Thag 1.11 · Cūḷavaccha
Thag 1.11 · Cūḷavacchattheragāthā
A monk full of joyin the teaching proclaimed by the Buddhawould realize the peaceful state,the blissful stilling of conditions.
“Pāmojjabahulo bhikkhu,dhamme buddhappavedite;Adhigacche padaṁ santaṁ,saṅkhārūpasamaṁ sukhan”ti.
… Cūḷavaccho thero ….
Thag 1.12 · Mahāvaccha
Thag 1.12 · Mahāvacchattheragāthā
Empowered by wisdom, <j>with precepts and observances intact,serene, loving absorption, mindful,eating just the needed food,one should await one’s time here, free of desire.
“Paññābalī sīlavatūpapanno,Samāhito jhānarato satīmā;Yadatthiyaṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjamāno,Kaṅkhetha kālaṁ idha vītarāgo”ti.
… Mahāvaccho thero ….
Thag 1.13 · Vanavaccha (1st)
Thag 1.13 · Vanavacchattheragāthā
Glistening, they look like blue stormclouds,with waters cool and streams so clear,and covered all in ladybugs:these rocky crags delight me!
“Nīlabbhavaṇṇā rucirā,sītavārī sucindharā;Indagopakasañchannā,te selā ramayanti man”ti.
… Vanavaccho thero ….
Thag 1.14 · The Novice Sivaka
Thag 1.14 · Sivakasāmaṇeragāthā
My mentor said to me:“Let’s leave here, Sīvaka.”My body lives in the village,but my mind has gone to the wilderness.I go there even when lying down—you can’t chain those who know.
“Upajjhāyo maṁ avaca,ito gacchāma sīvaka;Gāme me vasati kāyo,araññaṁ me gato mano;Semānakopi gacchāmi,natthi saṅgo vijānatan”ti.
… Vanavacchassa therassa (siviko) sāmaṇero ….
Thag 1.15 · Kuṇḍadhāna
Thag 1.15 · Kuṇḍadhānattheragāthā
Five to cut, five to drop,and five more to develop.When a mendicant slips five chainsthey’re said to have crossed the flood.
“Pañca chinde pañca jahe,pañca cuttari bhāvaye;Pañca saṅgātigo bhikkhu,oghatiṇṇoti vuccatī”ti.
… Kuṇḍadhāno thero ….
Thag 1.16 · Belaṭṭhasīsa
Thag 1.16 · Belaṭṭhasīsattheragāthā
Just as a fine thoroughbredproceeds with ease,tail and mane flying in the wind;so my days and nightsproceed with ease,full of joy not of the flesh.
“Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño,naṅgalāvattanī sikhī;Gacchati appakasirena,evaṁ rattindivā mama;Gacchanti appakasirena,sukhe laddhe nirāmise”ti.
… Belaṭṭhasīso thero ….
Thag 1.17 · Dāsaka
Thag 1.17 · Dāsakattheragāthā
One who gets drowsy from overeating,fond of sleep, rolling round the bedlike a great hog stuffed with grain:that dullard returns to the womb again and again.
“Middhī yadā hoti mahagghaso ca,Niddāyitā samparivattasāyī;Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho,Punappunaṁ gabbhamupeti mando”ti.
… Dāsako thero ….
Thag 1.18 · Sigāla’s Father
Thag 1.18 · Siṅgālapituttheragāthā
There was an heir of the Buddha,a monk in Bhesakaḷā forest,who suffused the entire earthwith the perception of bones.I think he will quicklyget rid of sensual desire.
“Ahu buddhassa dāyādo,bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane;Kevalaṁ aṭṭhisaññāya,apharī pathaviṁ imaṁ;Maññehaṁ kāmarāgaṁ so,khippameva pahissatī”ti.
… Siṅgālapitā thero ….
Thag 1.19 · Kula
Thag 1.19 · Kulattheragāthā
While irrigators guide water,fletchers bend arrows straight,and carpenters bend timber straight,those true to their vows tame themselves.
“Udakañhi nayanti nettikā,Usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ;Dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,Attānaṁ damayanti subbatā”ti.
… Kulo thero ….