Thig 2.1 · Abhirūpanandā
Thig 2.1 · Abhirūpanandātherīgāthā
Nandā, see this bag of bones asdiseased, filthy, and rotten.With mind unified and serene,meditate on the ugly aspects of the body.
“Āturaṁ asuciṁ pūtiṁ,passa nande samussayaṁ;Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi,ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ.
Meditate on the signless,give up the tendency to conceit;and when you comprehend conceit,you will live at peace.
Animittañca bhāvehi,mānānusayamujjaha;Tato mānābhisamayā,upasantā carissasī”ti.
That is how the Buddha regularly advised the trainee nun Nandā with these verses.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ abhirūpanandā therī gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Thig 2.2 · Jentā
Thig 2.2 · Jentātherīgāthā
Of the seven awakening factors,the path for attaining extinguishment,I have developed them all,just as the Buddha taught.
“Ye ime satta bojjhaṅgā,maggā nibbānapattiyā;Bhāvitā te mayā sabbe,yathā buddhena desitā.
For I have seen the Blessed One,and this bag of bones is my last.Transmigration through births is finished,now there’ll be no more future lives.
Diṭṭho hi me so bhagavā,antimoyaṁ samussayo;Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.
That is how these verses were recited by the senior nun Jentā.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ jentā therī gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Thig 2.3 · Sumaṅgala’s Mother
Thig 2.3 · Sumaṅgalamātātherīgāthā
I’m well freed, well freed,so very well freed from the pestle!My shameless husband was most certainly a mushroom,my mortar wafted like an eel.
“Sumuttikā sumuttikā,Sādhumuttikāmhi musalassa;Ahiriko me chattakaṁ vāpi,Ukkhalikā me deḍḍubhaṁ vāti.
Greed and hate sizzle and hissas I squelch them.Having gone to the root of a tree,I meditate happily, thinking, “Oh, what bliss!”
Rāgañca ahaṁ dosañca,Cicciṭi cicciṭīti vihanāmi;Sā rukkhamūlamupagamma,Aho sukhanti sukhato jhāyāmī”ti.
… Sumaṅgalamātā therī ….
Thig 2.4 · Aḍḍhakāsi
Thig 2.4 · Aḍḍhakāsitherīgāthā
The price for my servicesamounted to the nation of Kāsi.By setting that price,the townsfolk made me priceless.
“Yāva kāsijanapado,suṅko me tatthako ahu;Taṁ katvā negamo agghaṁ,aḍḍhenagghaṁ ṭhapesi maṁ.
Then, growing disillusioned with my form,I became dispassionate.Don’t journey on and on,transmigrating through rebirths!I’ve realized the three knowledges,and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
Atha nibbindahaṁ rūpe,nibbindañca virajjahaṁ;Mā puna jātisaṁsāraṁ,sandhāveyyaṁ punappunaṁ;Tisso vijjā sacchikatā,kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
… Aḍḍhakāsi therī ….
Thig 2.5 · Cittā
Thig 2.5 · Cittātherīgāthā
Even though I’m skinny,sick, and very feeble,I climb the mountain,leaning on a staff.
“Kiñcāpi khomhi kisikā,gilānā bāḷhadubbalā;Daṇḍamolubbha gacchāmi,pabbataṁ abhirūhiya.
Having laid down my outer robe,and overturned my bowl,propping myself against a rock,I shattered the mass of darkness.
Saṅghāṭiṁ nikkhipitvāna,pattakañca nikujjiya;Sele khambhesimattānaṁ,tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti.
… Cittā therī ….
Thig 2.6 · Mettikā
Thig 2.6 · Mettikātherīgāthā
Though in pain,feeble, my youth long gone,I climb the mountain,leaning on a staff.
“Kiñcāpi khomhi dukkhitā,dubbalā gatayobbanā;Daṇḍamolubbha gacchāmi,pabbataṁ abhirūhiya.
Having laid down my outer robeand overturned my bowl,sitting on a rock,my mind was freed.I’ve attained the three knowledges,and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
Nikkhipitvāna saṅghāṭiṁ,pattakañca nikujjiya;Nisinnā camhi selamhi,atha cittaṁ vimucci me;Tisso vijjā anuppattā,kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
… Mettikā therī ….
Thig 2.7 · Mittā (2nd)
Thig 2.7 · Mittātherīgāthā
I rejoiced in the host of gods,having observed the sabbathcomplete in all eight factors,on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,
“Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.
and the eighth day of the fortnight,as well as on the fortnightly special displays.Today I eat just once a day,my head is shaven, I wear the outer robe.I don’t long for the heavenly host,for stress has been removed from my heart.
Uposathaṁ upāgacchiṁ,devakāyābhinandinī;Sājja ekena bhattena,muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā;Devakāyaṁ na patthehaṁ,vineyya hadaye daran”ti.
… Mittā therī ….
Thig 2.8 · To Abhayā’s Mother From Her Daughter
Thig 2.8 · Abhayamātutherīgāthā
My dear mother, examine this body,up from the soles of the feet,and down from the tips of the hairs,so impure and foul-smelling.
“Uddhaṁ pādatalā amma,adho ve kesamatthakā;Paccavekkhassumaṁ kāyaṁ,asuciṁ pūtigandhikaṁ.
Meditating like this,all my lust is eradicated.The fever of passion is cut off,I’m cooled and quenched.
Evaṁ viharamānāya,sabbo rāgo samūhato;Pariḷāho samucchinno,sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti.
… Abhayamātā therī ….
Thig 2.9 · Abhayā
Thig 2.9 · Abhayātherīgāthā
Abhayā, the body is fragile,yet ordinary people are attached to it.I’ll lay down the body,aware and mindful.
“Abhaye bhiduro kāyo,yattha satā puthujjanā;Nikkhipissāmimaṁ dehaṁ,sampajānā satīmatī.
Though subject to so many painful things,I have, through my love of diligence,reached the ending of craving,and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
Bahūhi dukkhadhammehi,appamādaratāya me;Taṇhakkhayo anuppatto,kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
… Abhayā therī ….
Thig 2.10 · Sāmā
Thig 2.10 · Sāmātherīgāthā
Four or five timesI left my dwelling.I had failed to find peace of heart,or any control over my mind.Now it is the eighth nightsince craving was eradicated.
“Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ,vihārā upanikkhamiṁ;Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ,citte avasavattinī;Tassā me aṭṭhamī ratti,yato taṇhā samūhatā.
Though subject to so many painful things,I have, through my love of diligence,reached the ending of craving,and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
Bahūhi dukkhadhammehi,appamādaratāya me;Taṇhakkhayo anuppatto,kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
… Sāmā therī ….
Dukanipāto niṭṭhito.