Thag 2.11 · Mahācunda
Thag 2.11 · Mahācundattheragāthā
It’s from eagerness to learn that learning grows;when you’re learned, wisdom grows;by wisdom, you know the goal;knowing the goal brings happiness.
“Sussūsā sutavaddhanī,sutaṁ paññāya vaddhanaṁ;Paññāya atthaṁ jānāti,ñāto attho sukhāvaho.
You should frequent remote lodgingsand practice to be released from fetters.If you don’t find enjoyment there,live in the Saṅgha, self-protected and mindful.
Sevetha pantāni senāsanāni,Careyya saṁyojanavippamokkhaṁ;Sace ratiṁ nādhigaccheyya tattha,Saṅghe vase rakkhitatto satimā”ti.
… Mahācundo thero ….
Thag 2.12 · Jotidāsa
Thag 2.12 · Jotidāsattheragāthā
People who act harshly—attacking people,binding them with rope,hurting them in all kinds of ways—they’re treated in the same way;their deeds don’t vanish.
“Ye kho te veṭhamissena,nānattena ca kammunā;Manusse uparundhanti,pharusūpakkamā janā;Tepi tattheva kīranti,na hi kammaṁ panassati.
Whatever deeds a person does,whether good or bad,they are the heir to eachand every deed they do.
Yaṁ karoti naro kammaṁ,Kalyāṇaṁ yadi pāpakaṁ;Tassa tasseva dāyādo,Yaṁ yaṁ kammaṁ pakubbatī”ti.
… Jotidāso thero ….
Thag 2.13 · Heraññakāni
Thag 2.13 · Heraññakānittheragāthā
The days and nights rush by,and then life is cut short.The life of mortals wastes away,like the water in tiny streams.
“Accayanti ahorattā,jīvitaṁ uparujjhati;Āyu khīyati maccānaṁ,kunnadīnaṁva odakaṁ.
But while doing bad deedsthe fool doesn’t realize—it’ll be bitter later on;for the result will be bad for them.
Atha pāpāni kammāni,karaṁ bālo na bujjhati;Pacchāssa kaṭukaṁ hoti,vipāko hissa pāpako”ti.
… Heraññakānitthero ….
Thag 2.14 · Somamitta
Thag 2.14 · Somamittattheragāthā
If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea,and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink.So too, a person who lives wellsinks by relying on a lazy person.Hence you should avoid sucha lazy person who lacks energy.
“Parittaṁ dārumāruyha,yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;Evaṁ kusītamāgamma,sādhujīvīpi sīdati;Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya,kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.
Dwell with the noble oneswho are secluded and determinedand always energetic;the astute who practice absorption.
Pavivittehi ariyehi,pahitattehi jhāyibhi;Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi,paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.
… Somamitto thero ….
Thag 2.15 · Sabbamitta
Thag 2.15 · Sabbamittattheragāthā
People are attached to people;people depend on people;people are hurt by people;and people hurt people.
“Jano janamhi sambaddho,janamevassito jano;Jano janena heṭhīyati,heṭheti ca jano janaṁ.
So what’s the point of people,or those born of people?Go, abandon these people,who’ve hurt so many people.
Ko hi tassa janenattho,janena janitena vā;Janaṁ ohāya gacchaṁ taṁ,heṭhayitvā bahuṁ janan”ti.
… Sabbamitto thero ….
Thag 2.16 · Mahākāḷa
Thag 2.16 · Mahākāḷattheragāthā
There’s a big black woman who looks like a crow.She broke off thigh-bones, first one then another;she broke off arm-bones, first one then another;she broke off a skull like a curd-bowl, and thenarranged them and sat nearby.
“Kāḷī itthī brahatī dhaṅkarūpā,Satthiñca bhetvā aparañca satthiṁ;Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṁ,Sīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṁva;Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā.
When an ignorant person builds up attachments,that dullard returns to suffering again and again.So let one who understands <j>not build up attachments:may I never again lie with a broken skull!
Yo ve avidvā upadhiṁ karoti,Punappunaṁ dukkhamupeti mando;Tasmā pajānaṁ upadhiṁ na kayirā,Māhaṁ puna bhinnasiro sayissan”ti.
… Mahākāḷo thero ….
Thag 2.17 · Tissa (3rd)
Thag 2.17 · Tissattheragāthā
A shaven one wrapped in the outer robegets many enemieswhen they receive food and drink,clothes and bedding.
“Bahū sapatte labhati,muṇḍo saṅghāṭipāruto;Lābhī annassa pānassa,vatthassa sayanassa ca.
Knowing this danger,this great fear in honors,a mendicant should wander mindful,with few possessions, not festering.
Etamādīnavaṁ ñatvā,sakkāresu mahabbhayaṁ;Appalābho anavassuto,sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.
… Tisso thero ….
Thag 2.18 · Kimbila (2nd)
Thag 2.18 · Kimilattheragāthā
In the Park of the East-Raftered Hallthe Sakyan friends,having given up great wealth,are happy with the scraps in their bowls.
“Pācīnavaṁsadāyamhi,sakyaputtā sahāyakā;Pahāyānappake bhoge,uñchāpattāgate ratā.
Energetic, resolute,always staunchly vigorous;having given up mundane delights,they enjoy the delights of the Dhamma.
Āraddhavīriyā pahitattā,Niccaṁ daḷhaparakkamā;Ramanti dhammaratiyā,Hitvāna lokiyaṁ ratin”ti.
… Kimilo thero ….
Thag 2.19 · Nanda
Thag 2.19 · Nandattheragāthā
Because of focusing on the wrong things,I was addicted to ornamentation.I was vain, fickle,racked by desire for pleasures of the senses.
“Ayoniso manasikārā,maṇḍanaṁ anuyuñjisaṁ;Uddhato capalo cāsiṁ,kāmarāgena aṭṭito.
But with the help of the Buddha,the Kinsman of the Sun, so skilled in means,I practiced rationally and extractedattachment to continued existence from my mind.
Upāyakusalenāhaṁ,buddhenādiccabandhunā;Yoniso paṭipajjitvā,bhave cittaṁ udabbahin”ti.
… Nando thero ….
Thag 2.20 · Sirima
Thag 2.20 · Sirimattheragāthā
If others praise onewho has no immersion,they praise in vain,as one has no immersion.
“Pare ca naṁ pasaṁsanti,attā ce asamāhito;Moghaṁ pare pasaṁsanti,attā hi asamāhito.
If others criticize onewho does have immersion,they criticize in vain,as one does have immersion.
Pare ca naṁ garahanti,attā ce susamāhito;Moghaṁ pare garahanti,attā hi susamāhito”ti.
… Sirimā thero ….
vaggo dutiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Cundo ca jotidāso ca,thero heraññakāni ca;Somamitto sabbamitto,kāḷo tisso ca kimilo;Nando ca sirimā ceva,dasa therā mahiddhikāti.