- 0.1Theragāthā 1.77Verses of the Senior Monks 1.77
- 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
- 0.3AṭṭhamavaggaChapter Eight
0.4HatthārohaputtattheragāthāHatthārohaputta
1.1“Idaṁ pure cittamacāri cārikaṁ,In the past my mind wandered1.2Yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ;how it wished, where it liked, as it pleased.1.3Tadajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso,Now I’ll carefully guide it,1.4Hatthippabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho”ti.as a trainer with a hook guides a rutting elephant.
1.5… Hatthārohaputto thero ….