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Belaṭṭhasīsa

Belaṭṭhasīsattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 1.16Verses of the Senior Monks 1.16
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4BelaṭṭhasīsattheragāthāBelaṭṭhasīsa

1.1“Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño,Just as a fine thoroughbred1.2naṅgalāvattanī sikhī;proceeds with ease,1.3Gacchati appakasirena,tail and mane flying in the wind;1.4evaṁ rattindivā mama;so my days and nights1.5Gacchanti appakasirena,proceed with ease,1.6sukhe laddhe nirāmise”ti.full of joy not of the flesh.

1.7… Belaṭṭhasīso thero ….