- 0.1Theragāthā 1.1Verses of the Senior Monks 1.1
- 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
- 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One
0.4SubhūtittheragāthāSubhūti
1.0.1NidānagāthāBackground
1.0.2Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa.Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!
1.1Sīhānaṁva nadantānaṁ,Like the lions of mighty fang1.2dāṭhīnaṁ girigabbhare;who roar in mountain caves—1.3Suṇātha bhāvitattānaṁ,hear now from those who’ve practiced well1.4gāthā atthūpanāyikā.their own verses about themselves.
2.1Yathānāmā yathāgottā,What their name, and what their clan,2.2yathādhammavihārino;and how they lived by the teaching;2.3Yathādhimuttā sappaññā,how dedicated were those wise ones,2.4vihariṁsu atanditā.as they meditated tirelessly.
3.1Tattha tattha vipassitvā,Clearly discerning in every case,3.2phusitvā accutaṁ padaṁ;they reached the state that does not pass.3.3Katantaṁ paccavekkhantā,Reviewing their completed task,3.4imamatthamabhāsisuṁ.they spoke about it in these words.
4.0SubhūtittheragāthāSubhūti
4.1“Channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā,My hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind:4.2Vassa deva yathāsukhaṁ;so rain, heavens, as you please!14.3Cittaṁ me susamāhitaṁ vimuttaṁ,My mind is serene and freed,4.4Ātāpī viharāmi vassa devā”ti.I practice wholeheartedly: so rain, heavens!
4.5Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā subhūtitthero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Subhūti.