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The Elder Monks · Verses of the Senior Monks · 9 of 22

Chapter Nine · Thag 1.81–1.89

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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Thag 1.81 · Samitigutta

Thag 1.81 · Samitiguttattheragāthā

Any bad things I’ve donein previous lives,are to be experienced right here,not in any other place.

“Yaṁ mayā pakataṁ pāpaṁ,pubbe aññāsu jātisu;Idheva taṁ vedanīyaṁ,vatthu aññaṁ na vijjatī”ti.

… Samitigutto thero ….

Thag 1.82 · Kassapa

Thag 1.82 · Kassapattheragāthā

Go, child, to any placewhere there’s plenty of food,where it’s safe and free of peril—may you not be overcome by sorrow!

“Yena yena subhikkhāni,sivāni abhayāni ca;Tena puttaka gacchassu,mā sokāpahato bhavā”ti.

… Kassapo thero ….

Thag 1.83 · Sīha

Thag 1.83 · Sīhattheragāthā

Meditate diligently, Sīha,tireless all day and night.Develop skillful qualities,and quickly discard this bag of bones.

“Sīhappamatto vihara,rattindivamatandito;Bhāvehi kusalaṁ dhammaṁ,jaha sīghaṁ samussayan”ti.

… Sīho thero ….

Thag 1.84 · Nīta

Thag 1.84 · Nītattheragāthā

Sleeping all night,happily socializing by day,when will the simpletonmake an end of suffering?

“Sabbarattiṁ supitvāna,divā saṅgaṇike rato;Kudāssu nāma dummedho,dukkhassantaṁ karissatī”ti.

… Nīto thero ….

Thag 1.85 · Sunāga

Thag 1.85 · Sunāgattheragāthā

Skilled in the patterns of the mind,understanding the nectar of seclusion,practicing absorption, alert, mindful:such a person would realize pleasure not of the flesh.

“Cittanimittassa kovido,Pavivekarasaṁ vijāniya;Jhāyaṁ nipako patissato,Adhigaccheyya sukhaṁ nirāmisan”ti.

… Sunāgo thero ….

Thag 1.86 · Nāgita

Thag 1.86 · Nāgitattheragāthā

Elsewhere there are many other doctrines;paths that, unlike this, don’t lead to extinguishment.For the Buddha himself instructs the Saṅgha;the Teacher shows the palms of his hands.

“Ito bahiddhā puthu aññavādinaṁ,Maggo na nibbānagamo yathā ayaṁ;Itissu saṅghaṁ bhagavānusāsati,Satthā sayaṁ pāṇitaleva dassayan”ti.

… Nāgito thero ….

Thag 1.87 · Paviṭṭha

Thag 1.87 · Paviṭṭhattheragāthā

The aggregates are seen as they truly are;all rebirths are shattered;transmigration through births is finished;now there’ll be no more future lives.

“Khandhā diṭṭhā yathābhūtaṁ,bhavā sabbe padālitā;Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.

… Paviṭṭho thero ….

Thag 1.88 · Ajjuna

Thag 1.88 · Ajjunattheragāthā

I was able to lift myself upfrom the water to the shore.While being swept away by the great flood,I penetrated the truths.

“Asakkhiṁ vata attānaṁ,uddhātuṁ udakā thalaṁ;Vuyhamāno mahogheva,saccāni paṭivijjhahan”ti.

… Ajjuno thero ….

Thag 1.89 · Devasabha (1st)

Thag 1.89 · (Paṭhama) Devasabhattheragāthā

I’ve crossed the bogs,I’ve avoided the chasms,I’m freed from floods and ties,and I’ve wiped out all conceit.

“Uttiṇṇā paṅkapalipā,pātālā parivajjitā;Mutto oghā ca ganthā ca,sabbe mānā visaṁhatā”ti.

… Devasabho thero ….