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Usabha (1st)

Usabhattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 1.110Verses of the Senior Monks 1.110
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3EkādasamavaggaChapter Eleven

0.4UsabhattheragāthāUsabha (1st)

1.1“Nagā nagaggesu susaṁvirūḷhā,The trees on the mountain tops have grown tall,1.2Udaggameghena navena sittā;freshly sprinkled by towering clouds.1.3Vivekakāmassa araññasaññino,For Usabha, who loves seclusion, <j>and who thinks only of wilderness,1.4Janeti bhiyyo usabhassa kalyatan”ti.goodness flourishes more and more.

1.5… Usabho thero …

1.6vaggo ekādasamo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Belaṭṭhāniko setuccho,2.2Bandhuro khitako isi;2.3Malitavambho suhemanto,2.4Dhammasavo dhammasavapitā;2.5Saṅgharakkhitatthero ca,2.6Usabho ca mahāmunīti.