Thag 1.91 · Paripuṇṇaka
Thag 1.91 · Paripuṇṇakattheragāthā
What I consumed today is considered betterthan delicious grain of a hundred flavors—the Dhamma taught by the Buddha,Gotama of infinite vision.
“Na tathā mataṁ satarasaṁ,Sudhannaṁ yaṁ mayajja paribhuttaṁ;Aparimitadassinā gotamena,Buddhena desito dhammo”ti.
… Paripuṇṇako thero ….
Thag 1.92 · Vijaya
Thag 1.92 · Vijayattheragāthā
One whose defilements have ended;who’s not attached to food;whose range is the liberationof the signless and the empty:their track is hard to trace,like birds in the sky.
“Yassāsavā parikkhīṇā,āhāre ca anissito;Suññato animitto ca,vimokkho yassa gocaro;Ākāseva sakuntānaṁ,padaṁ tassa durannayan”ti.
… Vijayo thero ….
Thag 1.93 · Eraka
Thag 1.93 · Erakattheragāthā
Sensual pleasures are suffering, Eraka!Sensual pleasures aren’t happiness, Eraka!One who enjoys sensual pleasuresenjoys suffering, Eraka!One who doesn’t enjoy sensual pleasuresdoesn’t enjoy suffering, Eraka!
“Dukkhā kāmā eraka,Na sukhā kāmā eraka;Yo kāme kāmayati,Dukkhaṁ so kāmayati eraka;Yo kāme na kāmayati,Dukkhaṁ so na kāmayati erakā”ti.
… Erako thero ….
Thag 1.94 · Mettaji
Thag 1.94 · Mettajittheragāthā
Homage to that Blessed One,the glorious Sakyan!Having reached the best,he beautifully taught the best teaching.
“Namo hi tassa bhagavato,sakyaputtassa sirīmato;Tenāyaṁ aggappattena,aggadhammo sudesito”ti.
… Mettaji thero ….
Thag 1.95 · Cakkhupāla
Thag 1.95 · Cakkhupālattheragāthā
I’m blind, my eyes are ruined,I’m traveling a desolate road.Even if I have to crawl I’ll keep going—though not with wicked companions.
“Andhohaṁ hatanettosmi,kantāraddhānapakkhando;Sayamānopi gacchissaṁ,na sahāyena pāpenā”ti.
… Cakkhupālo thero ….
Thag 1.96 · Khaṇḍasumana
Thag 1.96 · Khaṇḍasumanattheragāthā
I offered a single flowerand then amused myself in heavensfor 800 million years;with what’s left over I’ve become quenched.
“Ekapupphaṁ cajitvāna,asīti vassakoṭiyo;Saggesu paricāretvā,sesakenamhi nibbuto”ti.
… Khaṇḍasumano thero ….
Thag 1.97 · Tissa (2nd)
Thag 1.97 · Tissattheragāthā
Giving up a hundred ounces of bronze,and a hundred grains of gold,I took a bowl made of clay:this is my second initiation.
“Hitvā satapalaṁ kaṁsaṁ,Sovaṇṇaṁ satarājikaṁ;Aggahiṁ mattikāpattaṁ,Idaṁ dutiyābhisecanan”ti.
… Tisso thero ….
Thag 1.98 · Abhaya
Thag 1.98 · Abhayattheragāthā
When you see a sight, mindfulness is lostas you focus on a pleasant feature.Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,you keep clinging to it.Your defilements grow,leading to the root of rebirth.
“Rūpaṁ disvā sati muṭṭhā,Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto;Sārattacitto vedeti,Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati;Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā,Bhavamūlopagāmino”ti.
… Abhayo thero ….
Thag 1.99 · Uttiya (3rd)
Thag 1.99 · Uttiyattheragāthā
When you hear a sound, mindfulness is lostas you focus on a pleasant feature.Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,you keep clinging to it.Your defilements grow,leading to transmigration.
“Saddaṁ sutvā sati muṭṭhā,Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto;Sārattacitto vedeti,Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati;Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā,Saṁsāraṁ upagāmino”ti.
… Uttiyo thero ….