Thag 1.101 · Belaṭṭhānika
Thag 1.101 · Belaṭṭhānikattheragāthā
He’s given up the household life, <j>but is far from perfect.Living for his belly, lazy, <j>he uses his snout as a plow,like a great hog stuffed with grain.That dullard is reborn again and again.
“Hitvā gihittaṁ anavositatto,Mukhanaṅgalī odariko kusīto;Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho,Punappunaṁ gabbhamupeti mando”ti.
… Belaṭṭhāniko thero ….
Thag 1.102 · Setuccha
Thag 1.102 · Setucchattheragāthā
Deceived by conceit,defiled among conditions,oppressed by gain and loss,they don’t reach immersion.
“Mānena vañcitāse,Saṅkhāresu saṅkilissamānāse;Lābhālābhena mathitā,Samādhiṁ nādhigacchantī”ti.
… Setuccho thero ….
Thag 1.103 · Bandhura
Thag 1.103 · Bandhurattheragāthā
I have no need of this—I’m happy and satisfied with the sweet teaching.I’ve drunk the best, the supreme nectar:I won’t go near poison.
“Nāhaṁ etena atthiko,Sukhito dhammarasena tappito;Pitvā rasaggamuttamaṁ,Na ca kāhāmi visena santhavan”ti.
… Bandhuro thero ….
Thag 1.104 · Khitaka
Thag 1.104 · Khitakattheragāthā
Hey! My body is light,full of so much rapture and happiness.My body feels like it’s floating,like cotton in a gale.
“Lahuko vata me kāyo,Phuṭṭho ca pītisukhena vipulena;Tūlamiva eritaṁ mālutena,Pilavatīva me kāyo”ti.
… Khitako thero ….
Thag 1.105 · Malitavambha
Thag 1.105 · Malitavambhattheragāthā
Dissatisfied, one should not stay;and even if happy, one should leave.One who sees clearly wouldn’t stayin a place that was not conducive to the goal.
“Ukkaṇṭhitopi na vase,ramamānopi pakkame;Na tvevānatthasaṁhitaṁ,vase vāsaṁ vicakkhaṇo”ti.
… Malitavambho thero ….
Thag 1.106 · Suhemanta
Thag 1.106 · Suhemantattheragāthā
Though the meaning has a hundred facets,and bears a hundred characteristics,the simpleton sees only one factor,while the sage sees a hundred.
“Sataliṅgassa atthassa,satalakkhaṇadhārino;Ekaṅgadassī dummedho,satadassī ca paṇḍito”ti.
… Suhemanto thero ….
Thag 1.107 · Dhammasava
Thag 1.107 · Dhammasavattheragāthā
After investigating, I went forthfrom the lay life to homelessness.I’ve attained the three knowledgesand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
“Pabbajiṁ tulayitvāna,agārasmānagāriyaṁ;Tisso vijjā anuppattā,kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
… Dhammasavo thero ….
Thag 1.108 · Dhammasavapitu
Thag 1.108 · Dhammasavapituttheragāthā
At 120 years oldI went forth to homelessness.I’ve attained the three knowledgesand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
“Sa vīsavassasatiko,pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ;Tisso vijjā anuppattā,kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
… Dhammasavapitu thero ….
Thag 1.109 · Saṅgharakkhita
Thag 1.109 · Saṅgharakkhitattheragāthā
Even on retreat he doesn’t heed the counselof the one with supreme compassion for his welfare.He lives with unrestrained faculties,like a young deer in the woods.
“Na nūnāyaṁ paramahitānukampino,Rahogato anuvigaṇeti sāsanaṁ;Tathāhayaṁ viharati pākatindriyo,Migī yathā taruṇajātikā vane”ti.
… Saṅgharakkhito thero ….