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Sigāla’s Father

Siṅgālapituttheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 1.18Verses of the Senior Monks 1.18
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4SiṅgālapituttheragāthāSigāla’s Father

1.1“Ahu buddhassa dāyādo,There was an heir of the Buddha,1.2bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane;a monk in Bhesakaḷā forest,1.3Kevalaṁ aṭṭhisaññāya,who suffused the entire earth1.4apharī pathaviṁ imaṁ;with the perception of bones.1.5Maññehaṁ kāmarāgaṁ so,I think he will quickly1.6khippameva pahissatī”ti.get rid of sensual desire.

1.7… Siṅgālapitā thero ….