--- Thag16.3 Telakānittheragāthā --- |
--- Thag16.3 The Verses of the Elder Telakāni --- |
“Cirarattaṁ vatātāpī, |
“For a long time indeed, I have been ardent, |
dhammaṁ anuvicintayaṁ; |
reflecting on the Dhamma. |
Samaṁ cittassa nālatthaṁ, |
I did not attain peace of mind, |
pucchaṁ samaṇabrāhmaṇe. |
asking ascetics and brahmins: |
‘Ko so pāraṅgato loke, |
‘Who has gone to the far shore in the world? |
ko patto amatogadhaṁ; |
Who has reached the deathless state? |
Kassa dhammaṁ paṭicchāmi, |
Whose Dhamma shall I accept, |
paramatthavijānanaṁ’. |
to know the ultimate goal?’ |
Antovaṅkagato āsi, |
I was caught in an inward curve, |
macchova ghasamāmisaṁ; |
like a fish with bait and meat, |
Baddho mahindapāsena, |
bound by the snare of Mahinda, |
vepacityasuro yathā. |
like the asura Vepacitti. |
Añchāmi naṁ na muñcāmi, |
I pull it, I do not release it, |
asmā sokapariddavā; |
from this grief and lamentation. |
Ko me bandhaṁ muñcaṁ loke, |
Who in the world, freeing my bond, |
sambodhiṁ vedayissati. |
will make known enlightenment to me? |
Samaṇaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ vā kaṁ, |
What ascetic or brahmin, |
ādisantaṁ pabhaṅgunaṁ; |
teaching what is fragile? |
Kassa dhammaṁ paṭicchāmi, |
Whose Dhamma shall I accept, |
jarāmaccupavāhanaṁ. |
which carries one past old age and death? |
Vicikicchākaṅkhāganthitaṁ, |
Bound by doubt and perplexity, |
sārambhabalasaññutaṁ; |
yoked to the force of contentiousness, |
Kodhappattamanatthaddhaṁ, |
with a mind overcome by anger, not stubborn, |
abhijappappadāraṇaṁ. |
torn apart by desire. |
Taṇhādhanusamuṭṭhānaṁ, |
Arisen from the bow of craving, |
dve ca pannarasāyutaṁ; |
yoked to the two and fifteen, |
Passa orasikaṁ bāḷhaṁ, |
see the strong son of my breast, |
bhetvāna yadi tiṭṭhati. |
if he stands having broken it. |
Anudiṭṭhīnaṁ appahānaṁ, |
The not-abandoning of wrong views, |
saṅkappaparatejitaṁ; |
agitated by the force of thoughts, |
Tena viddho pavedhāmi, |
pierced by that I tremble, |
pattaṁva māluteritaṁ. |
like a leaf blown by the wind. |
Ajjhattaṁ me samuṭṭhāya, |
Arisen within me, |
khippaṁ paccati māmakaṁ; |
my own quickly ripens. |
Chaphassāyatanī kāyo, |
The body with its six sense-bases, |
yattha sarati sabbadā. |
where it always roams. |
Taṁ na passāmi tekicchaṁ, |
I do not see that physician |
yo metaṁ sallamuddhare; |
who could remove this arrow from me, |
Nānārajjena satthena, |
not with various kingdoms, not with a weapon, |
nāññena vicikicchitaṁ. |
nor with anything else that is doubtful. |
Ko me asattho avaṇo, |
Who, without a weapon, without a wound, |
Sallamabbhantarapassayaṁ; |
with the arrow lodged inside, |
Ahiṁsaṁ sabbagattāni, |
without harming any of my limbs, |
Sallaṁ me uddharissati. |
will remove the arrow from me? |
Dhammappati hi so seṭṭho, |
The master of the Dhamma is indeed the best, |
visadosappavāhako; |
the remover of the poison of delusion. |
Gambhīre patitassa me, |
Fallen into the deep, he would show me |
thalaṁ pāṇiñca dassaye. |
firm ground and his hand. |
Rahadehamasmi ogāḷho, |
I have plunged into a lake, |
ahāriyarajamattike; |
into a clay of impassable mud, |
Māyāusūyasārambha, |
overspread with hypocrisy, envy, and contentiousness, |
thinamiddhamapatthaṭe. |
with sloth and drowsiness. |
Uddhaccameghathanitaṁ, |
The thunder-cloud of restlessness, |
saṁyojanavalāhakaṁ; |
the cloud of the fetters, |
Vāhā vahanti kuddiṭṭhiṁ, |
the currents carry one to wrong view, |
saṅkappā rāganissitā. |
thoughts dependent on lust. |
Savanti sabbadhi sotā, |
The streams flow everywhere, |
latā ubbhijja tiṭṭhati; |
the creeper sprouts and stands. |
Te sote ko nivāreyya, |
Who could check those streams? |
taṁ lataṁ ko hi checchati. |
Who indeed will cut that creeper? |
Velaṁ karotha bhaddante, |
Make a dam, venerable sirs, |
sotānaṁ sannivāraṇaṁ; |
a barrier for the streams, |
Mā te manomayo soto, |
lest the stream of the mind |
rukkhaṁva sahasā luve. |
sweep you away suddenly like a tree. |
Evaṁ me bhayajātassa, |
Thus, for me who was full of fear, |
apārā pāramesato; |
seeking the far shore from the near, |
Tāṇo paññāvudho satthā, |
the Teacher with the weapon of wisdom was my refuge, |
isisaṅghanisevito. |
frequented by the sangha of sages. |
Sopāṇaṁ sugataṁ suddhaṁ, |
He gave me a well-made, pure staircase, |
dhammasāramayaṁ daḷhaṁ; |
strong, made of the essence of the Dhamma, |
Pādāsi vuyhamānassa, |
to me who was being swept away, |
‘mā bhāyī’ti ca mabravi. |
and said to me, ‘Do not be afraid.’ |
Satipaṭṭhānapāsādaṁ, |
Having ascended the palace of the foundations of mindfulness, |
āruyha paccavekkhisaṁ; |
I reflected |
Yaṁ taṁ pubbe amaññissaṁ, |
on the people whom I had formerly considered |
sakkāyābhirataṁ pajaṁ. |
to be delighting in their own body. |
Yadā ca maggamaddakkhiṁ, |
And when I saw the path, |
nāvāya abhirūhanaṁ; |
the embarking on the ship, |
Anadhiṭṭhāya attānaṁ, |
without having established myself, |
titthamaddakkhimuttamaṁ. |
I saw the supreme ford. |
Sallaṁ attasamuṭṭhānaṁ, |
The arrow that arises from oneself, |
bhavanettippabhāvitaṁ; |
produced by the guide to existence, |
Etesaṁ appavattāya, |
for the non-occurrence of these, |
desesi maggamuttamaṁ. |
he taught the supreme path. |
Dīgharattānusayitaṁ, |
The long-latent, |
cirarattamadhiṭṭhitaṁ; |
long-established |
Buddho mepānudī ganthaṁ, |
bond, the Buddha removed for me, |
visadosappavāhano”ti. |
the remover of the poison of delusion.” |
… Telakāni thero …. |
… The Elder Telakāni …. |
--- Thag16.4 Raṭṭhapālattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag16.4 The Verses of the Elder Raṭṭhapāla --- |
“Passa cittakataṁ bimbaṁ, |
“Behold the painted puppet, |
arukāyaṁ samussitaṁ; |
a heap of sores, piled up, |
Āturaṁ bahusaṅkappaṁ, |
sick, much thought of, |
yassa natthi dhuvaṁ ṭhiti. |
for which there is no lasting stability. |
Passa cittakataṁ rūpaṁ, |
Behold the painted form, |
maṇinā kuṇḍalena ca; |
with a jewel and an earring, |
Aṭṭhiṁ tacena onaddhaṁ, |
a bone wrapped in skin, |
saha vatthehi sobhati. |
it shines with its clothes. |
Alattakakatā pādā, |
Its feet dyed with lac, |
mukhaṁ cuṇṇakamakkhitaṁ; |
its face smeared with powder, |
Alaṁ bālassa mohāya, |
enough to delude a fool, |
no ca pāragavesino. |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
Aṭṭhapadakatā kesā, |
Its hair done in eight braids, |
nettā añjanamakkhitā; |
its eyes smeared with ointment, |
Alaṁ bālassa mohāya, |
enough to delude a fool, |
no ca pāragavesino. |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
Añjanīva navā cittā, |
Like a new painted cosmetic box, |
pūtikāyo alaṅkato; |
a foul body adorned, |
Alaṁ bālassa mohāya, |
enough to delude a fool, |
no ca pāragavesino. |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
Odahi migavo pāsaṁ, |
The hunter set the trap, |
nāsadā vāguraṁ migo; |
the deer did not approach the snare. |
Bhutvā nivāpaṁ gacchāma, |
Having eaten the bait, we go, |
kandante migabandhake. |
while the deer-catchers lament. |
Chinno pāso migavassa, |
The hunter’s trap is broken, |
nāsadā vāguraṁ migo; |
the deer did not approach the snare. |
Bhutvā nivāpaṁ gacchāma, |
Having eaten the bait, we go, |
socante migaluddake. |
while the deer-hunters grieve. |
Passāmi loke sadhane manusse, |
I see wealthy men in the world, |
Laddhāna vittaṁ na dadanti mohā; |
who, having acquired wealth, do not give it, out of delusion. |
Luddhā dhanaṁ sannicayaṁ karonti, |
Greedily they accumulate wealth, |
Bhiyyova kāme abhipatthayanti. |
and they desire even more sensual pleasures. |
Rājā pasayhappathaviṁ vijetvā, |
A king who has conquered the earth by force, |
Sasāgarantaṁ mahimāvasanto; |
ruling over the land up to the ocean’s edge, |
Oraṁ samuddassa atittarūpo, |
insatiate with the near shore of the sea, |
Pāraṁ samuddassapi patthayetha. |
he would desire the far shore of the sea as well. |
Rājā ca aññe ca bahū manussā, |
The king and many other men |
Avītataṇhā maraṇaṁ upenti; |
come to death without having overcome craving. |
Ūnāva hutvāna jahanti dehaṁ, |
Having become deficient, they leave the body; |
Kāmehi lokamhi na hatthi titti. |
there is no satisfaction in the world with sensual pleasures. |
Kandanti naṁ ñātī pakiriya kese, |
His relatives weep for him, with disheveled hair, |
Aho vatā no amarāti cāhu; |
saying, ‘Alas, are you not immortal?’ |
Vatthena naṁ pārutaṁ nīharitvā, |
Having carried him out, wrapped in a cloth, |
Citaṁ samodhāya tato ḍahanti. |
having placed him on a pyre, they then burn him. |
So ḍayhati sūlehi tujjamāno, |
He is burned, pierced by stakes, |
Ekena vatthena pahāya bhoge; |
with a single cloth, having abandoned his possessions. |
Na mīyamānassa bhavanti tāṇā, |
For one who is dying there are no protectors, |
Ñātī ca mittā atha vā sahāyā. |
neither relatives nor friends nor companions. |
Dāyādakā tassa dhanaṁ haranti, |
His heirs take his wealth, |
Satto pana gacchati yena kammaṁ; |
but the being goes according to his kamma. |
Na mīyamānaṁ dhanamanveti kiñci, |
No wealth whatsoever follows one who is dying, |
Puttā ca dārā ca dhanañca raṭṭhaṁ. |
neither sons, nor wife, nor wealth, nor kingdom. |
Na dīghamāyuṁ labhate dhanena, |
One does not get a long life with wealth, |
Na cāpi vittena jaraṁ vihanti; |
nor does one ward off old age with riches. |
Appaṁ hidaṁ jīvitamāhu dhīrā, |
The wise say this life is short, |
Asassataṁ vippariṇāmadhammaṁ. |
impermanent, subject to change. |
Aḍḍhā daliddā ca phusanti phassaṁ, |
The rich and the poor feel the touch, |
Bālo ca dhīro ca tatheva phuṭṭho; |
the fool and the wise are touched likewise. |
Bālo hi bālyā vadhitova seti, |
But the fool, through his foolishness, lies as if stricken, |
Dhīro ca no vedhati phassaphuṭṭho. |
while the wise man does not tremble when touched by the touch. |
Tasmā hi paññāva dhanena seyyā, |
Therefore, wisdom is better than wealth, |
Yāya vosānamidhādhigacchati; |
by which one reaches the final goal here. |
Abyositattā hi bhavābhavesu, |
For, not having reached the final goal, in existence after existence, |
Pāpāni kammāni karoti mohā. |
one does evil deeds out of delusion. |
Upeti gabbhañca parañca lokaṁ, |
One goes to the womb and to the next world, |
Saṁsāramāpajja paramparāya; |
falling into the round of rebirth, in succession. |
Tassappapañño abhisaddahanto, |
One of little wisdom, having faith in that, |
Upeti gabbhañca parañca lokaṁ. |
goes to the womb and to the next world. |
Coro yathā sandhimukhe gahīto, |
Just as a thief caught at the entrance of a house, |
Sakammunā haññati pāpadhammo; |
an evil-doer, is killed by his own deed, |
Evaṁ pajā pecca paramhi loke, |
so people, after death in the next world, |
Sakammunā haññati pāpadhammo. |
an evil-doer, are killed by their own deed. |
Kāmā hi citrā madhurā manoramā, |
Sensual pleasures are indeed various, sweet, and delightful, |
Virūparūpena mathenti cittaṁ; |
in different forms they churn the mind. |
Ādīnavaṁ kāmaguṇesu disvā, |
Having seen the danger in the strands of sensual pleasure, |
Tasmā ahaṁ pabbajitomhi rāja. |
therefore I have gone forth, O king. |
Dumapphalānīva patanti māṇavā, |
Like the fruits of a tree, young men fall, |
Daharā ca vuḍḍhā ca sarīrabhedā; |
the young and the old, at the breakup of the body. |
Etampi disvā pabbajitomhi rāja, |
Having seen this too, I have gone forth, O king; |
Apaṇṇakaṁ sāmaññameva seyyo. |
the ascetic life is certainly better. |
Saddhāyāhaṁ pabbajito, |
I have gone forth out of faith, |
upeto jinasāsane; |
I have entered the teaching of the Jina. |
Avañjhā mayhaṁ pabbajjā, |
My going forth is not in vain; |
anaṇo bhuñjāmi bhojanaṁ. |
I eat my food without being in debt. |
Kāme ādittato disvā, |
Having seen sensual pleasures as burning, |
Jātarūpāni satthato; |
gold as a weapon, |
Gabbhavokkantito dukkhaṁ, |
suffering from descending into the womb, |
Nirayesu mahabbhayaṁ. |
and great fear in the hells. |
Etamādīnavaṁ ñatvā, |
Having known this danger, |
saṁvegaṁ alabhiṁ tadā; |
I felt a sense of urgency then. |
Sohaṁ viddho tadā santo, |
I, being pierced then, being serene, |
sampatto āsavakkhayaṁ. |
have attained the destruction of the taints. |
Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, |
The Teacher has been served by me, |
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ; |
the Buddha’s teaching has been done. |
Ohito garuko bhāro, |
The heavy burden has been laid down, |
bhavanetti samūhatā. |
the guide to existence is rooted out. |
Yassatthāya pabbajito, |
The purpose for which I went forth |
agārasmānagāriyaṁ; |
from home into homelessness, |
So me attho anuppatto, |
that goal has been reached by me: |
sabbasaṁyojanakkhayo”ti. |
the destruction of all fetters.” |
… Raṭṭhapālo thero …. |
… The Elder Raṭṭhapāla …. |
--- Thag16.5 Mālukyaputtattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag16.5 The Verses of the Elder Mālukyaputta --- |
“Rūpaṁ disvā sati muṭṭhā, |
“Seeing a form, mindfulness is lost, |
Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto; |
while attending to a pleasing sign. |
Sārattacitto vedeti, |
With an impassioned mind one experiences it, |
Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and one remains attached to it. |
Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā, |
For him feelings increase, |
anekā rūpasambhavā; |
many born of form. |
Abhijjhā ca vihesā ca, |
Covetousness and vexation |
cittamassūpahaññati; |
damage his mind. |
Evamācinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus accumulating suffering, |
ārā nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be far from Nibbāna. |
Saddaṁ sutvā sati muṭṭhā, |
Hearing a sound, mindfulness is lost, |
Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto; |
while attending to a pleasing sign. |
Sārattacitto vedeti, |
With an impassioned mind one experiences it, |
Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and one remains attached to it. |
Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā, |
For him feelings increase, |
anekā saddasambhavā; |
many born of sound. |
Abhijjhā ca vihesā ca, |
Covetousness and vexation |
cittamassūpahaññati; |
damage his mind. |
Evamācinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus accumulating suffering, |
ārā nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be far from Nibbāna. |
Gandhaṁ ghatvā sati muṭṭhā, |
Smelling a smell, mindfulness is lost, |
Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto; |
while attending to a pleasing sign. |
Sārattacitto vedeti, |
With an impassioned mind one experiences it, |
Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and one remains attached to it. |
Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā, |
For him feelings increase, |
anekā gandhasambhavā; |
many born of smell. |
Abhijjhā ca vihesā ca, |
Covetousness and vexation |
cittamassūpahaññati; |
damage his mind. |
Evamācinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus accumulating suffering, |
ārā nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be far from Nibbāna. |
Rasaṁ bhotvā sati muṭṭhā, |
Tasting a taste, mindfulness is lost, |
Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto; |
while attending to a pleasing sign. |
Sārattacitto vedeti, |
With an impassioned mind one experiences it, |
Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and one remains attached to it. |
Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā, |
For him feelings increase, |
anekā rasasambhavā; |
many born of taste. |
Abhijjhā ca vihesā ca, |
Covetousness and vexation |
cittamassūpahaññati; |
damage his mind. |
Evamācinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus accumulating suffering, |
ārā nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be far from Nibbāna. |
Phassaṁ phussa sati muṭṭhā, |
Feeling a touch, mindfulness is lost, |
Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto; |
while attending to a pleasing sign. |
Sārattacitto vedeti, |
With an impassioned mind one experiences it, |
Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and one remains attached to it. |
Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā, |
For him feelings increase, |
anekā phassasambhavā; |
many born of touch. |
Abhijjhā ca vihesā ca, |
Covetousness and vexation |
cittamassūpahaññati; |
damage his mind. |
Evamācinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus accumulating suffering, |
ārā nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be far from Nibbāna. |
Dhammaṁ ñatvā sati muṭṭhā, |
Knowing a thought, mindfulness is lost, |
Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasi karoto; |
while attending to a pleasing sign. |
Sārattacitto vedeti, |
With an impassioned mind one experiences it, |
Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and one remains attached to it. |
Tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā, |
For him feelings increase, |
anekā dhammasambhavā; |
many born of thought. |
Abhijjhā ca vihesā ca, |
Covetousness and vexation |
cittamassūpahaññati; |
damage his mind. |
Evamācinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus accumulating suffering, |
ārā nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be far from Nibbāna. |
Na so rajjati rūpesu, |
He is not attached to forms, |
rūpaṁ disvā patissato; |
seeing a form with mindfulness. |
Virattacitto vedeti, |
With a dispassionate mind he experiences it, |
tañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and he does not remain attached to it. |
Yathāssa passato rūpaṁ, |
As for him, seeing a form |
sevato cāpi vedanaṁ; |
and also experiencing a feeling, |
Khīyati nopacīyati, |
it is exhausted, it does not increase; |
evaṁ so caratī sato; |
thus he practices mindfully. |
Evaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus diminishing suffering, |
santike nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be near to Nibbāna. |
Na so rajjati saddesu, |
He is not attached to sounds, |
saddaṁ sutvā patissato; |
hearing a sound with mindfulness. |
Virattacitto vedeti, |
With a dispassionate mind he experiences it, |
tañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and he does not remain attached to it. |
Yathāssa suṇato saddaṁ, |
As for him, hearing a sound |
sevato cāpi vedanaṁ; |
and also experiencing a feeling, |
Khīyati nopacīyati, |
it is exhausted, it does not increase; |
evaṁ so caratī sato; |
thus he practices mindfully. |
Evaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus diminishing suffering, |
santike nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be near to Nibbāna. |
Na so rajjati gandhesu, |
He is not attached to smells, |
gandhaṁ ghatvā patissato; |
smelling a smell with mindfulness. |
Virattacitto vedeti, |
With a dispassionate mind he experiences it, |
tañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and he does not remain attached to it. |
Yathāssa ghāyato gandhaṁ, |
As for him, smelling a smell |
sevato cāpi vedanaṁ; |
and also experiencing a feeling, |
Khīyati nopacīyati, |
it is exhausted, it does not increase; |
evaṁ so caratī sato; |
thus he practices mindfully. |
Evaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus diminishing suffering, |
santike nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be near to Nibbāna. |
Na so rajjati rasesu, |
He is not attached to tastes, |
rasaṁ bhotvā patissato; |
tasting a taste with mindfulness. |
Virattacitto vedeti, |
With a dispassionate mind he experiences it, |
tañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and he does not remain attached to it. |
Yathāssa sāyarato rasaṁ, |
As for him, enjoying a taste |
sevato cāpi vedanaṁ; |
and also experiencing a feeling, |
Khīyati nopacīyati, |
it is exhausted, it does not increase; |
evaṁ so caratī sato; |
thus he practices mindfully. |
Evaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus diminishing suffering, |
santike nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be near to Nibbāna. |
Na so rajjati phassesu, |
He is not attached to touches, |
phassaṁ phussa patissato; |
feeling a touch with mindfulness. |
Virattacitto vedeti, |
With a dispassionate mind he experiences it, |
tañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and he does not remain attached to it. |
Yathāssa phusato phassaṁ, |
As for him, feeling a touch |
sevato cāpi vedanaṁ; |
and also experiencing a feeling, |
Khīyati nopacīyati, |
it is exhausted, it does not increase; |
evaṁ so caratī sato; |
thus he practices mindfully. |
Evaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus diminishing suffering, |
santike nibbāna vuccati. |
one is said to be near to Nibbāna. |
Na so rajjati dhammesu, |
He is not attached to thoughts, |
dhammaṁ ñatvā patissato; |
knowing a thought with mindfulness. |
Virattacitto vedeti, |
With a dispassionate mind he experiences it, |
tañca nājjhosa tiṭṭhati. |
and he does not remain attached to it. |
Yathāssa vijānato dhammaṁ, |
As for him, knowing a thought |
sevato cāpi vedanaṁ; |
and also experiencing a feeling, |
Khīyati nopacīyati, |
it is exhausted, it does not increase; |
evaṁ so caratī sato; |
thus he practices mindfully. |
Evaṁ apacinato dukkhaṁ, |
Thus diminishing suffering, |
santike nibbāna vuccati”. |
one is said to be near to Nibbāna.” |
… Mālukyaputto thero …. |
… The Elder Mālukyaputta …. |
--- Thag16.6 Theragāthā 16.6 --- |
--- Thag16.6 The Verses of the Elder Sela --- |
“Paripuṇṇakāyo suruci, |
“Your body is complete, radiant, |
Sujāto cārudassano; |
well-born, of beautiful appearance. |
Suvaṇṇavaṇṇosi bhagavā, |
You have the color of gold, O Blessed One, |
Susukkadāṭhosi vīriyavā. |
you have very white teeth, you are energetic. |
Narassa hi sujātassa, |
The characteristics that are on |
ye bhavanti viyañjanā; |
a well-born man, |
Sabbe te tava kāyasmiṁ, |
all of them are on your body, |
mahāpurisalakkhaṇā. |
the marks of a great man. |
Pasannanetto sumukho, |
With clear eyes, a beautiful face, |
brahā uju patāpavā; |
large, straight, majestic, |
Majjhe samaṇasaṅghassa, |
in the midst of the Sangha of ascetics, |
ādiccova virocasi. |
you shine like the sun. |
Kalyāṇadassano bhikkhu, |
A bhikkhu of lovely appearance, |
kañcanasannibhattaco; |
with a skin like gold, |
Kiṁ te samaṇabhāvena, |
what is the point of your asceticism, |
evaṁ uttamavaṇṇino. |
with such a supreme complexion? |
Rājā arahasi bhavituṁ, |
You are worthy to be a king, |
cakkavattī rathesabho; |
a wheel-turning monarch, a lord of the chariot, |
Cāturanto vijitāvī, |
a conqueror of the four quarters, |
jambusaṇḍassa issaro. |
the lord of the land of the rose-apple. |
Khattiyā bhogī rājāno, |
Kshatriyas, wealthy kings, |
anuyantā bhavanti te; |
would be your followers. |
Rājābhirājā manujindo, |
O king of kings, lord of men, |
rajjaṁ kārehi gotama”. |
rule your kingdom, Gotama.” |
“Rājāhamasmi sela, |
“I am a king, Sela,” |
(selāti bhagavā) |
(said the Blessed One to Sela) |
Dhammarājā anuttaro; |
“the unsurpassed king of the Dhamma. |
Dhammena cakkaṁ vattemi, |
With the Dhamma I turn the wheel, |
Cakkaṁ appaṭivattiyaṁ”. |
a wheel that cannot be turned back.” |
“Sambuddho paṭijānāsi, |
“You claim to be fully awakened,” |
(iti selo brāhmaṇo) |
(said Sela the Brahmin) |
Dhammarājā anuttaro; |
“the unsurpassed king of the Dhamma. |
‘Dhammena cakkaṁ vattemi’, |
‘With the Dhamma I turn the wheel,’ |
Iti bhāsatha gotama. |
so you say, Gotama. |
Ko nu senāpati bhoto, |
Who is your general, |
sāvako satthuranvayo; |
the disciple who follows the Teacher? |
Ko tetamanuvatteti, |
Who follows you in this, |
dhammacakkaṁ pavattitaṁ”. |
the Dhamma-wheel that has been set in motion?” |
“Mayā pavattitaṁ cakkaṁ, |
“The wheel that has been set in motion by me,” |
(selāti bhagavā) |
(said the Blessed One to Sela) |
Dhammacakkaṁ anuttaraṁ; |
“the unsurpassed Dhamma-wheel, |
Sāriputto anuvatteti, |
Sāriputta follows, |
Anujāto tathāgataṁ. |
the one born after the Tathāgata. |
Abhiññeyyaṁ abhiññātaṁ, |
What is to be directly known has been directly known by me, |
bhāvetabbañca bhāvitaṁ; |
what is to be developed has been developed, |
Pahātabbaṁ pahīnaṁ me, |
what is to be abandoned has been abandoned by me; |
tasmā buddhosmi brāhmaṇa. |
therefore I am a Buddha, O Brahmin. |
Vinayassu mayi kaṅkhaṁ, |
Dispel your doubt in me, |
adhimuccassu brāhmaṇa; |
have confidence, O Brahmin. |
Dullabhaṁ dassanaṁ hoti, |
The sight of the Sambuddhas |
sambuddhānaṁ abhiṇhaso. |
is rare and occurs from time to time. |
Yesaṁ ve dullabho loke, |
Of whom the appearance in the world |
pātubhāvo abhiṇhaso; |
is rare and occurs from time to time, |
Sohaṁ brāhmaṇa buddhosmi, |
I am that Buddha, O Brahmin, |
sallakatto anuttaro. |
the unsurpassed surgeon. |
Brahmabhūto atitulo, |
Become Brahmā, peerless, |
mārasenappamaddano; |
the crusher of Māra’s army, |
Sabbāmitte vase katvā, |
having brought all my enemies under control, |
modāmi akutobhayo”. |
I rejoice, with nothing to fear.” |
“Idaṁ bhonto nisāmetha, |
“Listen, sirs, to this, |
yathā bhāsati cakkhumā; |
as the one with vision speaks. |
Sallakatto mahāvīro, |
The surgeon, the great hero, |
sīhova nadatī vane. |
roars like a lion in the forest. |
Brahmabhūtaṁ atitulaṁ, |
Having seen him, become Brahmā, peerless, |
mārasenappamaddanaṁ; |
the crusher of Māra’s army, |
Ko disvā nappasīdeyya, |
who would not be confident, |
api kaṇhābhijātiko. |
even one of dark birth? |
Yo maṁ icchati anvetu, |
He who wishes may follow me, |
yo vā nicchati gacchatu; |
he who does not wish may go. |
Idhāhaṁ pabbajissāmi, |
Here I will go forth |
varapaññassa santike”. |
in the presence of the one of excellent wisdom.” |
“Etañce ruccati bhoto, |
“If this is pleasing to you, sir, |
sammāsambuddhasāsanaṁ; |
the teaching of the Perfectly Enlightened One, |
Mayampi pabbajissāma, |
we too will go forth |
varapaññassa santike”. |
in the presence of the one of excellent wisdom.” |
“Brāhmaṇā tisatā ime, |
“These three hundred brahmins |
yācanti pañjalīkatā; |
beg with hands raised in reverence: |
‘Brahmacariyaṁ carissāma, |
‘We will live the holy life |
bhagavā tava santike’”. |
in your presence, O Blessed One.’” |
“Svākkhātaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, |
“The holy life is well-proclaimed,” |
(selāti bhagavā) |
(said the Blessed One to Sela) |
Sandiṭṭhikamakālikaṁ; |
“visible here and now, not subject to time, |
Yattha amoghā pabbajjā, |
where the going-forth is not in vain |
Appamattassa sikkhato”. |
for one who trains with diligence.” |
“Yaṁ taṁ saraṇamāgamha, |
“The refuge to which we came, |
ito aṭṭhame cakkhuma; |
on the eighth day from now, O one with vision, |
Sattarattena bhagavā, |
in seven nights, O Blessed One, |
dantāmha tava sāsane. |
we have been tamed in your teaching. |
Tuvaṁ buddho tuvaṁ satthā, |
You are the Buddha, you are the Teacher, |
tuvaṁ mārābhibhū muni; |
you are the sage who has overcome Māra. |
Tuvaṁ anusaye chetvā, |
You, having cut the latent tendencies, |
tiṇṇo tāresimaṁ pajaṁ. |
have crossed over and brought this generation across. |
Upadhī te samatikkantā, |
Your attachments have been transcended, |
āsavā te padālitā; |
your taints have been shattered. |
Sīhova anupādāno, |
Like a lion, without grasping, |
pahīnabhayabheravo. |
you have abandoned fear and dread. |
Bhikkhavo tisatā ime, |
These three hundred bhikkhus |
tiṭṭhanti pañjalīkatā; |
stand with hands raised in reverence. |
Pāde vīra pasārehi, |
Stretch forth your feet, O hero, |
nāgā vandantu satthuno”ti. |
let the nagas pay homage to the Teacher.” |
… Selo thero …. |
… The Elder Sela …. |
--- Thag16.8 Aṅgulimālattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag16.8 The Verses of the Elder Aṅgulimāla --- |
“Gacchaṁ vadesi samaṇaṭṭhitomhi, |
“‘While walking, you say, ascetic, “I am standing,” |
Mamañca brūsi ṭhitamaṭṭhitoti; |
and you say to me, who is standing, “You are not standing.” |
Pucchāmi taṁ samaṇa etamatthaṁ, |
I ask you this question, ascetic: |
‘Kathaṁ ṭhito tvaṁ ahamaṭṭhitomhi’”. |
“How are you standing? How am I not standing?”’ |
“Ṭhito ahaṁ aṅgulimāla sabbadā, |
‘I am standing, Aṅgulimāla, for all time, |
Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṁ; |
having laid down the rod toward all beings. |
Tuvañca pāṇesu asaññatosi, |
But you are unrestrained toward living beings, |
Tasmā ṭhitohaṁ tuvamaṭṭhitosi”. |
therefore I am standing, you are not standing.’ |
“Cirassaṁ vata me mahito mahesī, |
‘For a long time indeed, a great sage honored by me, |
Mahāvanaṁ samaṇo paccapādi; |
an ascetic, has come to this great forest. |
Sohaṁ cajissāmi sahassapāpaṁ, |
I will renounce a thousand evils, |
Sutvāna gāthaṁ tava dhammayuttaṁ”. |
having heard your verse connected with the Dhamma.’ |
Icceva coro asimāvudhañca, |
So saying, the robber threw his sword and weapon |
Sobbhe papāte narake anvakāsi; |
into a pit, a chasm, a hell. |
Avandi coro sugatassa pāde, |
The robber worshipped the Well-gone-One’s feet, |
Tattheva pabbajjamayāci buddhaṁ. |
and right there he asked the Buddha for the going-forth. |
Buddho ca kho kāruṇiko mahesi, |
And the Buddha, the compassionate great sage, |
Yo satthā lokassa sadevakassa; |
the Teacher of the world with its gods, |
“Tamehi bhikkhū”ti tadā avoca, |
said to him then, ‘Come, bhikkhu’; |
Eseva tassa ahu bhikkhubhāvo. |
that itself was his bhikkhu-state. |
“Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā, |
‘He who was formerly heedless, |
pacchā so nappamajjati; |
but afterwards is not heedless, |
Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, |
he illuminates this world, |
abbhā muttova candimā. |
like the moon freed from a cloud. |
Yassa pāpaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ, |
He whose evil deed done |
kusalena pidhīyati; |
is covered over by a good one, |
Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, |
he illuminates this world, |
abbhā muttova candimā. |
like the moon freed from a cloud. |
Yo have daharo bhikkhu, |
Whatever young bhikkhu |
yuñjati buddhasāsane; |
devotes himself to the Buddha’s teaching, |
Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, |
he illuminates this world, |
abbhā muttova candimā. |
like the moon freed from a cloud. |
Disāpi me dhammakathaṁ suṇantu, |
Let my enemies hear the talk of Dhamma, |
Disāpi me yuñjantu buddhasāsane; |
let my enemies devote themselves to the Buddha’s teaching. |
Disāpi me te manuje bhajantu, |
Let my enemies associate with those people |
Ye dhammamevādapayanti santo. |
who, being good, make others accept the Dhamma. |
Disā hi me khantivādānaṁ, |
Indeed, let my enemies, speakers of forbearance, |
avirodhappasaṁsinaṁ; |
praisers of non-opposition, |
Suṇantu dhammaṁ kālena, |
hear the Dhamma in due season, |
tañca anuvidhīyantu. |
and let them act in accordance with it. |
Na hi jātu so mamaṁ hiṁse, |
Surely he would not harm me, |
aññaṁ vā pana kiñcanaṁ; |
or any other being at all. |
Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ, |
Having attained the supreme peace, |
rakkheyya tasathāvare. |
he would protect the timid and the steadfast. |
Udakañhi nayanti nettikā, |
Irrigators guide the water, |
Usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ; |
fletchers straighten the arrow-shaft, |
Dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā, |
carpenters shape the wood, |
Attānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā. |
the wise tame themselves. |
Daṇḍeneke damayanti, |
Some tame with a stick, |
aṅkusebhi kasāhi ca; |
with hooks and with whips. |
Adaṇḍena asatthena, |
Without a stick, without a weapon, |
ahaṁ dantomhi tādinā. |
I have been tamed by the Such One. |
‘Ahiṁsako’ti me nāmaṁ, |
‘Harmless’ is my name, |
hiṁsakassa pure sato; |
though I was harmful before. |
Ajjāhaṁ saccanāmomhi, |
Today I am true to my name, |
na naṁ hiṁsāmi kiñcanaṁ. |
I do not harm anyone at all. |
Coro ahaṁ pure āsiṁ, |
I was a robber before, |
aṅgulimāloti vissuto; |
renowned as Aṅgulimāla. |
Vuyhamāno mahoghena, |
Being swept along by a great flood, |
buddhaṁ saraṇamāgamaṁ. |
I went to the Buddha for refuge. |
Lohitapāṇi pure āsiṁ, |
I had blood on my hands before, |
aṅgulimāloti vissuto; |
renowned as Aṅgulimāla. |
Saraṇagamanaṁ passa, |
See the going for refuge, |
bhavanetti samūhatā. |
the guide to existence is rooted out. |
Tādisaṁ kammaṁ katvāna, |
Having done such a deed, |
bahuṁ duggatigāminaṁ; |
that leads to many bad destinations, |
Phuṭṭho kammavipākena, |
touched by the result of my kamma, |
anaṇo bhuñjāmi bhojanaṁ. |
I eat my food without being in debt. |
Pamādamanuyuñjanti, |
Fools, people of little wisdom, |
bālā dummedhino janā; |
devote themselves to heedlessness. |
Appamādañca medhāvī, |
But a wise person guards heedfulness |
dhanaṁ seṭṭhaṁva rakkhati. |
as his greatest treasure. |
Mā pamādamanuyuñjetha, |
Do not devote yourself to heedlessness, |
mā kāmaratisanthavaṁ; |
do not be familiar with sensual delight. |
Appamatto hi jhāyanto, |
For one who is heedful and meditating |
pappoti paramaṁ sukhaṁ. |
attains the supreme happiness. |
Svāgataṁ nāpagataṁ, |
Welcome, not unwelcome, |
netaṁ dummantitaṁ mama; |
this was not ill-advised for me. |
Savibhattesu dhammesu, |
Among the well-analyzed Dhammas, |
yaṁ seṭṭhaṁ tadupāgamaṁ. |
I have attained to that which is the best. |
Svāgataṁ nāpagataṁ, |
Welcome, not unwelcome, |
netaṁ dummantitaṁ mama; |
this was not ill-advised for me. |
Tisso vijjā anuppattā, |
The three true knowledges have been attained, |
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. |
the Buddha’s teaching has been done. |
Araññe rukkhamūle vā, |
In the forest, at the foot of a tree, |
pabbatesu guhāsu vā; |
in mountains and in caves, |
Tattha tattheva aṭṭhāsiṁ, |
I stood there, right there, |
ubbiggamanaso tadā. |
with a terrified mind then. |
Sukhaṁ sayāmi ṭhāyāmi, |
I sleep happily, I stand happily, |
sukhaṁ kappemi jīvitaṁ; |
I live my life happily. |
Ahatthapāso mārassa, |
I am not in the snare of Māra; |
aho satthānukampito. |
oh, the Teacher has had compassion on me. |
Brahmajacco pure āsiṁ, |
I was born a brahmin before, |
udicco ubhato ahu; |
high-born on both sides. |
Sojja putto sugatassa, |
Today I am the son of the Well-gone-One, |
dhammarājassa satthuno. |
the Teacher, the king of the Dhamma. |
Vītataṇho anādāno, |
Free from craving, without grasping, |
guttadvāro susaṁvuto; |
with guarded doors, well-restrained, |
Aghamūlaṁ vadhitvāna, |
having slain the root of evil, |
patto me āsavakkhayo. |
I have attained the destruction of my taints. |
Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, |
The Teacher has been served by me, |
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ; |
the Buddha’s teaching has been done. |
Ohito garuko bhāro, |
The heavy burden has been laid down, |
bhavanetti samūhatā”ti. |
the guide to existence is rooted out.” |
… Aṅgulimālo thero …. |
… The Elder Aṅgulimāla …. |
--- Thag16.9 Anuruddhattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag16.9 The Verses of the Elder Anuruddha --- |
“Pahāya mātāpitaro, |
“Having abandoned mother and father, |
bhaginī ñātibhātaro; |
sister, relatives, and brothers, |
Pañca kāmaguṇe hitvā, |
having abandoned the five strands of sensual pleasure, |
anuruddhova jhāyati. |
Anuruddha meditates. |
Sameto naccagītehi, |
Accompanied by dance and song, |
sammatāḷappabodhano; |
awakened by cymbals and tambourines, |
Na tena suddhimajjhagaṁ, |
I did not attain purity by that, |
mārassa visaye rato. |
delighting in the realm of Māra. |
Etañca samatikkamma, |
Having transcended this, |
rato buddhassa sāsane; |
delighting in the Buddha’s teaching, |
Sabboghaṁ samatikkamma, |
having transcended the whole flood, |
anuruddhova jhāyati. |
Anuruddha meditates. |
Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā, |
Forms, sounds, tastes, smells, |
phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā; |
and delightful objects of touch, |
Ete ca samatikkamma, |
having transcended these too, |
anuruddhova jhāyati. |
Anuruddha meditates. |
Piṇḍapātamatikkanto, |
Having returned from his alms-round, |
eko adutiyo muni; |
the sage, alone, without a second, |
Esati paṁsukūlāni, |
seeks out refuse-rags, |
anuruddho anāsavo. |
Anuruddha, free from taints. |
Vicinī aggahī dhovi, |
The sage, the wise one, having picked, taken, washed, |
rajayī dhārayī muni; |
dyed, and worn the refuse-rags, |
Paṁsukūlāni matimā, |
Anuruddha, is free from taints. |
anuruddho anāsavo. |
He who has many wants and is discontented, |
Mahiccho ca asantuṭṭho, |
who is entangled and proud, |
saṁsaṭṭho yo ca uddhato; |
for him these qualities are |
Tassa dhammā ime honti, |
evil and defiling. |
pāpakā saṅkilesikā. |
But he who is mindful and has few wants, |
Sato ca hoti appiccho, |
is content and untroubled, |
santuṭṭho avighātavā; |
delighting in seclusion, joyful, |
Pavivekarato vitto, |
always with energy roused, |
niccamāraddhavīriyo. |
for him these qualities are |
Tassa dhammā ime honti, |
wholesome, on the side of enlightenment. |
kusalā bodhipakkhikā; |
And he is free from taints, |
Anāsavo ca so hoti, |
so it has been said by the great sage. |
iti vuttaṁ mahesinā. |
Knowing my thoughts, |
Mama saṅkappamaññāya, |
the Teacher, unsurpassed in the world, |
satthā loke anuttaro; |
came to me with his mind-made body, |
Manomayena kāyena, |
by his psychic power. |
iddhiyā upasaṅkami. |
When I had a thought, |
Yadā me ahu saṅkappo, |
he taught me beyond that. |
tato uttari desayi; |
The Buddha, delighting in non-proliferation, |
Nippapañcarato buddho, |
taught me non-proliferation. |
nippapañcamadesayi. |
Having understood his Dhamma, |
Tassāhaṁ dhammamaññāya, |
I dwelt delighting in his teaching. |
vihāsiṁ sāsane rato; |
The three true knowledges have been attained, |
Tisso vijjā anuppattā, |
the Buddha’s teaching has been done. |
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. |
For fifty-five years |
Pañcapaññāsavassāni, |
I have been a sitter. |
yato nesajjiko ahaṁ; |
For twenty-five years |
Pañcavīsativassāni, |
I have rooted out drowsiness. |
yato middhaṁ samūhataṁ. |
There were no breaths in or out |
Nāhu assāsapassāsā, |
for the one of steady mind, the Such One. |
ṭhitacittassa tādino; |
Firm in his peace, |
Anejo santimārabbha, |
the one with vision attained final Nibbāna. |
cakkhumā parinibbuto. |
With an unshrinking mind, |
Asallīnena cittena, |
he endured the feeling. |
vedanaṁ ajjhavāsayi; |
Like the extinguishing of a lamp, |
Pajjotasseva nibbānaṁ, |
was the liberation of his mind. |
vimokkho cetaso ahu. |
These now are the last |
Ete pacchimakā dāni, |
five contacts of the sage. |
munino phassapañcamā; |
There will be no other Dhammas, |
Nāññe dhammā bhavissanti, |
when the Sambuddha is fully extinguished. |
sambuddhe parinibbute. |
Now there is no new abode |
Natthi dāni punāvāso, |
in the realm of the gods, O net-maker. |
devakāyasmi jālini; |
The round of births is destroyed, |
Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro, |
now there is no new existence. |
natthi dāni punabbhavo. |
He by whom in a moment a thousandfold |
Yassa muhuttena sahassadhā, |
world is known, with its Brahmā realm, |
Loko saṁvidito sabrahmakappo; |
he is a master of psychic power, of passing away and rebirth, |
Vasī iddhiguṇe cutūpapāte, |
that bhikkhu sees the gods in due time. |
Kāle passati devatā sa bhikkhu. |
I was Annabhāra before, |
Annabhāro pure āsiṁ, |
poor, a grass-carrier. |
daliddo ghāsahārako; |
I served a renowned ascetic, |
Samaṇaṁ paṭipādesiṁ, |
Upariṭṭha. |
upariṭṭhaṁ yasassinaṁ. |
I was born in the Sakyan clan, |
Somhi sakyakule jāto, |
they know me as Anuruddha. |
anuruddhoti maṁ vidū; |
I was attended by dance and song, |
Upeto naccagītehi, |
awakened by cymbals and tambourines. |
sammatāḷappabodhano. |
Then I saw the Sambuddha, |
Athaddasāsiṁ sambuddhaṁ, |
the Teacher, fearless. |
satthāraṁ akutobhayaṁ; |
Having placed my confidence in him, |
Tasmiṁ cittaṁ pasādetvā, |
I went forth into homelessness. |
pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ. |
I know my past lives, |
Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi, |
where I lived before. |
yattha me vusitaṁ pure; |
I stood in the Tāvatiṁsa heaven, |
Tāvatiṁsesu devesu, |
in the state of Sakka. |
aṭṭhāsiṁ sakkajātiyā. |
Seven times I was a king of men, |
Sattakkhattuṁ manussindo, |
I ruled a kingdom. |
ahaṁ rajjamakārayiṁ; |
A conqueror of the four quarters, |
Cāturanto vijitāvī, |
the lord of the land of the rose-apple, |
jambusaṇḍassa issaro; |
without a stick, without a weapon, |
Adaṇḍena asatthena, |
I ruled with the Dhamma. |
dhammena anusāsayiṁ. |
From here seven, from there seven, |
Ito satta tato satta, |
fourteen rounds of rebirth, |
saṁsārāni catuddasa; |
I would know my abode, |
Nivāsamabhijānissaṁ, |
standing then in the world of the gods. |
devaloke ṭhito tadā. |
In the five-limbed concentration, |
Pañcaṅgike samādhimhi, |
peaceful and one-pointed, |
sante ekodibhāvite; |
when serenity was obtained, |
Paṭippassaddhiladdhamhi, |
my divine eye was purified. |
dibbacakkhu visujjhi me. |
I know the passing away and rebirth of beings, |
Cutūpapātaṁ jānāmi, |
their coming and going, |
sattānaṁ āgatiṁ gatiṁ; |
their state here and their state otherwise, |
Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ, |
standing in the five-limbed jhāna. |
jhāne pañcaṅgike ṭhito. |
The Teacher has been served by me, |
Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, |
… and so on … |
… pe |
the guide to existence is rooted out. |
… |
In the bamboo grove of the Vajjis, |
bhavanetti samūhatā. |
at the exhaustion of my life, |
Vajjīnaṁ veḷuvagāme, |
underneath a bamboo thicket, |
ahaṁ jīvitasaṅkhayā; |
I will be extinguished without taints.” |
Heṭṭhato veḷugumbasmiṁ, |
… The Elder Anuruddha …. |
nibbāyissaṁ anāsavo”ti. |
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… Anuruddho thero …. |
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--- Thag16.10 Pārāpariyattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag16.10 The Verses of the Elder Pārāpariya --- |
Samaṇassa ahu cintā, |
A thought occurred to the ascetic, |
pupphitamhi mahāvane; |
in the great forest in bloom, |
Ekaggassa nisinnassa, |
as he was seated with a one-pointed mind, |
pavivittassa jhāyino. |
in seclusion, meditating. |
“Aññathā lokanāthamhi, |
“Things were different when the lord of the world, |
tiṭṭhante purisuttame; |
the supreme person, was alive. |
Iriyaṁ āsi bhikkhūnaṁ, |
The deportment of the bhikkhus was different, |
aññathā dāni dissati. |
now it is seen to be different. |
Sītavātaparittāṇaṁ, |
For protection from cold and wind, |
hirikopīnachādanaṁ; |
for covering their shame, |
Mattaṭṭhiyaṁ abhuñjiṁsu, |
they ate just enough, |
santuṭṭhā itarītare. |
content with this or that. |
Paṇītaṁ yadi vā lūkhaṁ, |
Whether it was fine or rough, |
appaṁ vā yadi vā bahuṁ; |
little or much, |
Yāpanatthaṁ abhuñjiṁsu, |
they ate for the sake of sustenance, |
agiddhā nādhimucchitā. |
not greedy, not infatuated. |
Jīvitānaṁ parikkhāre, |
For the requisites of life, |
bhesajje atha paccaye; |
medicine and other needs, |
Na bāḷhaṁ ussukā āsuṁ, |
they were not very eager, |
yathā te āsavakkhaye. |
as they were for the destruction of the taints. |
Araññe rukkhamūlesu, |
In the forest, at the foot of trees, |
kandarāsu guhāsu ca; |
in ravines and in caves, |
Vivekamanubrūhantā, |
cultivating seclusion, |
vihaṁsu tapparāyaṇā. |
they dwelt intent on that. |
Nīcā niviṭṭhā subharā, |
They were humble, of settled minds, easy to support, |
mudū atthaddhamānasā; |
gentle, with steadfast minds, |
Abyāsekā amukharā, |
without anxiety, not garrulous, |
atthacintā vasānugā. |
intent on the goal, masters of their will. |
Tato pāsādikaṁ āsi, |
Then their going, eating, and attending |
gataṁ bhuttaṁ nisevitaṁ; |
was graceful. |
Siniddhā teladhārāva, |
Their deportment was |
ahosi iriyāpatho. |
like a smooth stream of oil. |
Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇā, |
Those elders, with all taints completely destroyed, |
mahājhāyī mahāhitā; |
great meditators, of great benefit, |
Nibbutā dāni te therā, |
are now extinguished. |
parittā dāni tādisā. |
Few such are now. |
Kusalānañca dhammānaṁ, |
With the destruction of wholesome states |
paññāya ca parikkhayā; |
and of wisdom, |
Sabbākāravarūpetaṁ, |
the teaching of the Jina, endowed with all excellent qualities, |
lujjate jinasāsanaṁ. |
is being ruined. |
Pāpakānañca dhammānaṁ, |
The season of evil states |
kilesānañca yo utu; |
and of the defilements is at hand. |
Upaṭṭhitā vivekāya, |
Those who are the remnants of the true Dhamma |
ye ca saddhammasesakā. |
are ready for seclusion. |
Te kilesā pavaḍḍhantā, |
Those defilements, growing, |
āvisanti bahuṁ janaṁ; |
enter into many people. |
Kīḷanti maññe bālehi, |
They play, I think, with fools, |
ummattehiva rakkhasā. |
like demons with madmen. |
Kilesehābhibhūtā te, |
Overcome by the defilements, |
tena tena vidhāvitā; |
they run here and there, |
Narā kilesavatthūsu, |
men, in the objects of the defilements, |
sasaṅgāmeva ghosite. |
as if a battle had been declared. |
Pariccajitvā saddhammaṁ, |
Having abandoned the true Dhamma, |
aññamaññehi bhaṇḍare; |
they quarrel with one another. |
Diṭṭhigatāni anventā, |
Following their own views, |
idaṁ seyyoti maññare. |
they think, ‘This is better.’ |
Dhanañca puttaṁ bhariyañca, |
Having given up wealth, son, and wife, |
chaḍḍayitvāna niggatā; |
they have gone forth. |
Kaṭacchubhikkhahetūpi, |
But even for the sake of a spoonful of alms, |
akicchāni nisevare. |
they do what is improper. |
Udarāvadehakaṁ bhutvā, |
Having eaten their fill, |
sayantuttānaseyyakā; |
they lie down on their backs. |
Kathaṁ vattenti paṭibuddhā, |
When they are awake, they tell stories |
yā kathā satthugarahitā. |
that are censured by the Teacher. |
Sabbakārukasippāni, |
They learn all the crafts, |
cittiṁ katvāna sikkhare; |
having made them their focus. |
Avūpasantā ajjhattaṁ, |
Uncalmed within themselves, |
sāmaññatthotiacchati. |
they think, ‘This is the purpose of the ascetic life.’ |
Mattikaṁ telacuṇṇañca, |
They offer clay, oil, and powder, |
udakāsanabhojanaṁ; |
water, a seat, and food to laypeople, |
Gihīnaṁ upanāmenti, |
desiring more in return. |
ākaṅkhantā bahuttaraṁ. |
Tooth-sticks and kapittha fruits, |
Dantaponaṁ kapitthañca, |
flowers and things to eat, |
pupphaṁ khādaniyāni ca; |
and when alms-food is abundant, |
Piṇḍapāte ca sampanne, |
mangoes and myrobalans. |
ambe āmalakāni ca. |
In medicines, they are like physicians; |
Bhesajjesu yathā vejjā, |
in proper and improper tasks, like householders; |
kiccākicce yathā gihī; |
in adornment, like a courtesan; |
Gaṇikāva vibhūsāyaṁ, |
in authority, like kshatriyas. |
issare khattiyā yathā. |
They are deceitful, treacherous, |
Nekatikā vañcanikā, |
false witnesses, untrustworthy. |
kūṭasakkhī apāṭukā; |
With many schemes, |
Bahūhi parikappehi, |
they consume alms-food. |
āmisaṁ paribhuñjare. |
Following up with pretexts, pretexts, |
Lesakappe pariyāye, |
and schemes, |
parikappenudhāvitā; |
they gather much wealth |
Jīvikatthā upāyena, |
by means for their livelihood. |
saṅkaḍḍhanti bahuṁ dhanaṁ. |
They establish a following |
Upaṭṭhāpenti parisaṁ, |
for the sake of material gain, not for the sake of the Dhamma. |
kammato no ca dhammato; |
They teach the Dhamma to others |
Dhammaṁ paresaṁ desenti, |
for gain, not for the goal. |
lābhato no ca atthato. |
They quarrel over the Sangha’s gains, |
Saṅghalābhassa bhaṇḍanti, |
being outside the Sangha. |
saṅghato paribāhirā; |
Living on the gains of others, |
Paralābhopajīvantā, |
they are shameless and feel no shame. |
ahirīkā na lajjare. |
Some others are not so devoted, |
Nānuyuttā tathā eke, |
shaven-headed, wearing the patchwork robe. |
muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā; |
They wish only for veneration, |
Sambhāvanaṁyevicchanti, |
infatuated with gain and honor. |
lābhasakkāramucchitā. |
When things have come to such a state, |
Evaṁ nānappayātamhi, |
it is not easy now |
na dāni sukaraṁ tathā; |
to touch what has not been touched, |
Aphusitaṁ vā phusituṁ, |
or to guard what has been touched. |
phusitaṁ vānurakkhituṁ. |
Just as one would walk in a place of thorns |
Yathā kaṇṭakaṭṭhānamhi, |
without shoes, |
careyya anupāhano; |
having established mindfulness, |
Satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvāna, |
so a sage should walk in a village. |
evaṁ gāme munī care. |
Remembering the yogis of old, |
Saritvā pubbake yogī, |
recollecting their conduct, |
tesaṁ vattamanussaraṁ; |
even though it is the last age, |
Kiñcāpi pacchimo kālo, |
one may touch the deathless state. |
phuseyya amataṁ padaṁ. |
Having said this in the sāl-grove, |
Idaṁ vatvā sālavane, |
the ascetic with developed faculties, |
samaṇo bhāvitindriyo; |
the brahmin, attained final Nibbāna, |
Brāhmaṇo parinibbāyī, |
the sage whose rebirth is exhausted.” |
isi khīṇapunabbhavo”ti. |
… The Elder Pārāpariya … |
… Pārāpariyo thero … |
The Book of Twenties is finished. |
Vīsatinipāto niṭṭhito. |
The summary there: |
Tatruddānaṁ |
Adhimutta, Pārāpariya, |
Adhimutto pārāpariyo, |
Telakāni, Raṭṭhapāla, |
telakāni raṭṭhapālo; |
Mālukya, Sela, Bhaddiya, |
Mālukyaselo bhaddiyo, |
Aṅguli, the one with the divine eye, |
aṅguli dibbacakkhuko; |
Pārāpariya, these ten |
Pārāpariyo dasete, |
are celebrated in the Book of Twenty. |
vīsamhi parikittitā; |
There are two hundred verses, |
Gāthāyo dve satā honti, |
and forty-five more. |
pañcatālīsa uttarinti. |
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--- Thag17.1 Phussattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag17.1 The Verses of the Elder Phussa --- |
Pāsādike bahū disvā, |
The sage of the Paṇḍara clan, seeing many |
bhāvitatte susaṁvute; |
who were graceful, with developed minds, well-restrained, |
Isi paṇḍarasagotto, |
asked the one named Phussa: |
apucchi phussasavhayaṁ. |
“What will be their wishes, what their intentions, |
“Kiṁchandā kimadhippāyā, |
what their appearance in the future time? |
kimākappā bhavissare; |
Tell me this, as I ask.” |
Anāgatamhi kālamhi, |
“Listen to my word, |
taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”. |
O sage of the Paṇḍara clan. |
“Suṇohi vacanaṁ mayhaṁ, |
Pay close attention, |
isipaṇḍarasavhaya; |
I will describe the future. |
Sakkaccaṁ upadhārehi, |
Many will be angry and resentful, |
ācikkhissāmyanāgataṁ. |
hypocritical, stubborn, and deceitful, |
Kodhanā upanāhī ca, |
envious and with differing views, |
makkhī thambhī saṭhā bahū; |
in the future. |
Ussukī nānāvādā ca, |
Thinking they know the deep Dhamma, |
bhavissanti anāgate. |
while only being at the shore, |
Aññātamānino dhamme, |
they will be frivolous, with no respect for the Dhamma, |
gambhīre tīragocarā; |
with no respect for one another. |
Lahukā agarū dhamme, |
Many dangers in the world |
aññamaññamagāravā. |
will arise in the future. |
Bahū ādīnavā loke, |
This well-taught Dhamma, |
uppajjissantyanāgate; |
the foolish will defile. |
Sudesitaṁ imaṁ dhammaṁ, |
Though lacking in virtue, in the Sangha, |
kilesessanti dummatī. |
they will speak with confidence. |
Guṇahīnāpi saṅghamhi, |
They will be powerful, |
voharantā visāradā; |
garrulous, and unlearned. |
Balavanto bhavissanti, |
Though possessing virtue, in the Sangha, |
mukharā assutāvino. |
speaking according to the truth, |
Guṇavantopi saṅghamhi, |
they will be weak, |
voharantā yathātthato; |
ashamed and not seeking the goal. |
Dubbalā te bhavissanti, |
Silver and gold, |
hirīmanā anatthikā. |
fields, property, goats and sheep, |
Rajataṁ jātarūpañca, |
and male and female slaves, the foolish |
khettaṁ vatthumajeḷakaṁ; |
will accept in the future. |
Dāsidāsañca dummedhā, |
The fools, prone to criticism, |
sādiyissantyanāgate. |
unconcentrated in their virtues, |
Ujjhānasaññino bālā, |
will wander about proud, |
sīlesu asamāhitā; |
delighting in quarrels, like deer. |
Unnaḷā vicarissanti, |
They will be arrogant, |
kalahābhiratā magā. |
wearing blue robes, |
Uddhatā ca bhavissanti, |
deceitful, stubborn, talkative, sharp-tongued, |
nīlacīvarapārutā; |
they will wander about as if they were noble ones. |
Kuhā thaddhā lapā siṅgī, |
With hair styled with oil, |
carissantyariyā viya. |
fickle, with painted eyes, |
Telasaṇṭhehi kesehi, |
they will go along the street, |
capalā añjanakkhikā; |
wearing ivory-colored robes. |
Rathiyāya gamissanti, |
They will despise the saffron robe, |
dantavaṇṇikapārutā. |
not disgusting to the liberated, |
Ajegucchaṁ vimuttehi, |
the banner of the Arahants, |
surattaṁ arahaddhajaṁ; |
being attached to white robes. |
Jigucchissanti kāsāvaṁ, |
They will be desirous of gain, |
odātesu samucchitā. |
lazy, of little energy. |
Lābhakāmā bhavissanti, |
Finding forest life troublesome, |
kusītā hīnavīriyā; |
they will live on the outskirts of villages. |
Kicchantā vanapatthāni, |
Those who will get gains, |
gāmantesu vasissare. |
always delighting in a wrong livelihood, |
Ye ye lābhaṁ labhissanti, |
following them, |
micchājīvaratā sadā; |
the unrestrained will associate with them. |
Te teva anusikkhantā, |
Those who do not get gains, |
bhajissanti asaṁyatā. |
they will not be honored. |
Ye ye alābhino lābhaṁ, |
Even if they are very virtuous wise ones, |
na te pujjā bhavissare; |
they will not associate with them then. |
Supesalepi te dhīre, |
Despising their own banner, |
sevissanti na te tadā. |
dyed with the color of the Terminalia tree, |
Milakkhurajanaṁ rattaṁ, |
some will wear the banner of sectarians, |
garahantā sakaṁ dhajaṁ; |
the white robe. |
Titthiyānaṁ dhajaṁ keci, |
And they will have no respect |
dhārissantyavadātakaṁ. |
for the saffron robe then. |
Agāravo ca kāsāve, |
And the bhikkhus will have no reflection |
tadā tesaṁ bhavissati; |
on the saffron robe. |
Paṭisaṅkhā ca kāsāve, |
The great and inconceivable reflection of the naga, |
bhikkhūnaṁ na bhavissati. |
overcome by suffering, pierced by an arrow, in pain, |
Abhibhūtassa dukkhena, |
arose. |
sallaviddhassa ruppato; |
For Chaddanta, seeing then |
Paṭisaṅkhā mahāghorā, |
the banner of the Arahants, dyed red, |
nāgassāsi acintiyā. |
at that very moment spoke verses |
Chaddanto hi tadā disvā, |
connected with the goal. |
surattaṁ arahaddhajaṁ; |
‘He who, not free from stains, |
Tāvadeva bhaṇī gāthā, |
would wear the saffron robe, |
gajo atthopasaṁhitā. |
devoid of self-control and truth, |
‘Anikkasāvo kāsāvaṁ, |
he is not worthy of the saffron robe. |
yo vatthaṁ paridhassati; |
But he who has vomited up his stains, |
Apeto damasaccena, |
is well-concentrated in his virtues, |
na so kāsāvamarahati. |
endowed with self-control and truth, |
Yo ca vantakasāvassa, |
he indeed is worthy of the saffron robe. |
sīlesu susamāhito; |
The foolish one of broken virtue, |
Upeto damasaccena, |
whose depravity is manifest, |
sa ve kāsāvamarahati. |
with a confused mind, without effort, |
Vipannasīlo dummedho, |
he is not worthy of the saffron robe. |
pākaṭo kāmakāriyo; |
But he who is endowed with virtue, |
Vibbhantacitto nissukko, |
free from lust, concentrated, |
na so kāsāvamarahati. |
with pure thoughts and intentions, |
Yo ca sīlena sampanno, |
he indeed is worthy of the saffron robe. |
vītarāgo samāhito; |
The proud, arrogant fool, |
Odātamanasaṅkappo, |
in whom there is no virtue, |
sa ve kāsāvamarahati. |
he is worthy of the white robe; |
Uddhato unnaḷo bālo, |
what will he do with the saffron one?’ |
sīlaṁ yassa na vijjati; |
And bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs, |
Odātakaṁ arahati, |
with corrupt minds, without respect, |
kāsāvaṁ kiṁ karissati. |
will oppress those of their kind |
Bhikkhū ca bhikkhuniyo ca, |
who have minds of loving-kindness in the future. |
duṭṭhacittā anādarā; |
Even when being taught by the elders, |
Tādīnaṁ mettacittānaṁ, |
the fools, just wearing the robe, |
niggaṇhissantyanāgate. |
the foolish ones will not listen, |
Sikkhāpentāpi therehi, |
their depravity being manifest. |
bālā cīvaradhāraṇaṁ; |
Those fools, trained in that way, |
Na suṇissanti dummedhā, |
with no respect for one another, |
pākaṭā kāmakāriyā. |
will not pay attention to their preceptors, |
Te tathā sikkhitā bālā, |
like a stubborn horse to its charioteer. |
aññamaññaṁ agāravā; |
Thus in the future time |
Nādiyissantupajjhāye, |
will be the practice |
khaḷuṅko viya sārathiṁ. |
of bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs, |
Evaṁ anāgataddhānaṁ, |
when the last age has come.’ |
paṭipatti bhavissati; |
Before this great and future |
Bhikkhūnaṁ bhikkhunīnañca, |
terror comes, |
patte kālamhi pacchime.’ |
be easy to speak to, gentle, |
Purā āgacchate etaṁ, |
with respect for one another. |
anāgataṁ mahabbhayaṁ; |
Have minds of loving-kindness and compassion, |
Subbacā hotha sakhilā, |
be restrained in your virtues. |
aññamaññaṁ sagāravā. |
Be energetic and resolute, |
Mettacittā kāruṇikā, |
always with firm striving. |
Hotha sīlesu saṁvutā; |
Seeing heedlessness as a danger, |
Āraddhavīriyā pahitattā, |
and heedfulness as security, |
Niccaṁ daḷhaparakkamā. |
develop the eightfold path, |
Pamādaṁ bhayato disvā, |
touching the deathless state.” |
Appamādañca khemato; |
… The Elder Phussa …. |
Bhāvethaṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ, |
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Phusantā amataṁ padan”ti. |
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… Phusso thero …. |
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--- Thag17.2 Sāriputtattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag17.2 The Verses of the Elder Sāriputta --- |
“Yathācārī yathāsato satīmā, |
“One who practices thus, is thus mindful, with mindfulness, |
Yatasaṅkappajjhāyi appamatto; |
with controlled intentions, a meditator, heedful, |
Ajjhattarato samāhitatto, |
delighting within himself, with a concentrated mind, |
Eko santusito tamāhu bhikkhuṁ. |
alone and content, him they call a bhikkhu. |
Allaṁ sukkhaṁ vā bhuñjanto, |
Eating wet or dry food, |
Na bāḷhaṁ suhito siyā; |
one should not be too full. |
Ūnūdaro mitāhāro, |
With an empty stomach, eating in moderation, |
Sato bhikkhu paribbaje. |
a mindful bhikkhu should wander. |
Cattāro pañca ālope, |
Four or five mouthfuls, |
abhutvā udakaṁ pive; |
having not eaten, one should drink water. |
Alaṁ phāsuvihārāya, |
This is enough for the comfortable living |
pahitattassa bhikkhuno. |
of a resolute bhikkhu. |
Kappiyaṁ tañce chādeti, |
This robe which is suitable, |
cīvaraṁ idamatthikaṁ; |
if it covers him, is enough for his needs. |
Alaṁ phāsuvihārāya, |
This is enough for the comfortable living |
pahitattassa bhikkhuno. |
of a resolute bhikkhu. |
Pallaṅkena nisinnassa, |
When sitting cross-legged, |
jaṇṇuke nābhivassati; |
the rain does not fall on his knees. |
Alaṁ phāsuvihārāya, |
This is enough for the comfortable living |
pahitattassa bhikkhuno. |
of a resolute bhikkhu. |
Yo sukhaṁ dukkhato adda, |
He who saw happiness as suffering, |
dukkhamaddakkhi sallato; |
and saw suffering as a dart, |
Ubhayantarena nāhosi, |
between the two there was nothing; |
kena lokasmi kiṁ siyā. |
by what in the world could what be? |
Mā me kadāci pāpiccho, |
May I never have evil wishes, |
kusīto hīnavīriyo; |
be lazy, of little energy, |
Appassuto anādaro, |
be of little learning, without respect; |
kena lokasmi kiṁ siyā. |
by what in the world could what be? |
Bahussuto ca medhāvī, |
But one who is very learned and wise, |
sīlesu susamāhito; |
well-concentrated in his virtues, |
Cetosamathamanuyutto, |
devoted to the calming of the mind, |
api muddhani tiṭṭhatu. |
may he stand even at the head. |
Yo papañcamanuyutto, |
He who is devoted to proliferation, |
papañcābhirato mago; |
a beast delighting in proliferation, |
Virādhayī so nibbānaṁ, |
he has failed to attain Nibbāna, |
yogakkhemaṁ anuttaraṁ. |
the unsurpassed security from bondage. |
Yo ca papañcaṁ hitvāna, |
But he who, having abandoned proliferation, |
nippapañcapathe rato; |
delights in the path of non-proliferation, |
Ārādhayī so nibbānaṁ, |
he has attained Nibbāna, |
yogakkhemaṁ anuttaraṁ. |
the unsurpassed security from bondage. |
Gāme vā yadi vāraññe, |
Whether in a village or in a forest, |
Ninne vā yadi vā thale; |
in a low place or on high ground, |
Yattha arahanto viharanti, |
wherever the Arahants dwell, |
Taṁ bhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṁ. |
that place is delightful. |
Ramaṇīyāni araññāni, |
Delightful are the forests, |
yattha na ramatī jano; |
where ordinary people do not delight. |
Vītarāgā ramissanti, |
Those free from lust will delight there, |
na te kāmagavesino. |
they are not seekers of sensual pleasure. |
Nidhīnaṁva pavattāraṁ, |
The one who one would see as a revealer of faults, |
yaṁ passe vajjadassinaṁ; |
like a revealer of treasures, |
Niggayhavādiṁ medhāviṁ, |
a wise man who speaks rebukingly, |
tādisaṁ paṇḍitaṁ bhaje; |
one should associate with such a wise man. |
Tādisaṁ bhajamānassa, |
For one who associates with such a one, |
seyyo hoti na pāpiyo. |
it is better, not worse. |
Ovadeyyānusāseyya, |
He would advise, he would instruct, |
asabbhā ca nivāraye; |
and he would restrain from what is unseemly. |
Satañhi so piyo hoti, |
He is indeed dear to the good, |
asataṁ hoti appiyo. |
he is not dear to the bad. |
Aññassa bhagavā buddho, |
The Blessed One, the Buddha, the one with vision, |
dhammaṁ desesi cakkhumā; |
taught the Dhamma to another. |
Dhamme desiyamānamhi, |
While the Dhamma was being taught, |
sotamodhesimatthiko. |
I inclined my ear, seeking the goal. |
Taṁ me amoghaṁ savanaṁ, |
That listening of mine was not in vain, |
vimuttomhi anāsavo. |
I am liberated, free from taints. |
Neva pubbenivāsāya, |
Not for the sake of past lives, |
napi dibbassa cakkhuno; |
nor for the sake of the divine eye, |
Cetopariyāya iddhiyā, |
not for the sake of psychic power, knowledge of others’ minds, |
cutiyā upapattiyā; |
of passing away and rebirth, |
Sotadhātuvisuddhiyā, |
nor for the sake of the purification of the ear-element, |
paṇidhī me na vijjati”. |
is there any resolution of mine.” |
“Rukkhamūlaṁva nissāya, |
“Like one relying on the foot of a tree, |
muṇḍo saṅghāṭipāruto; |
shaven-headed, wearing a patchwork robe, |
Paññāya uttamo thero, |
the elder, supreme in wisdom, |
upatissova jhāyati. |
Upatissa, meditates. |
Avitakkaṁ samāpanno, |
Having attained to a state without thought, |
sammāsambuddhasāvako; |
a disciple of the Perfectly Enlightened One, |
Ariyena tuṇhībhāvena, |
he is endowed with the noble silence, |
upeto hoti tāvade. |
for a certain time. |
Yathāpi pabbato selo, |
Just as a rocky mountain, |
acalo suppatiṭṭhito; |
unmoving and well-established, |
Evaṁ mohakkhayā bhikkhu, |
so, due to the destruction of delusion, a bhikkhu, |
pabbatova na vedhati”. |
like a mountain, does not tremble.” |
“Anaṅgaṇassa posassa, |
“For a person without blemish, |
niccaṁ sucigavesino; |
always seeking purity, |
Vālaggamattaṁ pāpassa, |
a hair’s tip of evil |
abbhamattaṁva khāyati. |
seems as large as a cloud. |
Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṁ, |
I do not delight in death, |
nābhinandāmi jīvitaṁ; |
I do not delight in life. |
Nikkhipissaṁ imaṁ kāyaṁ, |
I will lay down this body, |
sampajāno patissato. |
fully aware and mindful. |
Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṁ, |
I do not delight in death, |
nābhinandāmi jīvitaṁ; |
I do not delight in life. |
Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi, |
I await my time, |
nibbisaṁ bhatako yathā”. |
like a hireling his wages.” |
“Ubhayena midaṁ maraṇameva, |
“By both means, this is indeed death. |
Nāmaraṇaṁ pacchā vā pure vā; |
There is no non-death, either later or before. |
Paṭipajjatha mā vinassatha, |
Practice, do not be destroyed. |
Khaṇo vo mā upaccagā. |
Let not the moment pass you by. |
Nagaraṁ yathā paccantaṁ, |
Just as a border city, |
guttaṁ santarabāhiraṁ; |
guarded inside and out, |
Evaṁ gopetha attānaṁ, |
so you should guard yourself. |
khaṇo vo mā upaccagā; |
Let not the moment pass you by. |
Khaṇātītā hi socanti, |
For those who have let the moment pass grieve |
nirayamhi samappitā”. |
when they are consigned to hell.” |
“Upasanto uparato, |
“Peaceful, restrained, |
mantabhāṇī anuddhato; |
speaking wisely, not arrogant, |
Dhunāti pāpake dhamme, |
he shakes off evil states, |
dumapattaṁva māluto. |
as the wind shakes a leaf from a tree. |
Upasanto uparato, |
Peaceful, restrained, |
mantabhāṇī anuddhato; |
speaking wisely, not arrogant, |
Appāsi pāpake dhamme, |
he has shaken off evil states, |
dumapattaṁva māluto. |
as the wind shakes a leaf from a tree. |
Upasanto anāyāso, |
Peaceful, without trouble, |
vippasanno anāvilo; |
clear and untroubled, |
Kalyāṇasīlo medhāvī, |
of good virtue, wise, |
dukkhassantakaro siyā”. |
he would be an ender of suffering.” |
“Na vissase ekatiyesu evaṁ, |
“One should not trust in some, |
Agārisu pabbajitesu cāpi; |
both householders and those gone forth. |
Sādhūpi hutvā na asādhu honti, |
Even though they are good, they become not good; |
Asādhu hutvā puna sādhu honti. |
having been not good, they become good again. |
Kāmacchando ca byāpādo, |
Sensual desire and ill will, |
thinamiddhañca bhikkhuno; |
and sloth and drowsiness for a bhikkhu, |
Uddhaccaṁ vicikicchā ca, |
restlessness and doubt, |
pañcete cittakelisā. |
these five are defilements of the mind. |
Yassa sakkariyamānassa, |
He for whom, when being honored |
asakkārena cūbhayaṁ; |
and also when being dishonored, |
Samādhi na vikampati, |
his concentration does not waver, |
appamādavihārino. |
who dwells with diligence, |
Taṁ jhāyinaṁ sātatikaṁ, |
him, the meditator, the persevering one, |
sukhumadiṭṭhivipassakaṁ; |
the seer of subtle views, |
Upādānakkhayārāmaṁ, |
who delights in the destruction of clinging, |
āhu sappuriso iti. |
they call a good person. |
Mahāsamuddo pathavī, |
The great ocean, the earth, |
pabbato anilopi ca; |
a mountain, and the wind, |
Upamāya na yujjanti, |
are not fit for a comparison |
satthu varavimuttiyā. |
with the excellent liberation of the Teacher. |
Cakkānuvattako thero, |
The elder who follows the wheel, |
mahāñāṇī samāhito; |
of great knowledge, concentrated, |
Pathavāpaggisamāno, |
like the earth, water, and fire, |
na rajjati na dussati. |
is not attached, is not repelled. |
Paññāpāramitaṁ patto, |
Having reached the perfection of wisdom, |
mahābuddhi mahāmati; |
of great intelligence, of great understanding, |
Ajaḷo jaḷasamāno, |
not a simpleton, though like a simpleton, |
sadā carati nibbuto. |
he always wanders, extinguished. |
Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, |
The Teacher has been served by me, |
… pe |
… and so on … |
… |
the guide to existence is rooted out. |
bhavanetti samūhatā. |
Strive with heedfulness, |
Sampādethappamādena, |
this is my instruction. |
esā me anusāsanī; |
Come, I will attain final Nibbāna, |
Handāhaṁ parinibbissaṁ, |
I am completely liberated in every way.” |
vippamuttomhi sabbadhī”ti. |
… The Elder Sāriputta … |
… Sāriputto thero … |
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--- Thag17.3 Ānandattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag17.3 The Verses of the Elder Ānanda --- |
“Pisuṇena ca kodhanena ca, |
“With a slanderer and an angry person, |
Maccharinā ca vibhūtanandinā; |
and with a miser and one who delights in ostentation, |
Sakhitaṁ na kareyya paṇḍito, |
a wise person should not make friends; |
Pāpo kāpurisena saṅgamo. |
association with a vile man is evil. |
Saddhena ca pesalena ca, |
With a faithful and gentle person, |
Paññavatā bahussutena ca; |
and with a wise and very learned person, |
Sakhitaṁ kareyya paṇḍito, |
a wise person should make friends; |
Bhaddo sappurisena saṅgamo. |
association with a good person is good. |
Passa cittakataṁ bimbaṁ, |
Behold the painted puppet, |
… pe |
… and so on … |
… |
for which there is no lasting stability. |
yassa natthi dhuvaṁ ṭhiti. |
Behold the painted puppet, |
Passa cittakataṁ bimbaṁ, |
… and so on … |
… pe |
it shines with its clothes. |
… |
Its feet dyed with lac, |
vatthehi sobhati. |
… and so on … |
Alattakakatā, |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
… pe |
Its hair done in eight braids, |
… |
… and so on … |
no ca pāragavesino. |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
Aṭṭhapadakatā, |
Like a new painted cosmetic box, |
… pe |
… and so on … |
… |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
no ca pāragavesino. |
Very learned, an eloquent speaker, |
Añjanīva navā, |
an attendant of the Buddha, |
… pe |
with his burden laid down, detached, |
… |
Gotama lies down to rest. |
no ca pāragavesino. |
With taints destroyed, detached, |
Bahussuto cittakathī, |
beyond attachments, well-extinguished, |
buddhassa paricārako; |
he bears his final body, |
Pannabhāro visaññutto, |
having gone beyond birth and death. |
seyyaṁ kappeti gotamo. |
In whom the Dhammas are established, |
Khīṇāsavo visaññutto, |
of the Buddha, kinsman of the sun, |
saṅgātīto sunibbuto; |
on the path leading to Nibbāna, |
Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ, |
this Gotama stands. |
jātimaraṇapāragū. |
I have learned eighty-two thousand from the Buddha, |
Yasmiṁ patiṭṭhitā dhammā, |
and two thousand from the bhikkhus; |
buddhassādiccabandhuno; |
eighty-four thousand |
Nibbānagamane magge, |
are the Dhammas that I have mastered. |
soyaṁ tiṭṭhati gotamo. |
A person of little learning |
Dvāsīti buddhato gaṇhiṁ, |
ages like an ox. |
dve sahassāni bhikkhuto; |
His flesh increases, |
Caturāsītisahassāni, |
his wisdom does not increase. |
ye me dhammā pavattino. |
He who, being very learned, |
Appassutāyaṁ puriso, |
despises one of little learning with his learning, |
balibaddova jīrati; |
he seems to me like a blind man |
Maṁsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti, |
holding a lamp. |
paññā tassa na vaḍḍhati. |
One should attend on a very learned person, |
Bahussuto appassutaṁ, |
and one should not lose what has been learned. |
yo sutenātimaññati; |
That is the root of the holy life; |
Andho padīpadhārova, |
therefore one should be an upholder of the Dhamma. |
tatheva paṭibhāti maṁ. |
Knowing the before and the after, knowing the meaning, |
Bahussutaṁ upāseyya, |
skilled in exegesis and words, |
sutañca na vināsaye; |
he grasps what is well-grasped, |
Taṁ mūlaṁ brahmacariyassa, |
and he examines the meaning. |
tasmā dhammadharo siyā. |
He is made willing by patience, |
Pubbāparaññū atthaññū, |
having striven, he evaluates it. |
niruttipadakovido; |
At the right time he exerts himself, |
Suggahītañca gaṇhāti, |
well-concentrated within himself. |
atthañcopaparikkhati. |
A very learned person, an upholder of the Dhamma, |
Khantyā chandikato hoti, |
wise, a disciple of the Buddha, |
ussahitvā tuleti taṁ; |
one who wishes for the understanding of the Dhamma, |
Samaye so padahati, |
should associate with such a one. |
ajjhattaṁ susamāhito. |
Very learned, an upholder of the Dhamma, |
Bahussutaṁ dhammadharaṁ, |
the treasurer of the great sage, |
sappaññaṁ buddhasāvakaṁ; |
the eye of the whole world, |
Dhammaviññāṇamākaṅkhaṁ, |
the very learned one is worthy of worship. |
taṁ bhajetha tathāvidhaṁ. |
Delighting in the Dhamma, rejoicing in the Dhamma, |
Bahussuto dhammadharo, |
reflecting on the Dhamma, |
kosārakkho mahesino; |
a bhikkhu, remembering the Dhamma, |
Cakkhu sabbassa lokassa, |
does not fall away from the true Dhamma. |
pūjanīyo bahussuto. |
One burdened by stinginess with the body, |
Dhammārāmo dhammarato, |
who does not strive when he is losing, |
dhammaṁ anuvicintayaṁ; |
for one greedy for bodily comfort, |
Dhammaṁ anussaraṁ bhikkhu, |
whence the comfort of an ascetic? |
saddhammā na parihāyati. |
All the directions are not clear, |
Kāyamaccheragaruno, |
the Dhammas do not appear to me. |
hiyyamāne anuṭṭhahe; |
When my good friend has gone, |
Sarīrasukhagiddhassa, |
it seems like darkness. |
kuto samaṇaphāsutā. |
For one whose companion has passed away, |
Na pakkhanti disā sabbā, |
whose Teacher has passed on, |
dhammā na paṭibhanti maṁ; |
there is no such friend |
Gate kalyāṇamittamhi, |
as mindfulness of the body. |
andhakāraṁva khāyati. |
Those who are old have passed away, |
Abbhatītasahāyassa, |
I do not get on with the new ones. |
atītagatasatthuno; |
Today I meditate alone, |
Natthi etādisaṁ mittaṁ, |
like a bird when the rains have come.” |
yathā kāyagatā sati. |
“Those who are coming to see me, |
Ye purāṇā atītā te, |
many of various persuasions, |
navehi na sameti me; |
do not prevent them, O hearers, |
Svajja ekova jhāyāmi, |
let them see, it is time for me.” |
vassupetova pakkhimā”. |
“Those who are coming to see me, |
“Dassanāya abhikkante, |
many of various persuasions, |
nānāverajjake bahū; |
the Teacher gives them the opportunity, |
Mā vārayittha sotāro, |
the one with vision does not prevent them. |
passantu samayo mamaṁ”. |
For twenty-five years, |
“Dassanāya abhikkante, |
while I was a trainee, |
nānāverajjake puthu; |
no thought of sensual pleasure arose in me; |
Karoti satthā okāsaṁ, |
see the excellence of the Dhamma. |
na nivāreti cakkhumā. |
For twenty-five years, |
Paṇṇavīsativassāni, |
while I was a trainee, |
sekhabhūtassa me sato; |
no thought of hatred arose in me; |
Na kāmasaññā uppajji, |
see the excellence of the Dhamma. |
passa dhammasudhammataṁ. |
For twenty-five years |
Paṇṇavīsativassāni, |
I attended on the Blessed One |
sekhabhūtassa me sato; |
with loving bodily action, |
Na dosasaññā uppajji, |
like a shadow that does not depart. |
passa dhammasudhammataṁ. |
For twenty-five years |
Paṇṇavīsativassāni, |
I attended on the Blessed One |
bhagavantaṁ upaṭṭhahiṁ; |
with loving verbal action, |
Mettena kāyakammena, |
like a shadow that does not depart. |
chāyāva anapāyinī. |
For twenty-five years |
Paṇṇavīsativassāni, |
I attended on the Blessed One |
bhagavantaṁ upaṭṭhahiṁ; |
with loving mental action, |
Mettena vacīkammena, |
like a shadow that does not depart. |
chāyāva anapāyinī. |
When the Buddha was walking, |
Paṇṇavīsativassāni, |
I walked behind him. |
bhagavantaṁ upaṭṭhahiṁ; |
When the Dhamma was being taught, |
Mettena manokammena, |
knowledge arose in me. |
chāyāva anapāyinī. |
I have things to do, |
Buddhassa caṅkamantassa, |
I am a trainee with an unattained mind. |
piṭṭhito anucaṅkamiṁ; |
And the final Nibbāna of the Teacher, |
Dhamme desiyamānamhi, |
who was compassionate to us. |
ñāṇaṁ me udapajjatha. |
Then there was what was dreadful, |
Ahaṁ sakaraṇīyomhi, |
then there was what was hair-raising, |
sekho appattamānaso; |
when the Sambuddha, endowed with all excellent qualities, |
Satthu ca parinibbānaṁ, |
attained final Nibbāna.” |
yo amhaṁ anukampako. |
“Very learned, an upholder of the Dhamma, |
Tadāsi yaṁ bhiṁsanakaṁ, |
the treasurer of the great sage, |
tadāsi lomahaṁsanaṁ; |
the eye of the whole world, |
Sabbākāravarūpete, |
Ānanda has attained final Nibbāna. |
sambuddhe parinibbute”. |
Very learned, an upholder of the Dhamma, |
“Bahussuto dhammadharo, |
the treasurer of the great sage, |
kosārakkho mahesino; |
the eye of the whole world, |
Cakkhu sabbassa lokassa, |
in the darkness, a dispeller of gloom. |
ānando parinibbuto. |
The sage who was possessed of deportment, mindfulness, |
Bahussuto dhammadharo, |
and steadfastness, |
kosārakkho mahesino; |
the elder, the upholder of the true Dhamma, |
Cakkhu sabbassa lokassa, |
Ānanda, the mine of jewels.” |
andhakāre tamonudo. |
“The Teacher has been served by me, |
Gatimanto satimanto, |
the Buddha’s teaching has been done. |
dhitimanto ca yo isi; |
The heavy burden has been laid down, |
Saddhammadhārako thero, |
now there is no new existence.” |
ānando ratanākaro”. |
… The Elder Ānanda … |
“Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, |
The Book of Thirties is finished. |
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ; |
The summary there: |
Ohito garuko bhāro, |
Phussa, Patissa, Ānanda, |
natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti. |
these three are celebrated. |
… Ānando thero … |
The verses there are counted |
Tiṁsanipāto niṭṭhito. |
as one hundred and five more. |
Tatruddānaṁ |
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Phusso patisso ānando, |
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tayotime pakittitā; |
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Gāthāyo tattha saṅkhātā, |
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sataṁ pañca ca uttarīti. |
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--- Thag18.1 Mahākassapattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag18.1 The Verses of the Elder Mahākassapa --- |
“Na gaṇena purakkhato care, |
“One should not wander preceded by a group. |
Vimano hoti samādhi dullabho; |
One becomes distracted, concentration is hard to get. |
Nānājanasaṅgaho dukho, |
Association with many people is suffering; |
Iti disvāna gaṇaṁ na rocaye. |
having seen this, one should not approve of a group. |
Na kulāni upabbaje muni, |
A sage should not frequent families. |
Vimano hoti samādhi dullabho; |
One becomes distracted, concentration is hard to get. |
So ussukko rasānugiddho, |
He who is eager and greedy for flavors |
Atthaṁ riñcati yo sukhāvaho. |
misses the goal that brings happiness. |
Paṅkoti hi naṁ avedayuṁ, |
‘A swamp,’ they have indeed called it, |
Yāyaṁ vandanapūjanā kulesu; |
this veneration and worship in families. |
Sukhumaṁ sallaṁ durubbahaṁ, |
A subtle, hard-to-extract dart; |
Sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho. |
honor is hard for a vile man to relinquish. |
Senāsanamhā oruyha, |
Descending from my lodging, |
nagaraṁ piṇḍāya pāvisiṁ; |
I entered the city for alms. |
Bhuñjantaṁ purisaṁ kuṭṭhiṁ, |
I dutifully attended on |
sakkaccaṁ taṁ upaṭṭhahiṁ. |
a man with leprosy who was eating. |
So me pakkena hatthena, |
He, with his diseased hand, |
ālopaṁ upanāmayi; |
offered me a morsel of food. |
Ālopaṁ pakkhipantassa, |
As he was putting the morsel in, |
aṅguli cettha chijjatha. |
a finger broke off right there. |
Kuṭṭamūlañca nissāya, |
Leaning against the base of a wall, |
ālopaṁ taṁ abhuñjisaṁ; |
I ate that morsel of food. |
Bhuñjamāne vā bhutte vā, |
While eating or when it was eaten, |
jegucchaṁ me na vijjati. |
no disgust arose in me. |
Uttiṭṭhapiṇḍo āhāro, |
Food from scraps left over, |
pūtimuttañca osadhaṁ; |
and foul-smelling urine as medicine, |
Senāsanaṁ rukkhamūlaṁ, |
a lodging at the foot of a tree, |
paṁsukūlañca cīvaraṁ; |
and a robe of refuse-rags; |
Yassete abhisambhutvā, |
he for whom these things have come to be, |
sa ve cātuddiso naro. |
he indeed is a man of the four quarters. |
Yattha eke vihaññanti, |
Where some are afflicted, |
āruhantā siluccayaṁ; |
climbing a rocky mountain, |
Tassa buddhassa dāyādo, |
the heir of that Buddha, |
sampajāno patissato; |
fully aware and mindful, |
Iddhibalenupatthaddho, |
supported by his psychic power, |
kassapo abhirūhati. |
Kassapa ascends. |
Piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto, |
Having returned from his alms-round, |
selamāruyha kassapo; |
Kassapa, having climbed the rock, |
Jhāyati anupādāno, |
meditates without grasping, |
pahīnabhayabheravo. |
with fear and dread abandoned. |
Piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto, |
Having returned from his alms-round, |
selamāruyha kassapo; |
Kassapa, having climbed the rock, |
Jhāyati anupādāno, |
meditates without grasping, |
ḍayhamānesu nibbuto. |
extinguished among those who are burning. |
Piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto, |
Having returned from his alms-round, |
selamāruyha kassapo; |
Kassapa, having climbed the rock, |
Jhāyati anupādāno, |
meditates without grasping, |
katakicco anāsavo. |
his task done, free from taints. |
Karerimālāvitatā, |
The parts of the earth, covered with garlands of Kareri flowers, |
bhūmibhāgā manoramā; |
are delightful. |
Kuñjarābhirudā rammā, |
Charming, with the calls of elephants, |
te selā ramayanti maṁ. |
those rocky crags delight me. |
Nīlabbhavaṇṇā rucirā, |
Of the color of a blue-black cloud, resplendent, |
vārisītā sucindharā; |
with cool water and clear streams, |
Indagopakasañchannā, |
covered with Indagopaka insects, |
te selā ramayanti maṁ. |
those rocky crags delight me. |
Nīlabbhakūṭasadisā, |
Like the peaks of blue-black clouds, |
kūṭāgāravarūpamā; |
like the form of the best of gabled houses, |
Vāraṇābhirudā rammā, |
charming, with the calls of elephants, |
te selā ramayanti maṁ. |
those rocky crags delight me. |
Abhivuṭṭhā rammatalā, |
Their lovely surfaces rained upon, |
nagā isibhi sevitā; |
frequented by sages, |
Abbhunnaditā sikhīhi, |
echoing with the cries of peacocks, |
te selā ramayanti maṁ. |
those rocky crags delight me. |
Alaṁ jhāyitukāmassa, |
Enough for me, who wishes to meditate, |
pahitattassa me sato; |
resolute and mindful. |
Alaṁ me atthakāmassa, |
Enough for me, who seeks the goal, |
pahitattassa bhikkhuno. |
a resolute bhikkhu. |
Alaṁ me phāsukāmassa, |
Enough for me, who wishes for comfort, |
pahitattassa bhikkhuno; |
a resolute bhikkhu. |
Alaṁ me yogakāmassa, |
Enough for me, who wishes for the yoke, |
pahitattassa tādino. |
a resolute and Such One. |
Umāpupphena samānā, |
Like flax flowers, |
gaganāvabbhachāditā; |
covered by the clouds of the sky, |
Nānādijagaṇākiṇṇā, |
frequented by flocks of various birds, |
te selā ramayanti maṁ. |
those rocky crags delight me. |
Anākiṇṇā gahaṭṭhehi, |
Not crowded with householders, |
migasaṅghanisevitā; |
frequented by herds of deer, |
Nānādijagaṇākiṇṇā, |
frequented by flocks of various birds, |
te selā ramayanti maṁ. |
those rocky crags delight me. |
Acchodikā puthusilā, |
With clear water and broad rocks, |
gonaṅgulamigāyutā; |
frequented by monkeys and deer, |
Ambusevālasañchannā, |
covered with moss and water weeds, |
te selā ramayanti maṁ. |
those rocky crags delight me. |
Na pañcaṅgikena turiyena, |
Not with a five-piece orchestra |
Rati me hoti tādisī; |
is my delight such |
Yathā ekaggacittassa, |
as for one with a one-pointed mind, |
Sammā dhammaṁ vipassato. |
rightly seeing the Dhamma. |
Kammaṁ bahukaṁ na kāraye, |
One shouldn’t take on much work, |
Parivajjeyya janaṁ na uyyame; |
one should avoid people, one shouldn’t be busy. |
Ussukko so rasānugiddho, |
One who is eager and greedy for flavors |
Atthaṁ riñcati yo sukhāvaho. |
misses the goal that brings happiness. |
Kammaṁ bahukaṁ na kāraye, |
One shouldn’t take on much work, |
Parivajjeyya anattaneyyametaṁ; |
one should avoid what is not one’s own. |
Kicchati kāyo kilamati, |
The body gets tired, it becomes weary; |
Dukkhito so samathaṁ na vindati. |
being in pain, one does not find peace. |
Oṭṭhappahatamattena, |
With just the pressing of his lips, |
attānampi na passati; |
he does not see even himself. |
Patthaddhagīvo carati, |
He wanders with his neck held stiff, |
ahaṁ seyyoti maññati. |
thinking, ‘I am better.’ |
Aseyyo seyyasamānaṁ, |
The fool, though not better, |
bālo maññati attānaṁ; |
thinks himself better. |
Na taṁ viññū pasaṁsanti, |
The wise do not praise him, |
patthaddhamānasaṁ naraṁ. |
a man of stubborn mind. |
Yo ca seyyohamasmīti, |
But he who does not waver in the distinctions, |
nāhaṁ seyyoti vā pana; |
‘I am better,’ or ‘I am not better,’ |
Hīno taṁsadiso vāti, |
or ‘I am inferior,’ or ‘I am equal to this one.’ |
vidhāsu na vikampati. |
A wise person, Such, like that, |
Paññavantaṁ tathā tādiṁ, |
well-concentrated in his virtues, |
sīlesu susamāhitaṁ; |
and in the unsurpassed calming of the mind, |
Cetosamathamanuttaṁ, |
him the wise indeed praise. |
tañce viññū pasaṁsare. |
He in whom respect for his fellow practitioners |
Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, |
is not found, |
gāravo nūpalabbhati; |
is as far from the true Dhamma |
Ārakā hoti saddhammā, |
as the sky is from the earth. |
nabhato puthavī yathā. |
But those for whom a sense of shame and fear of wrongdoing |
Yesañca hiriottappaṁ, |
are always well-established, |
sadā sammā upaṭṭhitaṁ; |
their holy life has grown, |
Virūḷhabrahmacariyā te, |
their rebirth is destroyed. |
tesaṁ khīṇā punabbhavā. |
The proud and fickle bhikkhu, |
Uddhato capalo bhikkhu, |
covered with a refuse-rag, |
paṁsukūlena pāruto; |
is like a monkey in a lion’s skin; |
Kapīva sīhacammena, |
he does not shine on account of that. |
na so tenupasobhati. |
The one who is not proud, not fickle, |
Anuddhato acapalo, |
skilled, with restrained faculties, |
nipako saṁvutindriyo; |
he shines with a refuse-rag, |
Sobhati paṁsukūlena, |
like a lion in a mountain cave. |
sīhova girigabbhare. |
These many gods, |
Ete sambahulā devā, |
powerful and glorious, |
iddhimanto yasassino; |
ten thousand gods, |
Dasadevasahassāni, |
all of them of the Brahmā realm, |
sabbe te brahmakāyikā. |
paying homage to the general of the Dhamma, |
Dhammasenāpatiṁ vīraṁ, |
the hero, the great meditator, concentrated, |
mahājhāyiṁ samāhitaṁ; |
Sāriputta, they stand |
Sāriputtaṁ namassantā, |
with hands raised in reverence. |
tiṭṭhanti pañjalīkatā. |
‘Homage to you, O thoroughbred of men, |
‘Namo te purisājañña, |
homage to you, O supreme person, |
namo te purisuttama; |
of whom we do not know |
Yassa te nābhijānāma, |
even on what you rely for your meditation. |
yampi nissāya jhāyati. |
Wonderful indeed is it of the Buddhas, |
Accheraṁ vata buddhānaṁ, |
their domain is profound. |
gambhīro gocaro sako; |
We who do not know, |
Ye mayaṁ nābhijānāma, |
are like those who pierce a hair with an arrow, having come close.’ |
vālavedhisamāgatā’. |
Seeing Sāriputta thus |
Taṁ tathā devakāyehi, |
worshipped by the company of gods, worthy of worship, |
pūjitaṁ pūjanārahaṁ; |
a smile arose on Kappina’s face then. |
Sāriputtaṁ tadā disvā, |
As far as the Buddha’s domain extends, |
kappinassa sitaṁ ahu. |
except for the great sage, |
Yāvatā buddhakhettamhi, |
I am the one distinguished in the ascetic qualities; |
ṭhapayitvā mahāmuniṁ; |
there is no one equal to me. |
Dhutaguṇe visiṭṭhohaṁ, |
The Teacher has been served by me, |
sadiso me na vijjati. |
the Buddha’s teaching has been done. |
Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, |
The heavy burden has been laid down, |
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ; |
now there is no new existence. |
Ohito garuko bhāro, |
He is not stained by a robe, nor by a lodging, |
natthi dāni punabbhavo. |
nor by food. |
Na cīvare na sayane, |
Gotama is immeasurable, |
bhojane nupalimpati; |
like a pure lotus flower, |
Gotamo anappameyyo, |
on water, inclined to renunciation, |
muḷālapupphaṁ vimalaṁva; |
gone forth from the three realms of existence. |
Ambunā nekkhammaninno, |
He has the foundations of mindfulness as his neck, |
tibhavābhinissaṭo. |
the great sage has faith as his hands, |
Satipaṭṭhānagīvo so, |
wisdom as his head, of great knowledge, |
saddhāhattho mahāmuni; |
he always wanders, extinguished.” |
Paññāsīso mahāñāṇī, |
… The Elder Mahākassapa … |
sadā carati nibbuto”ti. |
The Book of Forties is finished. |
… Mahākassapo thero … |
The summary there: |
Cattālīsanipāto niṭṭhito. |
In the Book of Forty, the one named Mahākassapa |
Tatruddānaṁ |
is the only elder, and the verses |
Cattālīsanipātamhi, |
are forty and two as well. |
mahākassapasavhayo; |
|
Ekova thero gāthāyo, |
|
cattālīsa duvepi cāti. |
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--- Thag19.1 Tālapuṭattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag19.1 The Verses of the Elder Tālapuṭa --- |
“Kadā nuhaṁ pabbatakandarāsu, |
“When will I live alone, |
Ekākiyo addutiyo vihassaṁ; |
without a second, in mountain caves, |
Aniccato sabbabhavaṁ vipassaṁ, |
seeing all existence as impermanent? |
Taṁ me idaṁ taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
That of mine, when will it be? |
Kadā nuhaṁ bhinnapaṭandharo muni, |
When will I, a sage wearing patched-up robes, |
Kāsāvavattho amamo nirāso; |
in a saffron robe, without possessions, without longing, |
Rāgañca dosañca tatheva mohaṁ, |
having slain lust and hatred and also delusion, |
Hantvā sukhī pavanagato vihassaṁ. |
live happily, gone to the forest? |
Kadā aniccaṁ vadharoganīḷaṁ, |
When will I, seeing this body as impermanent, |
Kāyaṁ imaṁ maccujarāyupaddutaṁ; |
a nest of slaughter and disease, oppressed by death and old age, |
Vipassamāno vītabhayo vihassaṁ, |
live without fear, |
Eko vane taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
alone in the forest? When will that be? |
Kadā nuhaṁ bhayajananiṁ dukhāvahaṁ, |
When will I, taking the sharp sword of wisdom, |
Taṇhālataṁ bahuvidhānuvattaniṁ; |
cut the creeper of craving, which brings fear and suffering, |
Paññāmayaṁ tikhiṇamasiṁ gahetvā, |
which follows in many ways? |
Chetvā vase tampi kadā bhavissati. |
When will that be, to live having cut it? |
Kadā nu paññāmayamuggatejaṁ, |
When will I, quickly taking the sword of the sages, |
Satthaṁ isīnaṁ sahasādiyitvā; |
of fierce power, made of wisdom, |
Māraṁ sasenaṁ sahasā bhañjissaṁ, |
quickly break Māra with his army? |
Sīhāsane taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
On the lion’s throne, when will that be? |
Kadā nuhaṁ sabbhi samāgamesu, |
When will I be seen in the gatherings of the good, |
Diṭṭho bhave dhammagarūhi tādibhi; |
by the Such Ones who respect the Dhamma, |
Yāthāvadassīhi jitindriyehi, |
who see things as they are, with conquered senses, |
Padhāniyo taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
the striver? When will that be? |
Kadā nu maṁ tandi khudā pipāsā, |
When will weariness, hunger, and thirst, |
Vātātapā kīṭasarīsapā vā; |
and wind, heat, insects, and reptiles, |
Na bādhayissanti na taṁ giribbaje, |
not afflict me in the Giribbaja hills? |
Atthatthiyaṁ taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
Intent on the goal, when will that be? |
Kadā nu kho yaṁ viditaṁ mahesinā, |
When will I indeed, with a concentrated and mindful mind, |
Cattāri saccāni sududdasāni; |
go with wisdom to the four truths, very hard to see, |
Samāhitatto satimā agacchaṁ, |
which were understood by the great sage? |
Paññāya taṁ taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
That, when will that be? |
Kadā nu rūpe amite ca sadde, |
When will I, with the senses calmed, |
Gandhe rase phusitabbe ca dhamme; |
see with wisdom forms and countless sounds, |
Ādittatohaṁ samathehi yutto, |
smells, tastes, and things to be touched and thoughts, |
Paññāya dacchaṁ tadidaṁ kadā me. |
as burning? That of mine, when will it be? |
Kadā nuhaṁ dubbacanena vutto, |
When will I, being spoken to with harsh words, |
Tato nimittaṁ vimano na hessaṁ; |
not be downcast on account of that? |
Atho pasatthopi tato nimittaṁ, |
And when praised, on account of that, |
Tuṭṭho na hessaṁ tadidaṁ kadā me. |
not be pleased? That of mine, when will it be? |
Kadā nu kaṭṭhe ca tiṇe latā ca, |
When will I weigh equally |
Khandhe imehaṁ amite ca dhamme; |
sticks, grass, and creepers, |
Ajjhattikāneva ca bāhirāni ca, |
and these aggregates and countless things, |
Samaṁ tuleyyaṁ tadidaṁ kadā me. |
both internal and external? That of mine, when will it be? |
Kadā nu maṁ pāvusakālamegho, |
When will the rain-cloud of the rainy season, |
Navena toyena sacīvaraṁ vane; |
with new water, rain on my robe in the forest, |
Isippayātamhi pathe vajantaṁ, |
as I walk on the path frequented by sages? |
Ovassate taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
When will that be? |
Kadā mayūrassa sikhaṇḍino vane, |
When will I, hearing the cry of the crested peacock, |
Dijassa sutvā girigabbhare rutaṁ; |
the bird in the forest, in a mountain cave, |
Paccuṭṭhahitvā amatassa pattiyā, |
having risen up for the attainment of the deathless, |
Sañcintaye taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
reflect on that? When will that be? |
Kadā nu gaṅgaṁ yamunaṁ sarassatiṁ, |
When will I cross the Ganges, the Yamunā, the Sarasvatī, |
Pātālakhittaṁ vaḷavāmukhañca; |
and the Pātāla chasm and the Vaḷavāmukha, |
Asajjamāno patareyyamiddhiyā, |
without getting stuck, by psychic power? |
Vibhiṁsanaṁ taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
The shattering of them, when will that be? |
Kadā nu nāgova asaṅgacārī, |
When will I, like a naga wandering without attachment, |
Padālaye kāmaguṇesu chandaṁ; |
shatter my desire for the strands of sensual pleasure, |
Nibbajjayaṁ sabbasubhaṁ nimittaṁ, |
rejecting all beautiful signs, |
Jhāne yuto taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
yoked to jhāna? When will that be? |
Kadā iṇaṭṭova daliddako nidhiṁ, |
When will I, like a poor debtor oppressed by creditors, |
Ārādhayitvā dhanikehi pīḷito; |
having found a treasure, |
Tuṭṭho bhavissaṁ adhigamma sāsanaṁ, |
be pleased, having attained the teaching |
Mahesino taṁ nu kadā bhavissati. |
of the great sage? When will that be? |
Bahūni vassāni tayāmhi yācito, |
For many years I have been begged by you: |
‘Agāravāsena alaṁ nu te idaṁ’; |
‘Enough now of this life in a house for you.’ |
Taṁ dāni maṁ pabbajitaṁ samānaṁ, |
Now that I have gone forth, |
Kiṅkāraṇā citta tuvaṁ na yuñjasi. |
for what reason, O mind, do you not apply yourself? |
Nanu ahaṁ citta tayāmhi yācito, |
Was I not indeed begged by you, O mind: |
‘Giribbaje citrachadā vihaṅgamā’; |
‘In the Giribbaja hills, birds with colorful plumage, |
Mahindaghosatthanitābhigajjino, |
thundering with the great sound of Indra, |
Te taṁ ramessanti vanamhi jhāyinaṁ. |
they will delight you as you meditate in the forest.’ |
Kulamhi mitte ca piye ca ñātake, |
In my family, among my friends and dear relatives, |
Khiḍḍāratiṁ kāmaguṇañca loke; |
and the delight of play and sensual pleasure in the world, |
Sabbaṁ pahāya imamajjhupāgato, |
having abandoned all this, I have come to this. |
Athopi tvaṁ citta na mayha tussasi. |
And yet, O mind, you are not pleased with me. |
Mameva etaṁ na hi tvaṁ paresaṁ, |
This is my business, not yours. |
Sannāhakāle paridevitena kiṁ; |
What is the use of lamenting at the time of arming? |
Sabbaṁ idaṁ calamiti pekkhamāno, |
Seeing that all this is fickle, |
Abhinikkhamiṁ amatapadaṁ jigīsaṁ. |
I went forth, desiring to conquer the deathless state. |
Suyuttavādī dvipadānamuttamo, |
The supreme of two-footed beings, who speaks well, |
Mahābhisakko naradammasārathi; |
the great physician, the charioteer of men to be tamed, said: |
‘Cittaṁ calaṁ makkaṭasannibhaṁ iti, |
‘The mind is fickle, like a monkey, |
Avītarāgena sudunnivārayaṁ’. |
very hard to restrain for one who is not free from lust.’ |
Kāmā hi citrā madhurā manoramā, |
Sensual pleasures are indeed various, sweet, and delightful, |
Aviddasū yattha sitā puthujjanā; |
where ignorant ordinary people are attached. |
Te dukkhamicchanti punabbhavesino, |
They wish for suffering, being desirers of further existence, |
Cittena nītā niraye nirākatā. |
led by the mind, they are cast into hell. |
‘Mayūrakoñcābhirutamhi kānane, |
‘In the forest resounding with peacocks and koñca birds, |
Dīpīhi byagghehi purakkhato vasaṁ; |
dwelling, preceded by leopards and tigers, |
Kāye apekkhaṁ jaha mā virādhaya’, |
give up longing for the body, do not fail,’ |
Itissu maṁ citta pure niyuñjasi. |
so you urged me before, O mind. |
‘Bhāvehi jhānāni ca indriyāni ca, |
‘Develop the jhānas and the faculties, |
Balāni bojjhaṅgasamādhibhāvanā; |
the powers, the factors of enlightenment and the cultivation of concentration. |
Tisso ca vijjā phusa buddhasāsane’, |
Touch the three true knowledges in the Buddha’s teaching,’ |
Itissu maṁ citta pure niyuñjasi. |
so you urged me before, O mind. |
‘Bhāvehi maggaṁ amatassa pattiyā, |
‘Develop the path for the attainment of the deathless, |
Niyyānikaṁ sabbadukhakkhayogadhaṁ; |
the path of deliverance, leading to the end of all suffering, |
Aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ sabbakilesasodhanaṁ’, |
the eightfold path that purifies all defilements,’ |
Itissu maṁ citta pure niyuñjasi. |
so you urged me before, O mind. |
‘Dukkhanti khandhe paṭipassa yoniso, |
‘See the aggregates wisely as suffering, |
Yato ca dukkhaṁ samudeti taṁ jaha; |
and abandon that from which suffering arises. |
Idheva dukkhassa karohi antaṁ’, |
Make an end of suffering right here,’ |
Itissu maṁ citta pure niyuñjasi. |
so you urged me before, O mind. |
‘Aniccaṁ dukkhanti vipassa yoniso, |
‘See wisely that it is impermanent and suffering, |
Suññaṁ anattāti aghaṁ vadhanti ca; |
empty and not-self, and that it is a disease and a slaughter-house. |
Manovicāre uparundha cetaso’, |
Restrain the wanderings of the mind,’ |
Itissu maṁ citta pure niyuñjasi. |
so you urged me before, O mind. |
‘Muṇḍo virūpo abhisāpamāgato, |
‘Shaven-headed, of ugly appearance, having received a curse, |
Kapālahatthova kulesu bhikkhasu; |
with a bowl in your hand, a beggar among families, |
Yuñjassu satthuvacane mahesino’, |
apply yourself to the word of the Teacher, the great sage,’ |
Itissu maṁ citta pure niyuñjasi. |
so you urged me before, O mind. |
‘Susaṁvutatto visikhantare caraṁ, |
‘Walking between the houses with well-restrained self, |
Kulesu kāmesu asaṅgamānaso; |
with a mind unattached to sensual pleasures in families, |
Cando yathā dosinapuṇṇamāsiyā’, |
like the moon on a dark, full-moon night,’ |
Itissu maṁ citta pure niyuñjasi. |
so you urged me before, O mind. |
‘Āraññiko hohi ca piṇḍapātiko, |
‘Be a forest-dweller and an alms-food-eater, |
Sosāniko hohi ca paṁsukūliko; |
be a charnel-ground-dweller and a refuse-rag-wearer. |
Nesajjiko hohi sadā dhute rato’, |
Be a sitter and always delight in the ascetic practices,’ |
Itissu maṁ citta pure niyuñjasi. |
so you urged me before, O mind. |
Ropetva rukkhāni yathā phalesī, |
Having planted trees as if for their fruit, |
Mūle taruṁ chettu tameva icchasi; |
you wish to cut the very same tree at the root. |
Tathūpamaṁ cittamidaṁ karosi, |
You are making this mind like that, |
Yaṁ maṁ aniccamhi cale niyuñjasi. |
since you urge me on in what is impermanent and fickle. |
Arūpa dūraṅgama ekacāri, |
Formless, far-going, wandering alone, |
Na te karissaṁ vacanaṁ idānihaṁ; |
I will not do your word now. |
Dukkhā hi kāmā kaṭukā mahabbhayā, |
For sensual pleasures are suffering, bitter, of great fear; |
Nibbānamevābhimano carissaṁ. |
I will wander with my mind set on Nibbāna. |
Nāhaṁ alakkhyā ahirikkatāya vā, |
Not for the sake of bad luck or shamelessness, |
Na cittahetū na ca dūrakantanā; |
not for the sake of my mind nor because of a distant love, |
Ājīvahetū ca ahaṁ na nikkhamiṁ, |
nor for the sake of a livelihood did I go forth, |
Kato ca te citta paṭissavo mayā. |
and a promise was made to you by me, O mind. |
‘Appicchatā sappurisehi vaṇṇitā, |
‘Having few wants is praised by good men, |
Makkhappahānaṁ vupasamo dukhassa’; |
the abandoning of hypocrisy is the calming of suffering’; |
Itissu maṁ citta tadā niyuñjasi, |
so you urged me then, O mind, |
Idāni tvaṁ gacchasi pubbaciṇṇaṁ. |
now you go back to your old ways. |
Taṇhā avijjā ca piyāpiyañca, |
Craving and ignorance, and what is dear and not dear, |
Subhāni rūpāni sukhā ca vedanā; |
and beautiful forms and pleasant feelings, |
Manāpiyā kāmaguṇā ca vantā, |
and delightful sensual pleasures have been vomited up; |
Vante ahaṁ āvamituṁ na ussahe. |
I am not able to vomit up what has been vomited. |
Sabbattha te citta vaco kataṁ mayā, |
Everywhere your word has been done by me, O mind, |
Bahūsu jātīsu na mesi kopito; |
in many births I have not been angered by you. |
Ajjhattasambhavo kataññutāya te, |
Born within, for the sake of gratitude to you, |
Dukkhe ciraṁ saṁsaritaṁ tayā kate. |
I have wandered long in suffering, done by you. |
Tvaññeva no citta karosi brāhmaṇo, |
You alone, O mind, make us brahmins, |
Tvaṁ khattiyo rājadasī karosi; |
you make us kshatriyas and kings. |
Vessā ca suddā ca bhavāma ekadā, |
And we become vessas and suddas at one time, |
Devattanaṁ vāpi taveva vāhasā. |
and also attain the state of gods through your power. |
Taveva hetū asurā bhavāmase, |
Because of you we become asuras, |
Tvaṁmūlakaṁ nerayikā bhavāmase; |
because of you we become beings in hell. |
Atho tiracchānagatāpi ekadā, |
And at one time we go to the animal realm, |
Petattanaṁ vāpi taveva vāhasā. |
and also attain the state of ghosts through your power. |
Nanu dubbhissasi maṁ punappunaṁ, |
Surely you will deceive me again and again, |
Muhuṁ muhuṁ cāraṇikaṁva dassayaṁ; |
showing me again and again like a wandering actor. |
Ummattakeneva mayā palobhasi, |
You entice me as if with madness; |
Kiñcāpi te citta virādhitaṁ mayā. |
what have I failed to do for you, O mind? |
Idaṁ pure cittamacāri cārikaṁ, |
Formerly this mind wandered on its journeys, |
Yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ; |
where it wished, where it liked, as it pleased. |
Tadajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso, |
Today I will restrain it wisely, |
Hatthippabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho. |
like a mahout an elephant in must. |
Satthā ca me lokamimaṁ adhiṭṭhahi, |
The Teacher has established this world for me |
Aniccato addhuvato asārato; |
as impermanent, not lasting, without substance. |
Pakkhanda maṁ citta jinassa sāsane, |
Plunge me, O mind, into the teaching of the Jina, |
Tārehi oghā mahatā suduttarā. |
carry me across the great, very hard-to-cross flood. |
Na te idaṁ citta yathā purāṇakaṁ, |
This is not for you, O mind, as it was before, |
Nāhaṁ alaṁ tuyha vase nivattituṁ; |
I am not able to fall under your power. |
Mahesino pabbajitomhi sāsane, |
I have gone forth in the teaching of the great sage; |
Na mādisā honti vināsadhārino. |
those like me are not bearers of destruction. |
Nagā samuddā saritā vasundharā, |
Mountains, oceans, rivers, the earth, |
Disā catasso vidisā adho divā; |
the four directions, the intermediate directions, below, the sky, |
Sabbe aniccā tibhavā upaddutā, |
all are impermanent, the three realms are afflicted. |
Kuhiṁ gato citta sukhaṁ ramissasi. |
Where, having gone, O mind, will you delight happily? |
Dhitipparaṁ kiṁ mama citta kāhisi, |
Going beyond steadfastness, what will you do to me, O mind? |
Na te alaṁ citta vasānuvattako; |
I am not able to follow your will, O mind. |
Na jātu bhastaṁ ubhatomukhaṁ chupe, |
One should not touch a bag open at both ends; |
Dhiratthu pūraṁ nava sotasandaniṁ. |
fie on this body full of the nine flowing streams. |
Varāhaeṇeyyavigāḷhasevite, |
Frequented by boars and deer, |
Pabbhārakuṭṭe pakateva sundare; |
in a mountain cleft made as if beautiful, |
Navambunā pāvusasitthakānane, |
in the forest watered with new water by the rains, |
Tahiṁ guhāgehagato ramissasi. |
there, having gone to a cave-house, you will delight. |
Sunīlagīvā susikhā supekhunā, |
With beautiful blue necks, beautiful crests, beautiful plumes, |
Sucittapattacchadanā vihaṅgamā; |
with beautifully colored feather-coverings, the birds, |
Sumañjughosatthanitābhigajjino, |
thundering with a beautiful, gentle sound, |
Te taṁ ramessanti vanamhi jhāyinaṁ. |
they will delight you as you meditate in the forest. |
Vuṭṭhamhi deve caturaṅgule tiṇe, |
When the god has rained on the four-inch grass, |
Sampupphite meghanibhamhi kānane; |
in the cloud-like forest in full bloom, |
Nagantare viṭapisamo sayissaṁ, |
I will lie down like a branch in a mountain cleft, |
Taṁ me mudū hehiti tūlasannibhaṁ. |
that will be soft for me, like cotton. |
Tathā tu kassāmi yathāpi issaro, |
And I will act thus as if I were the master, |
Yaṁ labbhati tenapi hotu me alaṁ; |
with what I get, let that be enough for me. |
Na tāhaṁ kassāmi yathā atandito, |
I will not act thus as if tireless, |
Biḷārabhastaṁva yathā sumadditaṁ. |
like a well-beaten cat-skin bag. |
Tathā tu kassāmi yathāpi issaro, |
And I will act thus as if I were the master, |
Yaṁ labbhati tenapi hotu me alaṁ; |
with what I get, let that be enough for me. |
Viriyena taṁ mayha vasānayissaṁ, |
With energy I will bring it under my control, |
Gajaṁva mattaṁ kusalaṅkusaggaho. |
like a skilled mahout with a goad a maddened elephant. |
Tayā sudantena avaṭṭhitena hi, |
With you well-tamed and established, indeed, |
Hayena yoggācariyova ujjunā; |
like a good charioteer with a straight horse, |
Pahomi maggaṁ paṭipajjituṁ sivaṁ, |
I am able to practice the auspicious path, |
Cittānurakkhīhi sadā nisevitaṁ. |
always frequented by those who guard their minds. |
Ārammaṇe taṁ balasā nibandhisaṁ, |
I will bind you firmly to the object, |
Nāgaṁva thambhamhi daḷhāya rajjuyā; |
like a naga to a post with a strong rope. |
Taṁ me suguttaṁ satiyā subhāvitaṁ, |
Well-guarded by me with mindfulness, well-developed, |
Anissitaṁ sabbabhavesu hehisi. |
you will be unattached to all existences. |
Paññāya chetvā vipathānusārinaṁ, |
Having cut off the follower of the wrong path with wisdom, |
Yogena niggayha pathe nivesiya; |
having restrained him with the yoke and established him on the path, |
Disvā samudayaṁ vibhavañca sambhavaṁ, |
having seen the origin, the passing away, and the arising, |
Dāyādako hehisi aggavādino. |
you will be an heir of the one who speaks the supreme. |
Catubbipallāsavasaṁ adhiṭṭhitaṁ, |
Established in the power of the four perversions, |
Gāmaṇḍalaṁva parinesi citta maṁ; |
you lead me about like a village boy, O mind. |
Nanu saṁyojanabandhanacchidaṁ, |
Surely you will serve the compassionate great sage, |
Saṁsevase kāruṇikaṁ mahāmuniṁ. |
the one who cuts the bonds of the fetters. |
Migo yathā seri sucittakānane, |
Like a deer at ease in a beautiful forest, |
Rammaṁ giriṁ pāvusaabbhamāliniṁ; |
on a charming mountain garlanded with rain-clouds, |
Anākule tattha nage ramissaṁ, |
I will delight on that untroubled mountain; |
Asaṁsayaṁ citta parā bhavissasi. |
without a doubt, O mind, you will be defeated. |
Ye tuyha chandena vasena vattino, |
Those who are under your will and power, |
Narā ca nārī ca anubhonti yaṁ sukhaṁ; |
men and women, whatever happiness they experience, |
Aviddasū māravasānuvattino, |
the ignorant, who follow the power of Māra, |
Bhavābhinandī tava citta sāvakā”ti. |
they delight in existence, your disciples, O mind.” |
… Tālapuṭo thero … |
… The Elder Tālapuṭa … |
Paññāsanipāto niṭṭhito. |
The Book of Fifties is finished. |
Tatruddānaṁ |
The summary there: |
Paññāsamhi nipātamhi, |
In the Book of Fifty, |
eko tālapuṭo suci; |
the pure Tālapuṭa is the only one. |
Gāthāyo tattha paññāsa, |
The verses there are fifty, |
puna pañca ca uttarīti. |
and five more besides. |
--- Thag20.1 Mahāmoggallānattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag20.1 The Verses of the Elder Mahāmoggallāna --- |
“Āraññikā piṇḍapātikā, |
“Forest-dwellers, alms-food-eaters, |
uñchāpattāgate ratā; |
delighting in what comes from gleaning with the alms-bowl, |
Dālemu maccuno senaṁ, |
let us shatter the army of death, |
ajjhattaṁ susamāhitā. |
well-concentrated within ourselves. |
Āraññikā piṇḍapātikā, |
Forest-dwellers, alms-food-eaters, |
uñchāpattāgate ratā; |
delighting in what comes from gleaning with the alms-bowl, |
Dhunāma maccuno senaṁ, |
we will shake the army of death, |
naḷāgāraṁva kuñjaro. |
as an elephant a reed hut. |
Rukkhamūlikā sātatikā, |
Tree-root-dwellers, persevering, |
uñchāpattāgate ratā; |
delighting in what comes from gleaning with the alms-bowl, |
Dālemu maccuno senaṁ, |
let us shatter the army of death, |
ajjhattaṁ susamāhitā. |
well-concentrated within ourselves. |
Rukkhamūlikā sātatikā, |
Tree-root-dwellers, persevering, |
uñchāpattāgate ratā; |
delighting in what comes from gleaning with the alms-bowl, |
Dhunāma maccuno senaṁ, |
we will shake the army of death, |
naḷāgāraṁva kuñjaro”. |
as an elephant a reed hut.” |
“Aṭṭhikaṅkalakuṭike, |
“In a hut of bones, |
maṁsanhārupasibbite; |
sewn together with flesh and sinews, |
Dhiratthu pure duggandhe, |
fie on this foul-smelling body, |
paragatte mamāyase. |
which you claim as your own. |
Gūthabhaste taconaddhe, |
A bag of excrement, wrapped in skin, |
uragaṇḍipisācini; |
a she-demon with a swollen belly, |
Nava sotāni te kāye, |
nine streams are in your body, |
yāni sandanti sabbadā. |
which flow always. |
Tava sarīraṁ navasotaṁ, |
Your body has nine streams, |
Duggandhakaraṁ paribandhaṁ; |
it is foul-smelling, a bond. |
Bhikkhu parivajjayate taṁ, |
A bhikkhu avoids it, |
Mīḷhaṁ ca yathā sucikāmo. |
as one who desires purity avoids excrement. |
Evañce taṁ jano jaññā, |
If people knew you |
yathā jānāmi taṁ ahaṁ; |
as I know you, |
Ārakā parivajjeyya, |
they would avoid you from afar, |
gūthaṭṭhānaṁva pāvuse”. |
as a place of excrement in the rainy season.” |
“Evametaṁ mahāvīra, |
“Thus it is, great hero, |
yathā samaṇa bhāsasi; |
as you say, O ascetic. |
Ettha ceke visīdanti, |
Here some sink down, |
paṅkamhiva jaraggavo”. |
like an old ox in the mud.” |
“Ākāsamhi haliddiyā, |
“He who would think of dyeing |
yo maññetha rajetave; |
the sky with turmeric, |
Aññena vāpi raṅgena, |
or with any other color, |
vighātudayameva taṁ. |
it would be a source of trouble for him. |
Tadākāsasamaṁ cittaṁ, |
That mind, like the sky, |
ajjhattaṁ susamāhitaṁ; |
is well-concentrated within. |
Mā pāpacitte āsādi, |
Do not approach it with an evil mind, |
aggikhandhaṁva pakkhimā”. |
like a moth a mass of fire.” |
“Passa cittakataṁ bimbaṁ, |
“Behold the painted puppet, |
arukāyaṁ samussitaṁ; |
a heap of sores, piled up, |
Āturaṁ bahusaṅkappaṁ, |
sick, much thought of, |
yassa natthi dhuvaṁ ṭhiti. |
for which there is no lasting stability. |
Passa cittakataṁ rūpaṁ, |
Behold the painted form, |
maṇinā kuṇḍalena ca; |
with a jewel and an earring, |
Aṭṭhiṁ tacena onaddhaṁ, |
a bone wrapped in skin, |
saha vatthehi sobhati. |
it shines with its clothes. |
Alattakakatā pādā, |
Its feet dyed with lac, |
mukhaṁ cuṇṇakamakkhitaṁ; |
its face smeared with powder, |
Alaṁ bālassa mohāya, |
enough to delude a fool, |
no ca pāragavesino. |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
Aṭṭhapadakatā kesā, |
Its hair done in eight braids, |
nettā añjanamakkhitā; |
its eyes smeared with ointment, |
Alaṁ bālassa mohāya, |
enough to delude a fool, |
no ca pāragavesino. |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
Añjanīva navā cittā, |
Like a new painted cosmetic box, |
pūtikāyo alaṅkato; |
a foul body adorned, |
Alaṁ bālassa mohāya, |
enough to delude a fool, |
no ca pāragavesino. |
but not for one seeking the far shore. |
Odahi migavo pāsaṁ, |
The hunter set the trap, |
nāsadā vāguraṁ migo; |
the deer did not approach the snare. |
Bhutvā nivāpaṁ gacchāma, |
Having eaten the bait, we go, |
kaddante migabandhake. |
while the deer-catchers lament. |
Chinno pāso migavassa, |
The hunter’s trap is broken, |
nāsadā vāguraṁ migo; |
the deer did not approach the snare. |
Bhutvā nivāpaṁ gacchāma, |
Having eaten the bait, we go, |
socante migaluddake”. |
while the deer-hunters grieve.” |
“Tadāsi yaṁ bhiṁsanakaṁ, |
“Then there was what was dreadful, |
tadāsi lomahaṁsanaṁ; |
then there was what was hair-raising, |
Anekākārasampanne, |
when Sāriputta, endowed with many qualities, |
sāriputtamhi nibbute. |
was extinguished. |
Aniccā vata saṅkhārā, |
Impermanent indeed are formations, |
uppādavayadhammino; |
of the nature to arise and pass away. |
Upajjitvā nirujjhanti, |
Having arisen, they cease; |
tesaṁ vūpasamo sukho. |
their calming is happiness. |
Sukhumaṁ te paṭivijjhanti, |
They penetrate the subtle, |
vālaggaṁ usunā yathā; |
as one pierces a hair-tip with an arrow, |
Ye pañcakkhandhe passanti, |
those who see the five aggregates |
parato no ca attato. |
as other, not as self. |
Ye ca passanti saṅkhāre, |
And those who see formations |
parato no ca attato; |
as other, not as self, |
Paccabyādhiṁsu nipuṇaṁ, |
they have penetrated the subtle, |
vālaggaṁ usunā yathā. |
as one pierces a hair-tip with an arrow. |
Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, |
As if struck by a sword, |
ḍayhamānova matthake; |
or as if his head were on fire, |
Kāmarāgappahānāya, |
a bhikkhu should wander mindfully |
sato bhikkhu paribbaje. |
for the abandoning of sensual lust. |
Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, |
As if struck by a sword, |
ḍayhamānova matthake; |
or as if his head were on fire, |
Bhavarāgappahānāya, |
a bhikkhu should wander mindfully |
sato bhikkhu paribbaje. |
for the abandoning of the lust for existence. |
Codito bhāvitattena, |
Urged on by one with a developed mind, |
sarīrantimadhārinā; |
the bearer of the final body, |
Migāramātupāsādaṁ, |
I shook the palace of Migāra’s mother |
pādaṅguṭṭhena kampayiṁ. |
with my big toe. |
Nayidaṁ sithilamārabbha, |
This is not to be achieved by slack effort, |
nayidaṁ appena thāmasā; |
this is not to be achieved with little strength, |
Nibbānamadhigantabbaṁ, |
the attainment of Nibbāna, |
sabbaganthapamocanaṁ. |
the release from all bonds. |
Ayañca daharo bhikkhu, |
And this young bhikkhu, |
ayamuttamaporiso; |
this supreme person, |
Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ, |
bears his final body, |
jetvā māraṁ savāhiniṁ. |
having conquered Māra and his army. |
Vivaramanupabhanti vijjutā, |
Lightning flashes fall |
Vebhārassa ca paṇḍavassa ca; |
on Vebhāra and Paṇḍava. |
Nagavivaragato jhāyati, |
Gone to the cleft of the mountains, he meditates, |
Putto appaṭimassa tādino. |
the son of the peerless Such One. |
Upasanto uparato, |
Peaceful, restrained, |
pantasenāsano muni; |
a sage in a remote lodging, |
Dāyādo buddhaseṭṭhassa, |
the heir of the supreme Buddha, |
brahmunā abhivandito”. |
is worshipped by Brahmā.” |
“Upasantaṁ uparataṁ, |
“The peaceful, restrained, |
pantasenāsanaṁ muniṁ; |
sage in a remote lodging, |
Dāyādaṁ buddhaseṭṭhassa, |
the heir of the supreme Buddha, |
vanda brāhmaṇa kassapaṁ. |
worship him, brahmin Kassapa. |
Yo ca jātisataṁ gacche, |
And he who would go through a hundred births, |
sabbā brāhmaṇajātiyo; |
all of them brahmin births, |
Sottiyo vedasampanno, |
a scholar, a master of the Veda, |
manussesu punappunaṁ. |
again and again among men, |
Ajjhāyakopi ce assa, |
and if he were a great scholar, |
tiṇṇaṁ vedāna pāragū; |
a master of the three Vedas, |
Etassa vandanāyetaṁ, |
his worship would not be worth |
kalaṁ nāgghati soḷasiṁ. |
the sixteenth part of this one’s. |
Yo so aṭṭha vimokkhāni, |
He who experienced the eight liberations |
purebhattaṁ aphassayi; |
before his meal, |
Anulomaṁ paṭilomaṁ, |
in forward and reverse order, |
tato piṇḍāya gacchati. |
then goes for alms. |
Tādisaṁ bhikkhuṁ māsādi, |
Do not harm such a bhikkhu, |
māttānaṁ khaṇi brāhmaṇa; |
do not harm yourself, brahmin. |
Abhippasādehi manaṁ, |
Make your mind confident |
arahantamhi tādine; |
in the Arahant, the Such One. |
Khippaṁ pañjaliko vanda, |
Quickly, with hands clasped in reverence, worship him, |
mā te vijaṭi matthakaṁ”. |
lest your head be split apart.” |
“Neso passati saddhammaṁ, |
“He does not see the true Dhamma, |
saṁsārena purakkhato; |
preceded by the round of rebirth, |
Adhogamaṁ jimhapathaṁ, |
he follows the crooked path, the wrong way. |
kummaggamanudhāvati. |
Like a worm smeared with excrement, |
Kimīva mīḷhasallitto, |
infatuated with the formations, |
saṅkhāre adhimucchito; |
sunk in gain and honor, |
Pagāḷho lābhasakkāre, |
the empty fool goes on.” |
tuccho gacchati poṭṭhilo”. |
“And see this one coming, |
“Imañca passa āyantaṁ, |
Sāriputta, of beautiful appearance, |
sāriputtaṁ sudassanaṁ; |
liberated in both ways, |
Vimuttaṁ ubhatobhāge, |
well-concentrated within himself. |
ajjhattaṁ susamāhitaṁ. |
With his dart removed, his fetters destroyed, |
Visallaṁ khīṇasaṁyogaṁ, |
with the three true knowledges, who has escaped death, |
tevijjaṁ maccuhāyinaṁ; |
worthy of offerings from men, |
Dakkhiṇeyyaṁ manussānaṁ, |
the unsurpassed field of merit.” |
puññakkhettaṁ anuttaraṁ”. |
“These many gods, |
“Ete sambahulā devā, |
powerful and glorious, |
iddhimanto yasassino; |
ten thousand gods, |
Dasa devasahassāni, |
all of them attendants of Brahmā, |
sabbe brahmapurohitā; |
paying homage to Moggallāna, |
Moggallānaṁ namassantā, |
stand with hands raised in reverence. |
tiṭṭhanti pañjalīkatā. |
‘Homage to you, O thoroughbred of men, |
‘Namo te purisājañña, |
homage to you, O supreme person, |
namo te purisuttama; |
whose taints are destroyed, |
Yassa te āsavā khīṇā, |
you are worthy of offerings, O venerable sir.’ |
dakkhiṇeyyosi mārisa’. |
Worshipped by the king of men, |
Pūjito naradevena, |
born to overcome death, |
uppanno maraṇābhibhū; |
he is not stained by the formations, |
Puṇḍarīkaṁva toyena, |
like a white lotus by water. |
saṅkhārenupalippati. |
He by whom in a moment a thousandfold world |
Yassa muhuttena sahassadhā loko, |
is known, with its Brahmā realm, a master, |
Saṁvidito sabrahmakappo vasi; |
in psychic power, in passing away and rebirth, in time, |
Iddhiguṇe cutupapāte kāle, |
that bhikkhu sees the gods.” |
Passati devatā sa bhikkhu”. |
“In wisdom, like Sāriputta, |
“Sāriputtova paññāya, |
in virtue and in peace, |
sīlena upasamena ca; |
a bhikkhu who has gone to the far shore, |
Yopi pāraṅgato bhikkhu, |
would be at most his equal. |
etāvaparamo siyā. |
I can create a hundred thousand |
Koṭisatasahassassa, |
bodies in an instant. |
Attabhāvaṁ khaṇena nimmine; |
I am skilled in transformations, |
Ahaṁ vikubbanāsu kusalo, |
I am a master of psychic power. |
Vasībhūtomhi iddhiyā. |
Having gone to the perfection of mastery in concentration and knowledge, |
Samādhivijjāvasipāramīgato, |
of the Moggallāna clan, in the teaching of the Fearless One, |
Moggallānagotto asitassa sāsane; |
the wise one with concentrated faculties has cut through, |
Dhīro samucchindi samāhitindriyo, |
as a naga a binding of pūtika creepers. |
Nāgo yathā pūtilataṁva bandhanaṁ. |
The Teacher has been served by me, |
Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, |
the Buddha’s teaching has been done. |
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ; |
The heavy burden has been laid down, |
Ohito garuko bhāro, |
the guide to existence is rooted out. |
bhavanetti samūhatā. |
The purpose for which I went forth |
Yassa catthāya pabbajito, |
from home into homelessness, |
agārasmānagāriyaṁ; |
that goal has been reached by me: |
So me attho anuppatto, |
the destruction of all fetters. |
sabbasaṁyojanakkhayo. |
What kind of hell was it |
Kīdiso nirayo āsi, |
where Dussī was baked, |
yattha dussī apaccatha; |
having assailed the disciple Vidhura |
Vidhuraṁ sāvakamāsajja, |
and the brahmin Kakusandha? |
kakusandhañca brāhmaṇaṁ. |
There were a hundred iron stakes, |
Sataṁ āsi ayosaṅkū, |
all bringing individual pain. |
sabbe paccattavedanā; |
Such was the hell |
Īdiso nirayo āsi, |
where Dussī was baked, |
yattha dussī apaccatha; |
having assailed the disciple Vidhura |
Vidhuraṁ sāvakamāsajja, |
and the brahmin Kakusandha. |
kakusandhañca brāhmaṇaṁ. |
He who knows this, |
Yo etamabhijānāti, |
a bhikkhu, a disciple of the Buddha, |
bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako; |
having assailed such a bhikkhu, |
Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja, |
O Black One, you will come to suffering. |
kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi. |
In the middle of the ocean stand |
Majjhesarasmiṁ tiṭṭhanti, |
mansions that last for an eon, |
vimānā kappaṭhāyino; |
of the color of beryl, radiant, |
Veḷuriyavaṇṇā rucirā, |
flaming and shining. |
accimanto pabhassarā; |
Apsaras dance there, |
Accharā tattha naccanti, |
of many various colors. |
puthu nānattavaṇṇiyo. |
He who knows this, |
Yo etamabhijānāti, |
… and so on … |
… pe |
O Black One, you will come to suffering. |
… |
He who, being urged by the Buddha, |
kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi. |
while the Sangha of bhikkhus looked on, |
Yo ve buddhena codito, |
shook the palace of Migāra’s mother |
bhikkhusaṅghassa pekkhato; |
with his big toe. |
Migāramātupāsādaṁ, |
He who knows this, |
pādaṅguṭṭhena kampayi. |
… and so on … |
Yo etamabhijānāti, |
O Black One, you will come to suffering. |
… pe |
He shook the Vejayanta palace |
… |
with his big toe, |
kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi. |
supported by his psychic power, |
Yo vejayantapāsādaṁ, |
and he made the gods tremble. |
pādaṅguṭṭhena kampayi; |
He who knows this, |
Iddhibalenupatthaddho, |
… and so on … |
saṁvejesi ca devatā. |
O Black One, you will come to suffering. |
Yo etamabhijānāti, |
He questioned Sakka |
… pe |
in the Vejayanta palace: |
… |
‘Do you know, friend, |
kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi. |
the liberations through the destruction of craving?’ |
Yo vejayantapāsāde, |
To him Sakka answered |
sakkaṁ so paripucchati; |
the question asked, as it was. |
Api āvuso jānāsi, |
“He who knows this, |
taṇhakkhayavimuttiyo; |
… and so on … |
Tassa sakko viyākāsi, |
O Black One, you will come to suffering. |
pañhaṁ puṭṭho yathātathaṁ”. |
He questioned Brahmā, |
“Yo etamabhijānāti, |
standing in the Sudhammā assembly: |
… pe |
‘Friend, do you still have that view |
… |
that you had before? |
kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi. |
Do you see the radiance |
Yo brahmānaṁ paripucchati, |
passing beyond the Brahmā world?’ |
Sudhammāyaṁ ṭhito sabhaṁ; |
To him Brahmā answered |
Ajjāpi tyāvuso sā diṭṭhi, |
the question asked, as it was: |
Yā te diṭṭhi pure ahu; |
‘Sir, I do not have that view |
Passasi vītivattantaṁ, |
that I had before. |
Brahmaloke pabhassaraṁ. |
I see the radiance |
Tassa brahmā viyākāsi, |
passing beyond the Brahmā world. |
pañhaṁ puṭṭho yathātathaṁ; |
How could I today say |
Na me mārisa sā diṭṭhi, |
that I am eternal, everlasting?’ |
yā me diṭṭhi pure ahu. |
“He who knows this, |
Passāmi vītivattantaṁ, |
… and so on … |
brahmaloke pabhassaraṁ; |
O Black One, you will come to suffering. |
Sohaṁ ajja kathaṁ vajjaṁ, |
He who touched the peak of Mahāneru |
ahaṁ niccomhi sassato”. |
with his liberation, |
“Yo etamabhijānāti, |
the forest of the Pubbavidehas, |
… pe |
and the men who lie on the earth. |
… |
He who knows this, |
kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi. |
a bhikkhu, a disciple of the Buddha, |
Yo mahāneruno kūṭaṁ, |
having assailed such a bhikkhu, |
vimokkhena aphassayi; |
O Black One, you will come to suffering. |
Vanaṁ pubbavidehānaṁ, |
Indeed, a fire does not think, |
ye ca bhūmisayā narā. |
‘I am burning a fool.’ |
Yo etamabhijānāti, |
A fool, having approached a blazing fire, |
bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako; |
is burned by it. |
Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja, |
Even so you, Māra, |
kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasi. |
having assailed the Tathāgata, |
Na ve aggi cetayati, |
will burn yourself, |
ahaṁ bālaṁ ḍahāmīti; |
like a fool touching a fire. |
Bālova jalitaṁ aggiṁ, |
Māra has begotten demerit, |
āsajja naṁ paḍayhati. |
having assailed the Tathāgata. |
Evamevaṁ tuvaṁ māra, |
What do you think, O evil one, |
āsajja naṁ tathāgataṁ; |
that my evil does not ripen? |
Sayaṁ ḍahissasi attānaṁ, |
Your evil is accumulating, |
bālo aggiṁva samphusaṁ. |
for a long time, O end-maker. |
Apuññaṁ pasavī māro, |
Māra, give up hope in the Buddha, |
āsajja naṁ tathāgataṁ; |
do not have hopes for the bhikkhus.” |
Kiṁ nu maññasi pāpima, |
“Thus the bhikkhu rebuked Māra |
na me pāpaṁ vipaccati. |
in the Bhesakaḷā forest. |
Karato te cīyate pāpaṁ, |
Then that dejected yakkha |
cirarattāya antaka; |
disappeared right there.” |
Māra nibbinda buddhamhā, |
Thus the venerable Elder Mahāmoggallāna spoke the verses. |
āsaṁ mākāsi bhikkhusu”. |
The Book of Sixties is finished. |
“Iti māraṁ atajjesi, |
The summary there: |
bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane; |
In the Book of Sixty, |
Tato so dummano yakkho, |
Moggallāna of great psychic power |
tatthevantaradhāyathā”ti. |
is the only elder, and the verses |
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā mahāmoggallāno thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti. |
are sixty-eight. |
Saṭṭhinipāto niṭṭhito. |
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Tatruddānaṁ |
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Saṭṭhikamhi nipātamhi, |
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moggallāno mahiddhiko; |
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Ekova theragāthāyo, |
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aṭṭhasaṭṭhi bhavanti tāti. |
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--- Thag21.1 Vaṅgīsattheragāthā --- |
--- Thag21.1 The Verses of the Elder Vaṅgīsa --- |
“Nikkhantaṁ vata maṁ santaṁ, |
“I, who have gone forth |
agārasmānagāriyaṁ; |
from home into homelessness, |
Vitakkā upadhāvanti, |
am assailed by these thoughts, |
pagabbhā kaṇhato ime. |
these impudent ones from the Black One. |
Uggaputtā mahissāsā, |
Mighty archers, sons of nobles, |
sikkhitā daḷhadhammino; |
well-trained, with strong bows, |
Samantā parikireyyuṁ, |
would surround me from all sides, |
sahassaṁ apalāyinaṁ. |
a thousand who would not flee. |
Sacepi ettakā bhiyyo, |
Even if more women |
āgamissanti itthiyo; |
than that should come, |
Neva maṁ byādhayissanti, |
they would not disturb me, |
dhamme samhi patiṭṭhito. |
for I am established in the Dhamma. |
Sakkhī hi me sutaṁ etaṁ, |
I have indeed heard this as a witness |
buddhassādiccabandhuno; |
from the Buddha, kinsman of the sun, |
Nibbānagamanaṁ maggaṁ, |
the path leading to Nibbāna, |
tattha me nirato mano. |
and my mind delights in that. |
Evañce maṁ viharantaṁ, |
If you should approach me |
pāpima upagacchasi; |
dwelling thus, O evil one, |
Tathā maccu karissāmi, |
I will act in such a way, O death, |
na me maggampi dakkhasi. |
that you will not see my path. |
Aratiñca ratiñca pahāya, |
Having abandoned discontent and delight, |
Sabbaso gehasitañca vitakkaṁ; |
and all thought based on the home, |
Vanathaṁ na kareyya kuhiñci, |
one would not make an obsession anywhere; |
Nibbanatho avanatho sa bhikkhu. |
he who is without obsession, without obsession, is that bhikkhu. |
Yamidha pathaviñca vehāsaṁ, |
Whatever in this earth and sky, |
Rūpagataṁ jagatogadhaṁ kiñci; |
whatever has form, is sunk in the world, |
Parijīyati sabbamaniccaṁ, |
all that is perishing, impermanent; |
Evaṁ samecca caranti mutattā. |
having understood thus, they wander with their minds released. |
Upadhīsu janā gadhitāse, |
People are attached to attachments, |
Diṭṭhasute paṭighe ca mute ca; |
in what is seen and heard, in what is thought and sensed. |
Ettha vinodaya chandamanejo, |
Here one should remove desire, unagitated; |
Yo hettha na limpati muni tamāhu. |
he who is not stained here, him they call a sage. |
Atha saṭṭhisitā savitakkā, |
And the sixty attachments with their thoughts, |
Puthujjanatāya adhammā niviṭṭhā; |
based on the common life, established in non-Dhamma, |
Na ca vaggagatassa kuhiñci, |
he who is not in any group, |
No pana duṭṭhullagāhī sa bhikkhu. |
nor is that bhikkhu a holder of gross views. |
Dabbo cirarattasamāhito, |
A clever one, long-concentrated, |
Akuhako nipako apihālu; |
not a hypocrite, skilled, without longing, |
Santaṁ padaṁ ajjhagamā muni, |
the sage has attained the peaceful state; |
Paṭicca parinibbuto kaṅkhati kālaṁ. |
having realized, he awaits his time, fully extinguished. |
Mānaṁ pajahassu gotama, |
Abandon conceit, Gotama, |
Mānapathañca jahassu asesaṁ; |
abandon the path of conceit completely. |
Mānapathamhi sa mucchito, |
Infatuated on the path of conceit, |
Vippaṭisārīhuvā cirarattaṁ. |
you will be full of remorse for a long time. |
Makkhena makkhitā pajā, |
People smeared with hypocrisy, |
Mānahatā nirayaṁ papatanti; |
struck down by conceit, fall into hell. |
Socanti janā cirarattaṁ, |
People grieve for a long time, |
Mānahatā nirayaṁ upapannā. |
struck down by conceit, they have gone to hell. |
Na hi socati bhikkhu kadāci, |
Indeed, a bhikkhu never grieves, |
Maggajino sammā paṭipanno; |
a conqueror of the path, rightly practiced. |
Kittiñca sukhañcānubhoti, |
He experiences fame and happiness; |
Dhammadasoti tamāhu tathattaṁ. |
they call him a seer of the Dhamma, because he is so. |
Tasmā akhilo idha padhānavā, |
Therefore, being without hindrances here, being energetic, |
Nīvaraṇāni pahāya visuddho; |
having abandoned the hindrances, being pure, |
Mānañca pahāya asesaṁ, |
and having abandoned conceit completely, |
Vijjāyantakaro samitāvī”. |
he is a knower of the end of knowledge, pacified.” |
“Kāmarāgena ḍayhāmi, |
“I am burning with sensual lust, |
cittaṁ me pariḍayhati; |
my mind is on fire. |
Sādhu nibbāpanaṁ brūhi, |
Please tell me the quenching, |
anukampāya gotama”. |
out of compassion, Gotama.” |
“Saññāya vipariyesā, |
“Because of a perversion of perception, |
cittaṁ te pariḍayhati; |
your mind is on fire. |
Nimittaṁ parivajjehi, |
Avoid the sign |
subhaṁ rāgūpasaṁhitaṁ. (…) |
of the beautiful connected with lust. (…) |
Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi, |
Develop your mind on the foul, |
ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ; |
one-pointed and well-concentrated. |
Sati kāyagatā tyatthu, |
Let there be mindfulness directed to the body, |
nibbidābahulo bhava. |
be full of disenchantment. |
Animittañca bhāvehi, |
And develop the signless, |
mānānusayamujjaha; |
abandon the latent tendency to conceit. |
Tato mānābhisamayā, |
Then, from the full understanding of conceit, |
upasanto carissasi”. |
you will wander at peace.” |
“Tameva vācaṁ bhāseyya, |
“One should speak only that word |
yāyattānaṁ na tāpaye; |
by which one does not torment oneself, |
Pare ca na vihiṁseyya, |
and which does not harm others; |
sā ve vācā subhāsitā. |
that is indeed a well-spoken word. |
Piyavācameva bhāseyya, |
One should speak only a pleasant word, |
yā vācā paṭinanditā; |
a word that is welcomed. |
Yaṁ anādāya pāpāni, |
What, not taking up evil things, |
paresaṁ bhāsate piyaṁ. |
one speaks pleasant to others. |
Saccaṁ ve amatā vācā, |
Truth is indeed the immortal word, |
esa dhammo sanantano; |
this is the eternal Dhamma. |
Sacce atthe ca dhamme ca, |
The good say they are established |
āhu santo patiṭṭhitā. |
in truth, in the goal, and in the Dhamma. |
Yaṁ buddho bhāsati vācaṁ, |
The word that the Buddha speaks, |
khemaṁ nibbānapattiyā; |
safe for the attainment of Nibbāna, |
Dukkhassantakiriyāya, |
for the making of an end of suffering, |
sā ve vācānamuttamā”. |
that is indeed the best of words.” |
“Gambhīrapañño medhāvī, |
“Of profound wisdom, wise, |
maggāmaggassa kovido; |
skilled in the path and the non-path, |
Sāriputto mahāpañño, |
Sāriputta of great wisdom |
dhammaṁ deseti bhikkhunaṁ. |
teaches the Dhamma to the bhikkhus. |
Saṅkhittenapi deseti, |
He teaches in brief, |
vitthārenapi bhāsati; |
he speaks also in detail. |
Sālikāyiva nigghoso, |
His eloquence flows forth, |
paṭibhānaṁ udiyyati. |
like the sound of a sālikā bird. |
Tassa taṁ desayantassa, |
As he is teaching, |
suṇanti madhuraṁ giraṁ; |
they listen to his sweet voice, |
Sarena rajanīyena, |
with an alluring, pleasing, |
savanīyena vaggunā; |
lovely voice. |
Udaggacittā muditā, |
With elated minds, joyful, |
sotaṁ odhenti bhikkhavo”. |
the bhikkhus incline their ear.” |
“Ajja pannarase visuddhiyā, |
“Today on the fifteenth day of purity, |
Bhikkhū pañcasatā samāgatā; |
five hundred bhikkhus have gathered, |
Saṁyojanabandhanacchidā, |
cutters of the fetters of craving, |
Anīghā khīṇapunabbhavā isī. |
sages without trouble, whose rebirth is destroyed. |
Cakkavattī yathā rājā, |
Just as a wheel-turning king, |
amaccaparivārito; |
surrounded by his ministers, |
Samantā anupariyeti, |
goes all around |
sāgarantaṁ mahiṁ imaṁ. |
this earth up to the ocean’s edge, |
Evaṁ vijitasaṅgāmaṁ, |
so they attend on the conqueror of the battle, |
satthavāhaṁ anuttaraṁ; |
the unsurpassed caravan-leader, |
Sāvakā payirupāsanti, |
the disciples, possessors of the three true knowledges, |
tevijjā maccuhāyino. |
who have escaped death. |
Sabbe bhagavato puttā, |
All are the sons of the Blessed One, |
palāpettha na vijjati; |
there is no chaff here. |
Taṇhāsallassa hantāraṁ, |
I salute the dispeller of the arrow of craving, |
vande ādiccabandhunaṁ. |
the kinsman of the sun. |
Parosahassaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ, |
More than a thousand bhikkhus |
sugataṁ payirupāsati; |
attend on the Well-gone-One, |
Desentaṁ virajaṁ dhammaṁ, |
as he teaches the dustless Dhamma, |
nibbānaṁ akutobhayaṁ. |
Nibbāna, free from fear. |
Suṇanti dhammaṁ vimalaṁ, |
They listen to the pure Dhamma, |
sammāsambuddhadesitaṁ; |
taught by the Perfectly Enlightened One. |
Sobhati vata sambuddho, |
The Sambuddha indeed shines, |
bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhato. |
at the head of the Sangha of bhikkhus. |
‘Nāganāmo’si bhagavā, |
‘Nāga-named’ are you, O Blessed One, |
isīnaṁ isisattamo; |
the seventh of the sages. |
Mahāmeghova hutvāna, |
Like a great cloud, having become so, |
sāvake abhivassasi. |
you rain upon your disciples. |
Divā vihārā nikkhamma, |
Having come out from my day-abode, |
satthudassanakamyatā; |
desiring to see the Teacher, |
Sāvako te mahāvīra, |
your disciple, O great hero, |
pāde vandati vaṅgiso”. |
Vaṅgīsa, worships your feet.” |
“Ummaggapathaṁ mārassa, |
“Having overcome the wrong path of Māra, |
Abhibhuyya carati pabhijja khīlāni; |
he wanders, having broken the posts. |
Taṁ passatha bandhapamuñcakaraṁ, |
See him, the maker of release from bonds, |
Asitaṁva bhāgaso pavibhajja. |
dividing the unattached into shares. |
Oghassa hi nitaraṇatthaṁ, |
For the sake of crossing the flood, |
Anekavihitaṁ maggaṁ akkhāsi; |
he has declared the path in many ways. |
Tasmiñca amate akkhāte, |
And when that deathless has been declared, |
Dhammadasā ṭhitā asaṁhīrā. |
the seers of the Dhamma stand unshaken. |
Pajjotakaro ativijjha, |
The lamp-maker, having pierced through, |
Sabbaṭhitīnaṁ atikkamamaddasa; |
saw the transcending of all states. |
Ñatvā ca sacchikatvā ca, |
Having known and realized, |
Aggaṁ so desayi dasaddhānaṁ. |
he, the supreme, taught it to the ten directions. |
Evaṁ sudesite dhamme, |
When the Dhamma is so well-taught, |
Ko pamādo vijānataṁ dhammaṁ; |
what negligence can there be for those who know the Dhamma? |
Tasmā hi tassa bhagavato sāsane, |
Therefore, in the teaching of that Blessed One, |
Appamatto sadā namassamanusikkhe”. |
one should always practice heedfully, paying homage.” |
“Buddhānubuddho yo thero, |
“The elder who has awakened after the Buddha, |
koṇḍañño tibbanikkamo; |
Koṇḍañña of keen striving, |
Lābhī sukhavihārānaṁ, |
is a frequent recipient of pleasant abodes, |
vivekānaṁ abhiṇhaso. |
of seclusions. |
Yaṁ sāvakena pattabbaṁ, |
What is to be attained by a disciple, |
satthu sāsanakārinā; |
a doer of the Teacher’s teaching, |
Sabbassa taṁ anuppattaṁ, |
all that has been attained by him, |
appamattassa sikkhato. |
who trains with diligence. |
Mahānubhāvo tevijjo, |
Of great power, with the three true knowledges, |
cetopariyakovido; |
skilled in knowing the minds of others, |
Koṇḍañño buddhadāyādo, |
Koṇḍañña, the heir of the Buddha, |
pāde vandati satthuno”. |
worships the feet of the Teacher.” |
“Nagassa passe āsīnaṁ, |
“Seated on the side of a mountain, |
muniṁ dukkhassa pāraguṁ; |
the sage who has gone beyond suffering, |
Sāvakā payirupāsanti, |
the disciples attend on him, |
tevijjā maccuhāyino. |
the possessors of the three true knowledges, who have escaped death. |
Cetasā anupariyeti, |
Moggallāna of great psychic power |
moggallāno mahiddhiko; |
pervades them with his mind, |
Cittaṁ nesaṁ samanvesaṁ, |
investigating their minds, |
vippamuttaṁ nirūpadhiṁ. |
liberated, without attachments. |
Evaṁ sabbaṅgasampannaṁ, |
Thus, endowed with all qualities, |
muniṁ dukkhassa pāraguṁ; |
the sage who has gone beyond suffering, |
Anekākārasampannaṁ, |
they attend on Gotama, |
payirupāsanti gotamaṁ”. |
endowed with many qualities.” |
“Cando yathā vigatavalāhake nabhe, |
“As the moon in a sky free from clouds, |
Virocati vītamalova bhāṇumā; |
shines, spotless, like the sun, |
Evampi aṅgīrasa tvaṁ mahāmuni, |
even so, O Aṅgīrasa, you, great sage, |
Atirocasi yasasā sabbalokaṁ”. |
outshine the whole world with your glory.” |
“Kāveyyamattā vicarimha pubbe, |
“We wandered before, intoxicated with poetry, |
Gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ; |
from village to village, from city to city. |
Athaddasāma sambuddhaṁ, |
Then we saw the Sambuddha, |
Sabbadhammāna pāraguṁ. |
the one who has gone beyond all things. |
So me dhammamadesesi, |
He taught me the Dhamma, |
muni dukkhassa pāragū; |
the sage who has gone beyond suffering. |
Dhammaṁ sutvā pasīdimha, |
Having heard the Dhamma, we were confident, |
saddhā no udapajjatha. |
faith arose in us. |
Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, |
Having heard his word, |
khandhe āyatanāni ca; |
and having understood the aggregates and the sense-bases, |
Dhātuyo ca viditvāna, |
and the elements, |
pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ. |
I went forth into homelessness. |
Bahūnaṁ vata atthāya, |
Indeed, for the benefit of many |
uppajjanti tathāgatā; |
do Tathāgatas arise, |
Itthīnaṁ purisānañca, |
for women and for men, |
ye te sāsanakārakā. |
who are doers of their teaching. |
Tesaṁ kho vata atthāya, |
Indeed, for their benefit, |
bodhimajjhagamā muni; |
the sage attained enlightenment, |
Bhikkhūnaṁ bhikkhunīnañca, |
for the bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs, |
ye nirāmagataddasā. |
who see the state free from grasping. |
Sudesitā cakkhumatā, |
Well taught by the one with vision, |
buddhenādiccabandhunā; |
the Buddha, kinsman of the sun, |
Cattāri ariyasaccāni, |
are the four noble truths, |
anukampāya pāṇinaṁ. |
out of compassion for living beings. |
Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ, |
Suffering, the origin of suffering, |
Dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ; |
and the transcending of suffering, |
Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ, |
and the noble eightfold path, |
Dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ. |
leading to the calming of suffering. |
Evamete tathā vuttā, |
Thus these things were spoken, |
diṭṭhā me te yathā tathā; |
they have been seen by me as they really are. |
Sadattho me anuppatto, |
My true goal has been attained, |
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ. |
the Buddha’s teaching has been done. |
Svāgataṁ vata me āsi, |
Welcome indeed it was for me |
mama buddhassa santike; |
to be in the presence of my Buddha. |
Suvibhattesu dhammesu, |
Among the well-analyzed Dhammas, |
yaṁ seṭṭhaṁ tadupāgamiṁ. |
I have attained to that which is the best. |
Abhiññāpāramippatto, |
I have reached the perfection of the super-knowledges, |
sotadhātu visodhitā; |
the ear-element is purified. |
Tevijjo iddhipattomhi, |
I have the three true knowledges, I have attained psychic power, |
cetopariyakovido”. |
I am skilled in knowing the minds of others.” |
“Pucchāmi satthāramanomapaññaṁ, |
“I ask the Teacher of unequaled wisdom, |
Diṭṭheva dhamme yo vicikicchānaṁ chettā; |
who in this very life is the cutter of doubts. |
Aggāḷave kālamakāsi bhikkhu, |
A bhikkhu died at Aggāḷava, |
Ñāto yasassī abhinibbutatto. |
renowned and famous, fully extinguished. |
Nigrodhakappo iti tassa nāmaṁ, |
‘Nigrodhakappa’ was his name, |
Tayā kataṁ bhagavā brāhmaṇassa; |
given by you, O Blessed One, to the brahmin. |
So taṁ namassaṁ acari mutyapekho, |
He, paying homage to you, wandered about seeking liberation, |
Āraddhavīriyo daḷhadhammadassī. |
with aroused energy, a seer of the firm Dhamma. |
Taṁ sāvakaṁ sakka mayampi sabbe, |
We all wish to know about that disciple, |
Aññātumicchāma samantacakkhu; |
O Sakka, O all-seeing one. |
Samavaṭṭhitā no savanāya sotā, |
Our ears are ready to hear; |
Tuvaṁ no satthā tvamanuttarosi. |
you are our Teacher, you are unsurpassed. |
Chinda no vicikicchaṁ brūhi metaṁ, |
Cut our doubt, tell me this, |
Parinibbutaṁ vedaya bhūripañña; |
make known the one who is fully extinguished, O you of vast wisdom. |
Majjheva no bhāsa samantacakkhu, |
Speak in our midst, O all-seeing one, |
Sakkova devāna sahassanetto. |
like Sakka, the thousand-eyed king of the gods. |
Ye keci ganthā idha mohamaggā, |
Whatever bonds there are here, paths of delusion, |
Aññāṇapakkhā vicikicchaṭhānā; |
bases of ignorance, occasions for doubt, |
Tathāgataṁ patvā na te bhavanti, |
on reaching the Tathāgata they do not exist, |
Cakkhuñhi etaṁ paramaṁ narānaṁ. |
for this is the supreme eye for men. |
No ce hi jātu puriso kilese, |
For if a man were never to dispel |
Vāto yathā abbhaghanaṁ vihāne; |
the defilements, as the wind a mass of clouds, |
Tamovassa nivuto sabbaloko, |
the whole world would be covered in darkness, |
Jotimantopi na pabhāseyyuṁ. |
even those with light would not shine. |
Dhīrā ca pajjotakarā bhavanti, |
But the wise are lamp-makers; |
Taṁ taṁ ahaṁ vīra tatheva maññe; |
I think you, O hero, are just so. |
Vipassinaṁ jānamupāgamimha, |
We have come to one who sees with insight, knowing. |
Parisāsu no āvikarohi kappaṁ. |
Reveal Kappa to us in this assembly. |
Khippaṁ giraṁ eraya vaggu vagguṁ, |
Quickly send forth your lovely voice, O lovely one, |
Haṁsova paggayha saṇikaṁ nikūja; |
like a swan, having stretched out its neck, singing gently. |
Bindussarena suvikappitena, |
With your well-formed, drop-like voice, |
Sabbeva te ujjugatā suṇoma. |
we will all listen to you, with our minds directed. |
Pahīnajātimaraṇaṁ asesaṁ, |
Having completely abandoned birth and death, |
Niggayha dhonaṁ vadessāmi dhammaṁ; |
I will speak the Dhamma, having rejected what is base. |
Na kāmakāro hi puthujjanānaṁ, |
For there is no doing what one likes for ordinary people, |
Saṅkheyyakāro ca tathāgatānaṁ. |
but for the Tathāgatas there is a doing by calculation. |
Sampannaveyyākaraṇaṁ tavedaṁ, |
This perfect explanation of yours, |
Samujjupaññassa samuggahītaṁ; |
of one of straight wisdom, has been well grasped. |
Ayamañjali pacchimo suppaṇāmito, |
This is the last gesture of reverence, with hands raised high; |
Mā mohayī jānamanomapañña. |
do not delude us, knowing one of unequaled wisdom. |
Paroparaṁ ariyadhammaṁ viditvā, |
Having known the supreme noble Dhamma, |
Mā mohayī jānamanomavīriya; |
do not delude us, knowing one of unequaled energy. |
Vāriṁ yathā ghammani ghammatatto, |
Like one afflicted by the heat in the hot season longs for water, |
Vācābhikaṅkhāmi sutaṁ pavassa. |
I long for your speech, rain down your teaching. |
Yadatthikaṁ brahmacariyaṁ acarī, |
The holy life that Kappāyana lived |
Kappāyano kaccissataṁ amoghaṁ; |
for a purpose, was it not in vain for him? |
Nibbāyi so ādu saupādiseso, |
Was he extinguished, or with some remainder of attachment? |
Yathā vimutto ahu taṁ suṇoma”. |
How he was liberated, let us hear that.” |
“Acchecchi taṇhaṁ idha nāmarūpe, |
“He cut off craving here for name and form,” |
(iti bhagavā) |
(said the Blessed One) |
Kaṇhassa sotaṁ dīgharattānusayitaṁ; |
“the black stream that has been long latent. |
Atāri jātiṁ maraṇaṁ asesaṁ, |
He crossed over birth and death completely,” |
Iccabravi bhagavā pañcaseṭṭho”. |
so said the Blessed One, the fifth best. |
“Esa sutvā pasīdāmi, |
“Having heard this, I am confident, |
vaco te isisattama; |
your word, O seventh of the sages. |
Amoghaṁ kira me puṭṭhaṁ, |
Indeed, my question was not in vain, |
na maṁ vañcesi brāhmaṇo. |
the brahmin did not deceive me. |
Yathā vādī tathā kārī, |
As he spoke, so he acted, |
ahu buddhassa sāvako; |
he was a disciple of the Buddha. |
Acchecchi maccuno jālaṁ, |
He cut the net of death, |
tataṁ māyāvino daḷhaṁ. |
the strong net of the deceiver. |
Addasa bhagavā ādiṁ, |
The Blessed One saw the origin |
upādānassa kappiyo; |
of clinging, O Kappiya. |
Accagā vata kappāno, |
Kappāyana has indeed crossed over |
maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ. |
the realm of death, so hard to cross. |
Taṁ devadevaṁ vandāmi, |
I pay homage to that god of gods, |
puttaṁ te dvipaduttama; |
your son, O supreme of two-footed beings, |
Anujātaṁ mahāvīraṁ, |
the great hero, the naga, born after |
nāgaṁ nāgassa orasan”ti. |
the naga, his true-born son.” |
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā vaṅgīso thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti. |
Thus the venerable Elder Vaṅgīsa spoke the verses. |
Mahānipāto niṭṭhito. |
The Great Book is finished. |
Tatruddānaṁ |
The summary there: |
Sattatimhi nipātamhi, |
In the Book of Seventy, |
vaṅgīso paṭibhāṇavā; |
Vaṅgīsa, the master of inspired speech, |
Ekova thero natthañño, |
is the only elder, there is no other; |
gāthāyo ekasattatīti. |
the verses are seventy-one. |
Niṭṭhitā theragāthāyo. |
The verses of the elders are finished. |
Tatruddānaṁ |
The summary there: |
Sahassaṁ honti tā gāthā, |
There are a thousand verses, |
tīṇi saṭṭhisatāni ca; |
and three hundred and sixty. |
Therā ca dve satā saṭṭhi, |
And the elders are two hundred and sixty, |
cattāro ca pakāsitā. |
and four have been revealed. |
Sīhanādaṁ naditvāna, |
Having roared a lion’s roar, |
buddhaputtā anāsavā; |
the sons of the Buddha, free from taints, |
Khemantaṁ pāpuṇitvāna, |
having reached the state of security, |
aggikhandhāva nibbutāti. |
are extinguished like masses of fire. |
Theragāthāpāḷi niṭṭhitā. |
The Pāḷi of the Theragāthā is finished. |
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