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Belaṭṭhānika

Belaṭṭhānikattheragāthā

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Theragāthā 1.101Verses of the Senior Monks 1.101
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3EkādasamavaggaChapter Eleven

0.4BelaṭṭhānikattheragāthāBelaṭṭhānika

1.1“Hitvā gihittaṁ anavositatto,He’s given up the household life, <j>but is far from perfect.1.2Mukhanaṅgalī odariko kusīto;Living for his belly, lazy, <j>he uses his snout as a plow,1.3Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho,like a great hog stuffed with grain.1.4Punappunaṁ gabbhamupeti mando”ti.That dullard is reborn again and again.

1.5… Belaṭṭhāniko thero ….