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Uttiya (3rd)

Uttiyattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 1.99Verses of the Senior Monks 1.99
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3DasamavaggaChapter Ten

0.4UttiyattheragāthāUttiya (3rd)

1.1“Saddaṁ sutvā sati muṭṭhā,When you hear a sound, 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,1.6Saṁsāraṁ upagāmino”ti.leading to transmigration.

1.7… Uttiyo thero ….