Thag 1.21 · Nigrodha
Thag 1.21 · Nigrodhattheragāthā
I’m not afraid of fear,for our teacher is expert in freedom from death.Mendicants advance by the pathwhere no fear remains.
“Nāhaṁ bhayassa bhāyāmi,Satthā no amatassa kovido;Yattha bhayaṁ nāvatiṭṭhati,Tena maggena vajanti bhikkhavo”ti.
… Nigrodho thero ….
Thag 1.22 · Cittaka
Thag 1.22 · Cittakattheragāthā
Crested peacocks with beautiful blue neckscry out in Karaṁvī.Stirred by a cool breeze,they wake the sleeper to practice absorption.
“Nīlā sugīvā sikhino,Morā kārambhiyaṁ abhinadanti;Te sītavātakīḷitā,Suttaṁ jhāyaṁ nibodhentī”ti.
… Cittako thero ….
Thag 1.23 · Gosāla
Thag 1.23 · Gosālattheragāthā
I’ll eat honey and milk-ricein Veḷugumba.And then, dexterously probingthe rise and fall of the aggregates,I’ll return to my forest hilland foster seclusion.
“Ahaṁ kho veḷugumbasmiṁ,bhutvāna madhupāyasaṁ;Padakkhiṇaṁ sammasanto,khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ;Sānuṁ paṭigamissāmi,vivekamanubrūhayan”ti.
… Gosālo thero ….
Thag 1.24 · Sugandha
Thag 1.24 · Sugandhattheragāthā
See the excellence of the teaching!Just one rainy season after I went forth,I attained the three knowledgesand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
“Anuvassiko pabbajito,passa dhammasudhammataṁ;Tisso vijjā anuppattā,kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
… Sugandho thero ….
Thag 1.25 · Nandiya
Thag 1.25 · Nandiyattheragāthā
Dark One, after attacking such a monk—one who has arrived at the fruit,and whose mind is always full of light—you’ll fall into suffering.
“Obhāsajātaṁ phalagaṁ,cittaṁ yassa abhiṇhaso;Tādisaṁ bhikkhumāsajja,kaṇha dukkhaṁ nigacchasī”ti.
… Nandiyo thero ….
Thag 1.26 · Abhaya
Thag 1.26 · Abhayattheragāthā
Having heard the fine wordsof the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun,I penetrated the subtle truth,like a hair-tip with an arrow.
“Sutvā subhāsitaṁ vācaṁ,buddhassādiccabandhuno;Paccabyadhiṁ hi nipuṇaṁ,vālaggaṁ usunā yathā”ti.
… Abhayo thero ….
Thag 1.27 · Lomasakaṅgiya
Thag 1.27 · Lomasakaṅgiyattheragāthā
With my chest I’ll thrust asidethe grasses, vines, canes,the vetiver, rushes and reeds,and foster seclusion.
“Dabbaṁ kusaṁ poṭakilaṁ,usīraṁ muñjapabbajaṁ;Urasā panudissāmi,vivekamanubrūhayan”ti.
… Lomasakaṅgiyo thero ….
Thag 1.28 · Jambugāmikaputta
Thag 1.28 · Jambugāmikaputtattheragāthā
Aren’t you obsessed with clothes?Don’t you just love jewelry?Is it not you—and no one else—who spreads the scent of virtue?
“Kacci no vatthapasuto,Kacci no bhūsanārato;Kacci sīlamayaṁ gandhaṁ,Kiṁ tvaṁ vāyasi netarā pajā”ti.
… Jambugāmikaputto thero ….
Thag 1.29 · Hārita (1st)
Thag 1.29 · Hāritattheragāthā
Straighten yourself,like a fletcher an arrow.When your mind is upright, Hārita,break ignorance to bits!
“Samunnamayamattānaṁ,usukārova tejanaṁ;Cittaṁ ujuṁ karitvāna,avijjaṁ bhinda hāritā”ti.
… Hārito thero ….