Thag 1.441 min read

Sānu

Sānuttheragāthā

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

0.1Theragāthā 1.44Verses of the Senior Monks 1.44
0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
0.3PañcamavaggaChapter Five

0.4SānuttheragāthāSānu

1.1“Mataṁ vā amma rodanti,Mum, they weep for the dead,¹1.2Yo vā jīvaṁ na dissati;or for one who’s alive but missing.1.3Jīvantaṁ maṁ amma passantī,I’m alive and you can see me,1.4Kasmā maṁ amma rodasī”ti.so mum, why do you weep for me?

1.5… Sānutthero ….

Translator’s notes

The background for this cryptic saying is detailed in SN 10.5.
↩ thag1.44:1.1