī bhavissasi, | The wife of King Anikaratta; | |
| Anikarattassa rājino bhariyā; | Virtue and the holy life, | |
| Sīlāni brahmacariyaṁ, | The going forth is difficult, my child. | |
| Pabbajjā dukkarā puttaka. | In the kingdom there is power, wealth, and sovereignty, | |
| Rajje āṇā dhanamissariyaṁ, | Possessions and happiness, you are young; | |
| Bhogā sukhā daharikāsi; | Enjoy sensual pleasures, | |
| Bhuñjāhi kāmabhoge, | May the marriage take place for you, my child.” | |
| Vāreyyaṁ hotu te putta”. | Then Sumedhā says to them, | |
| Atha ne bhaṇati sumedhā, | “May there not be such things, existence is without essence; | |
| “Mā edisikāni bhavagatamasāraṁ; | Either the going forth will happen, | |
| Pabbajjā vā hohiti, | Or my death, but not the marriage. | |
| Maraṇaṁ vā me na ceva vāreyyaṁ. | Why would I lie down with a foul, impure body, | |
| Kimiva pūtikāyamasuciṁ, | With a foul smell, fearful, a corpse; | |
| Savanagandhaṁ bhayānakaṁ kuṇapaṁ; | A bag, always oozing, | |
| Abhisaṁviseyyaṁ bhastaṁ, | Full of impurity? | |
| Asakiṁ paggharitaṁ asucipuṇṇaṁ. | Why, knowing it, | |
| Kimiva tahaṁ jānantī, | Abominable, smeared with flesh and blood; | |
| Vikūlakaṁ maṁsasoṇitupalittaṁ; | A nest of worms, food for birds, | |
| Kimikulālayaṁ sakuṇabhattaṁ, | Why is a body given? | |
| Kaḷevaraṁ kissa diyyati. | It is carried out to the charnel ground, | |
| Nibbuyhati susānaṁ, | The body, soon deprived of consciousness; | |
| Aciraṁ kāyo apetaviññāṇo; | Thrown away like a log, | |
| Chuddho kaḷiṅgaraṁ viya, | By relatives who are disgusted. | |
| Jigucchamānehi ñātīhi. | Having thrown it away in the charnel ground, | |
| Chuddhūna naṁ susāne, | As food for others, they bathe, being disgusted; | |
| Parabhattaṁ nhāyanti jigucchantā; | Their own mother and father, | |
| Niyakā mātāpitaro, | What then of ordinary people? | |
| Kiṁ pana sādhāraṇā janatā. | They are attached to the worthless, | |
| Ajjhositā asāre, | Body, a collection of bones and sinews; | |
| Kaḷevare aṭṭhinhārusaṅghāte; | Full of saliva and excrement, | |
| Kheḷassuccārassava, | In a foul body. | |
| Paripuṇṇe pūtikāyamhi. | One who would dissect it, | |
| Yo naṁ vinibbhujitvā, | And turn its inside out; | |
| Abbhantaramassa bāhiraṁ kayirā; | Unable to bear the smell, | |
| Gandhassa asahamānā, | Even one’s own mother would be disgusted. | |
| Sakāpi mātā jiguccheyya. | The aggregates, elements, and sense bases, | |
| Khandhadhātuāyatanaṁ, | Conditioned, with birth as their root, suffering; | |
| Saṅkhataṁ jātimūlakaṁ dukkhaṁ; | Investigating with wisdom, |
| Yoniso anuvicinantī, | Why would I desire marriage? | |
| Vāreyyaṁ kissa iccheyyaṁ. | Every day, three hundred, | |
| Divase divase tisatti, | New spears would fall on the body; | |
| Satāni navanavā pateyyuṁ kāyamhi; | And a hundred years of being struck, | |
| Vassasatampi ca ghāto, | Would be better, for thus suffering would end. | |
| Seyyo dukkhassa cevaṁ khayo. | One should undergo being struck, | |
| Ajjhupagacche ghātaṁ, | Who knows thus the Teacher’s word; | |
| Yo viññāyevaṁ satthuno vacanaṁ; | ‘Long is their saṁsāra, | |
| ‘Dīgho tesaṁ saṁsāro, | Of those who are struck down again and again.’ | |
| Punappunaṁ haññamānānaṁ’. | Among devas and humans, | |
| Devesu manussesu ca, | In the animal realm and the asura world; | |
| Tiracchānayoniyā asurakāye; | And among the pretas and in hell, | |
| Petesu ca nirayesu ca, | Innumerable slayings are seen. | |
| Aparimitā dissare ghātā. | Many slayings in hell, | |
| Ghātā nirayesu bahū, | For one who has gone to a state of loss, being tormented; | |
| Vinipātagatassa pīḷiyamānassa; | Even among the devas, there is no protection, | |
| Devesupi attāṇaṁ, | There is nothing higher than the happiness of Nibbāna. | |
| Nibbānasukhā paraṁ natthi. | They have attained Nibbāna, | |
| Pattā te nibbānaṁ, | Who are devoted to the teaching of the one with the ten powers; | |
| Ye yuttā dasabalassa pāvacane; | With little anxiety, they strive, | |
| Appossukkā ghaṭenti, | For the abandoning of birth and death. | |
| Jātimaraṇappahānāya. | Today itself, father, I will go forth, | |
| Ajjeva tātabhinikkha- | What is there in worthless possessions? | |
| Missaṁ bhogehi kiṁ asārehi; | I am weary of sensual pleasures, | |
| Nibbinnā me kāmā, | Vomited up, made like a palm stump.” | |
| Vantasamā tālavatthukatā”. | As she was speaking thus to her father, | |
| Sā cevaṁ bhaṇati pitara- | Anīkaratta, to whom she had been given; | |
| Manīkaratto ca yassa sā dinnā; | Approached Vāraṇavatī, | |
| Upayāsi vāraṇavate, | The time for the marriage had arrived. | |
| Vāreyyamupaṭṭhite kāle. | Then, with her dark hair wet with water, | |
| Atha asitanicitamuduke, | Sumedhā cut it with a sword; | |
| Kese khaggena chindiya sumedhā; | Having closed the palace, | |
| Pāsādaṁ pidahitvā, | She attained the first jhānas. | |
| Paṭhamajjhānaṁ samāpajji. | And as she was absorbed there, | |
| Sā ca tahiṁ samāpannā, | Anīkaratta arrived in the city; | |
| Anīkaratto ca āgato nagaraṁ; | And in the palace, Sumedhā, | |
| Pāsāde ca sumedhā, | Developed the perception of impermanence. | |
| Aniccasaññaṁ subhāveti. | And as she was attending to this, | |
| Sā ca manasi karoti, | Anīkaratta ascended quickly; | |
| Anīkaratto ca āruhī turitaṁ; | His limbs adorned with jewels and gold, | |
| Maṇikanakabhūsitaṅgo, | He begged Sumedhā with an añjali. | |
| Katañjalī yācati sumedhaṁ. | “In the kingdom there is power, wealth, and sovereignty, | |
| “Rajje āṇādhanamissa- | Possessions and happiness, you are young; | |
| Riyaṁ bhogā sukhā daharikāsi; | Enjoy sensual pleasures, | |
| Bhuñjāhi kāmabhoge, | The happiness of sensual pleasures is hard to find in the world. | |
| Kāmasukhā dullabhā loke. | The kingdom has been handed over to you, | |
| Nissaṭṭhaṁ te rajjaṁ, | Enjoy the possessions, give gifts; | |
| Bhoge bhuñjassu dehi dānāni; | Do not be dejected, | |
| Mā dummanā ahosi, | Your mother and father are afflicted with sorrow.” | |
| Mātāpitaro te dukkhitā”. | Sumedhā, who has no desire for sensual pleasures, | |
| Taṁ taṁ bhaṇati sumedhā, | And whose delusion has gone, says to him; | |
| Kāmehi anatthikā vigatamohā; | “Do not delight in sensual pleasures, | |
| “Mā kāme abhinandi, | See the danger in sensual pleasures. | |
| Kāmesvādīnavaṁ passa. | The king of the four continents, | |
| Cātuddīpo rājā, | Mandhātā, was the leader of those who enjoy sensual pleasures; | |
| Mandhātā āsi kāmabhoginamaggo; | Unsatisfied, he died, | |
| Atitto kālaṅkato, | And his desires were not fulfilled. | |
| Na cassa paripūritā icchā. | If it were to rain seven kinds of jewels, | |
| Satta ratanāni vasseyya, | A rain from the ten directions all around; | |
| Vuṭṭhimā dasadisā samantena; | There would be no satisfaction in sensual pleasures, | |
| Na catthi titti kāmānaṁ, | Men die unsatisfied. | |
| Atittāva maranti narā. | Sensual pleasures are like swords and stakes, | |
| Asisūnūpamā kāmā, | Sensual pleasures are like the heads of snakes; | |
| kāmā sappasiropamā; | They burn like a firebrand, | |
| Ukkopamā anudahanti, | They are like a skeleton. | |
| aṭṭhikaṅkala sannibhā. | Impermanent and unstable are sensual pleasures, | |
| Aniccā adhuvā kāmā, | Full of suffering, great poison; | |
| bahudukkhā mahāvisā; | Like a heated iron ball, | |
| Ayoguḷova santatto, | With a root of evil and a fruit of suffering. | |
| aghamūlā dukhapphalā. | Sensual pleasures are like the fruit of a tree, | |
| Rukkhapphalūpamā kāmā, | Painful like a piece of flesh; | |
| maṁsapesūpamā dukhā; | Deceptive like a dream, | |
| Supinopamā vañcaniyā, | Sensual pleasures are like a borrowed thing. | |
| kāmā yācitakūpamā. | Sensual pleasures are like spears and stakes, | |
| Sattisūlūpamā kāmā, | A disease, a tumor, evil, and a calamity; | |
| rogo gaṇḍo aghaṁ nighaṁ; | Like a charcoal pit, | |
| Aṅgārakāsusadisā, | Evil at the root, fear, and slaughter. | |
| aghamūlaṁ bhayaṁ vadho. | Thus sensual pleasures have much suffering, | |
| Evaṁ bahudukkhā kāmā, | They are said to be obstacles; | |
| akkhātā antarāyikā; | Go away, I have no faith, | |
| Gacchatha na me bhavagate, | In existence for myself. | |
| vissāso atthi attano. | What can another do for me, | |
| Kiṁ mama paro karissati, | When my own head is on fire? | |
| Attano sīsamhi ḍayhamānamhi; | When old age and death are pursuing me, | |
| Anubandhe jarāmaraṇe, | One must strive for their destruction.” | |
| Tassa ghātāya ghaṭitabbaṁ”. | Having opened the door, I, | |
| Dvāraṁ apāpuritvānahaṁ, | Saw my mother and father and Anīkaratta; | |
| Mātāpitaro anīkarattañca; | Seated on the ground, | |
| Disvāna chamaṁ nisinne, | Weeping, and I said this. | |
| Rodante idamavocaṁ. | “Long is the saṁsāra of fools, | |
| “Dīgho bālānaṁ saṁsāro, | As they weep again and again; | |
| Punappunañca rodataṁ; | In a beginningless past, at the death of a father, | |
| Anamatagge pitu maraṇe, | At the slaughter of a brother, and at one’s own slaughter. | |
| Bhātu vadhe attano ca vadhe. | Remember the tears, the milk, the blood, | |
| Assu thaññaṁ rudhiraṁ, | In the beginningless saṁsāra; | |
| Saṁsāraṁ anamataggato saratha; | Of beings wandering on, | |
| Sattānaṁ saṁsarataṁ, | Remember also the heap of bones. | |
| Sarāhi aṭṭhīnañca sannicayaṁ. | Remember the four oceans, | |
| Sara caturodadhī, | Compared to the tears, milk, and blood; | |
| Upanīte assuthaññarudhiramhi; | Remember the heap of bones of one kalpa, |
| Sara ekakappamaṭṭhīnaṁ, | Equal to Vipula. | |
| Sañcayaṁ vipulena samaṁ. | Of one wandering on in a beginningless saṁsāra, | |
| Anamatagge saṁsarato, | Compared to the earth of Jambudīpa; | |
| Mahiṁ jambudīpamupanītaṁ; | Pellets the size of jujube seeds, | |
| Kolaṭṭhimattaguḷikā, | For the mothers of one’s mother are not enough. | |
| Mātā mātusveva nappahonti. | Remember the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves, | |
| Tiṇakaṭṭhasākhāpalāsaṁ, | Compared to the beginningless past; | |
| Upanītaṁ anamataggato sara; | Sticks four fingers long, | |
| Caturaṅgulikā ghaṭikā, | For the fathers of one’s father are not enough. | |
| Pitupitusveva nappahonti. | Remember the one-eyed turtle in the eastern, | |
| Sara kāṇakacchapaṁ pubba- | Ocean, and the yoke with a hole in the west; | |
| Samudde aparato ca yugachiddaṁ; | The putting of its head through it, | |
| Siraṁ tassa ca paṭimukkaṁ, | Is the simile for obtaining a human birth. | |
| Manussalābhamhi opammaṁ. | Remember the form of a lump of foam, | |
| Sara rūpaṁ pheṇapiṇḍopa- | Of this worthless body; | |
| Massa kāyakalino asārassa; | See the aggregates as impermanent, | |
| Khandhe passa anicce, | Remember the many troubles in hell. | |
| Sarāhi niraye bahuvighāte. | Remember those who increase the charnel ground, | |
| Sara kaṭasiṁ vaḍḍhente, | Again and again in those various births; | |
| Punappunaṁ tāsu tāsu jātīsu; | Remember also the fears of crocodiles, | |
| Sara kumbhīlabhayāni ca, | Remember the four truths. | |
| Sarāhi cattāri saccāni. | When the deathless is present, | |
| Amatamhi vijjamāne, | Why drink the five bitters? | |
| Kiṁ tava pañcakaṭukena pītena; | All sensual pleasures, | |
| Sabbā hi kāmaratiyo, | Are more bitter than the five bitters. | |
| Kaṭukatarā pañcakaṭukena. | When the deathless is present, | |
| Amatamhi vijjamāne, | Why do you have sensual pleasures, which are a fever? | |
| Kiṁ tava kāmehi ye pariḷāhā; | All sensual pleasures, | |
| Sabbā hi kāmaratiyo, | Are burning, seething, trembling, and tormenting. | |
| Jalitā kuthitā kampitā santāpitā. | When there are no rivals, | |
| Asapattamhi samāne, | Why do you have sensual pleasures, which have many rivals? | |
| Kiṁ tava kāmehi ye bahusapattā; | Sensual pleasures are common property, | |
| Rājaggicoraudakappiyehi, | With kings, fire, thieves, water, and enemies, and have many rivals. | |
| Sādhāraṇā kāmā bahusapattā. | When there is liberation, | |
| Mokkhamhi vijjamāne, | Why do you have sensual pleasures, in which there is slaughter and bondage? | |
| Kiṁ tava kāmehi yesu vadhabandho; | In sensual pleasures, those who are not free, | |
| Kāmesu hi asakāmā, | Experience the sufferings of slaughter and bondage. | |
| Vadhabandhadukhāni anubhonti. | A blazing torch of grass, | |
| Ādīpitā tiṇukkā, | Burns those who hold it, not those who let it go; | |
| Gaṇhantaṁ dahanti neva muñcantaṁ; | Sensual pleasures are like a firebrand, | |
| Ukkopamā hi kāmā, | They burn those who do not let them go. | |
| Dahanti ye te na muñcanti. | Do not, for the sake of a little, | |
| Mā appakassa hetu, | Sensual pleasure, lose a great happiness; | |
| Kāmasukhassa vipulaṁ jahī sukhaṁ; | Do not, like a big-mouthed fish, swallow the hook, | |
| Mā puthulomova baḷisaṁ, | And be afflicted afterwards. | |
| Gilitvā pacchā vihaññasi. | Subdue your desire for sensual pleasures, | |
| Kāmaṁ kāmesu damassu, | Like a dog tied with a chain; | |
| Tāva sunakhova saṅkhalābaddho; | For what will sensual pleasures do to you, | |
| Kāhinti khu taṁ kāmā, | Like dogs to a hungry person? | |
| Chātā sunakhaṁva caṇḍālā. | And immeasurable suffering, | |
| Aparimitañca dukkhaṁ, | And many mental griefs; | |
| Bahūni ca cittadomanassāni; | You will experience, being yoked to sensual pleasures, | |
| Anubhohisi kāmayutto, | Renounce impermanent sensual pleasures. | |
| Paṭinissaja addhuve kāme. | When there is the ageless, | |
| Ajaramhi vijjamāne, | Why do you have sensual pleasures, in which there is old age? | |
| Kiṁ tava kāmehi yesu jarā; | Afflicted by death and sickness, | |
| Maraṇabyādhigahitā, | Are all births everywhere. | |
| Sabbā sabbattha jātiyo. | This is the ageless, this is the deathless, | |
| Idamajaramidamamaraṁ, | This is the ageless, deathless, sorrowless state; | |
| Idamajarāmaraṁ padamasokaṁ; | Without rivals, unconfined, | |
| Asapattamasambādhaṁ, | Unfaltering, fearless, without torment. | |
| Akhalitamabhayaṁ nirupatāpaṁ. | This has been attained by many, | |
| Adhigatamidaṁ bahūhi, | This deathless is still attainable today; | |
| Amataṁ ajjāpi ca labhanīyamidaṁ; | One who applies oneself with wisdom, | |
| Yo yoniso payuñjati, | But it cannot be attained by not striving.” | |
| Na ca sakkā aghaṭamānena”. | Thus Sumedhā speaks, | |
| Evaṁ bhaṇati sumedhā, | Not finding delight in conditioned things; | |
| Saṅkhāragate ratiṁ alabhamānā; | Admonishing Anikaratta, | |
| Anunentī anikarattaṁ, | And Sumedhā threw her hair on the ground. | |
| Kese ca chamaṁ khipi sumedhā. | Having risen, Anikaratta, | |
| Uṭṭhāya anikaratto, | With an añjali, begged her father; | |
| Pañjaliko yācatassā pitaraṁ so; | “Release Sumedhā, | |
| “Vissajjetha sumedhaṁ, | To go forth, a seer of the truth of liberation.” | |
| Pabbajituṁ vimokkhasaccadassā”. | Released by her mother and father, | |
| Vissajjitā mātāpitūhi, | She went forth, afraid of sorrow and fear; | |
| pabbaji sokabhayabhītā; | The six direct knowledges were realized, | |
| Cha abhiññā sacchikatā, | By her who was training for the supreme fruit. | |
| aggaphalaṁ sikkhamānāya. | It was amazing, it was wonderful, | |
| Acchariyamabbhutaṁ taṁ, | That was the Nibbāna of the princess; | |
| Nibbānaṁ āsi rājakaññāya; | The story of her past lives, | |
| Pubbenivāsacaritaṁ, | As she declared it in her last time. | |
| Yathā byākari pacchime kāle. | “In the time of the Blessed One Koṇāgamana, | |
| “Bhagavati koṇāgamane, | In a newly established monastery; | |
| Saṅghārāmamhi navanivesamhi; | Three female friends, | |
| Sakhiyo tisso janiyo, | We gave a monastery. | |
| Vihāradānaṁ adāsimha. | Ten times, a hundred times, | |
| Dasakkhattuṁ satakkhattuṁ, | Ten hundred times, and a hundred hundred times; | |
| Dasasatakkhattuṁ satāni ca satakkhattuṁ; | We were reborn among the devas, | |
| Devesu uppajjimha, | What then to say of among humans? | |
| Ko pana vādo manussesu. | We were of great psychic power among the devas, | |
| Devesu mahiddhikā ahumha, | What then to say of in the human state? | |
| Mānusakamhi ko pana vādo; | I was the chief queen of the seven treasures, | |
| Sattaratanassa mahesī, | The jewel of a woman. | |
| Itthiratanaṁ ahaṁ āsiṁ. | That was the cause, that was the origin, | |
| So hetu so pabhavo, | That was the root, that was the faith in the teaching; | |
| Taṁ mūlaṁ sāva sāsane khantī; | That was the first meeting, | |
| Taṁ paṭhamasamodhānaṁ, | That was the Nibbāna for one who delights in the Dhamma. | |
| Taṁ dhammaratāya nibbānaṁ. | Thus do those who have faith, | |
| Evaṁ karonti ye sadda- | In the word of the one with unequalled wisdom; | |
| Hanti vacanaṁ anomapaññassa; | They become disgusted with existence, |
| Nibbindanti bhavagate, | And being disgusted, they become dispassionate.” | |
| Nibbinditvā virajjantī”ti. | Thus the senior nun Sumedhā recited these verses. | |
| Itthaṁ sudaṁ sumedhā therī gāthāyo abhāsitthāti. | The Great Book is finished. | |
| Mahānipāto niṭṭhito. | The Verses of the Senior Nuns are finished. | |
| Samattā therīgāthāyo | Four hundred verses, | |
| Gāthāsatāni cattāri, | And eighty and fourteen again; | |
| asīti puna cuddasa; | One hundred and one senior nuns, | |
| Theriyekuttarasatā, | All of them with their taints destroyed. | |
| sabbā tā āsavakkhayāti. Therīgāthāpāḷi niṭṭhitā. |
The Pāli of the Verses of the Senior Nuns is finished. | |
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