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Mahāvaccha

Mahāvacchattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 1.12Verses of the Senior Monks 1.12
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4MahāvacchattheragāthāMahāvaccha

1.1“Paññābalī sīlavatūpapanno,Empowered by wisdom, <j>with precepts and observances intact,1.2Samāhito jhānarato satīmā;serene, loving absorption, mindful,1.3Yadatthiyaṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjamāno,eating just the needed food,1.4Kaṅkhetha kālaṁ idha vītarāgo”ti.one should await one’s time here, free of desire.

1.5… Mahāvaccho thero ….