Thig 4.1 · Bhaddā Daughter of Kapila
Thig 4.1 · Bhaddākāpilānītherīgāthā
Kassapa is the son and heir of the Buddha,whose mind is immersed in samādhi.He who knows his past lives,sees heaven and places of loss,
“Putto buddhassa dāyādo,kassapo susamāhito;Pubbenivāsaṁ yovedi,saggāpāyañca passati.
and has attained the end of rebirth:is a sage of perfect insight.It’s because of these three knowledgesthat the brahmin is a master of the three knowledges.
Atho jātikkhayaṁ patto,abhiññāvosito muni;Etāhi tīhi vijjāhi,tevijjo hoti brāhmaṇo.
In exactly the same way, Bhaddā daughter of Kapilais master of the three knowledges, <j>conqueror of death.She bears her final body,having vanquished Māra with his legions.
Tatheva bhaddā kāpilānī,tevijjā maccuhāyinī;Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ,jetvā māraṁ savāhiniṁ.
Seeing the danger of the world,both of us went forth.Now we are tamed, our defilements have ended;we’ve become cooled and quenched.
Disvā ādīnavaṁ loke,ubho pabbajitā mayaṁ;Tyamha khīṇāsavā dantā,sītibhūtamha nibbutā”ti.
… Bhaddā kāpilānī therī ….
Catukkanipāto niṭṭhito.