- 0.1Theragāthā 1.98Verses of the Senior Monks 1.98
- 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
- 0.3DasamavaggaChapter Ten
0.4AbhayattheragāthāAbhaya
1.1“Rūpaṁ disvā sati muṭṭhā,When you see a sight, mindfulness is lost1.2Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto;as you focus on a pleasant feature.1.3Sārattacitto vedeti,Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,1.4Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati;you keep clinging to it.1.5Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā,Your defilements grow,1.6Bhavamūlopagāmino”ti.leading to the root of rebirth.
1.7… Abhayo thero ….