1.1“Yaññatthaṁ vā dhanatthaṁ vā,“Those who we killed in the past,1.2ye hanāma mayaṁ pure;whether for sacrifice or for wealth,1.3Avasesaṁ bhayaṁ hoti,without exception were afraid;1.4vedhanti vilapanti ca.they trembled and they squealed.

2.1Tassa te natthi bhītattaṁ,But you’re not scared;2.2bhiyyo vaṇṇo pasīdati;you look even calmer than before.2.3Kasmā na paridevesi,Why don’t you cry out2.4evarūpe mahabbhaye”.in such a terrifying situation?”

3.1“Natthi cetasikaṁ dukkhaṁ,“There isn’t any mental suffering3.2anapekkhassa gāmaṇi;for one without concern, village chief.3.3Atikkantā bhayā sabbe,All fears are left behind3.4khīṇasaṁyojanassa ve.by one whose fetters have ended.

4.1Khīṇāya bhavanettiyā,When the leash to existence is ended,4.2diṭṭhe dhamme yathātathe;and the truth is seen as it is,4.3Na bhayaṁ maraṇe hoti,there is no fear of death;4.4bhāranikkhepane yathā.it’s like laying down a burden.

5.1Suciṇṇaṁ brahmacariyaṁ me,I’ve lived the spiritual life well,5.2maggo cāpi subhāvito;and developed the path well, too.5.3Maraṇe me bhayaṁ natthi,I do not fear death;5.4rogānamiva saṅkhaye.it’s like the passing of a disease.

6.1Suciṇṇaṁ brahmacariyaṁ me,I’ve lived the spiritual life well,6.2maggo cāpi subhāvito;and developed the path well, too.6.3Nirassādā bhavā diṭṭhā,I’ve seen that there’s nothing gratifying in existences,6.4visaṁ pitvāva chaḍḍitaṁ.like someone who has tasted poison, <j>then thrown it out.

7.1Pāragū anupādāno,One who has gone beyond, without grasping,7.2katakicco anāsavo;they’ve completed the task <j>and are free of defilements.7.3Tuṭṭho āyukkhayā hoti,They are content at the end of life,7.4mutto āghātanā yathā.like someone released from execution.

8.1Uttamaṁ dhammataṁ patto,Having realized the supreme Dhamma,8.2sabbaloke anatthiko;without needing anything in the whole world,8.3Ādittāva gharā mutto,one doesn’t grieve at death;8.4maraṇasmiṁ na socati.for it’s like escaping from a burning house.

9.1Yadatthi saṅgataṁ kiñci,Whatever has come to pass,9.2bhavo vā yattha labbhati;wherever life is obtained,9.3Sabbaṁ anissaraṁ etaṁ,there is no Lord of all that:9.4iti vuttaṁ mahesinā.so said the great seer.

10.1Yo taṁ tathā pajānāti,Whoever understands this10.2yathā buddhena desitaṁ;as it was taught by the Buddha10.3Na gaṇhāti bhavaṁ kiñci,doesn’t grab on to any new life,10.4sutattaṁva ayoguḷaṁ.like you wouldn’t grab a hot iron ball.

11.1Na me hoti ‘ahosin’ti,It doesn’t occur to me, ‘I existed in the past’;11.2‘bhavissan’ti na hoti me;nor, ‘I will exist in the future’.11.3Saṅkhārā vigamissanti,Conditions will vanish—11.4tattha kā paridevanā.why weep over that?

12.1Suddhaṁ dhammasamuppādaṁ,Seeing truly12.2Suddhaṁ saṅkhārasantatiṁ;the bare arising of phenomena,12.3Passantassa yathābhūtaṁ,and the bare process of conditions,12.4Na bhayaṁ hoti gāmaṇi.there is no fear, village chief.

13.1Tiṇakaṭṭhasamaṁ lokaṁ,The world is like grass and sticks:13.2yadā paññāya passati;when this is seen with wisdom,13.3Mamattaṁ so asaṁvindaṁ,not finding any possessiveness,13.4‘natthi me’ti na socati.you won’t grieve, thinking ‘I don’t have it’.

14.1Ukkaṇṭhāmi sarīrena,I’m fed up with the body;14.2bhavenamhi anatthiko;I have no need for another life.14.3Soyaṁ bhijjissati kāyo,This body will be broken up,14.4añño ca na bhavissati.and there won’t be another.

15.1Yaṁ vo kiccaṁ sarīrena,Do what you want15.2taṁ karotha yadicchatha;with my corpse.15.3Na me tappaccayā tattha,I won’t be angry or attached15.4doso pemañca hehiti”.on account of that.”

16.1Tassa taṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,When they heard these words,16.2abbhutaṁ lomahaṁsanaṁ;so astonishing and hair-raising,16.3Satthāni nikkhipitvāna,the young men laid down their swords16.4māṇavā etadabravuṁ.and spoke these words:

17.1“Kiṁ bhadante karitvāna,“What have you practiced, Venerable?17.2ko vā ācariyo tava;And who is your tutor?17.3Kassa sāsanamāgamma,Whose instructions do we follow17.4labbhate taṁ asokatā”.to gain the sorrowless state?”

18.1“Sabbaññū sabbadassāvī,“The knower of all, the seer of all:18.2jino ācariyo mama;the victor is my tutor.18.3Mahākāruṇiko satthā,He is a Teacher of great compassion,18.4sabbalokatikicchako.healer of the whole world.

19.1Tenāyaṁ desito dhammo,He taught this Dhamma,19.2khayagāmī anuttaro;leading to ending, unsurpassed.19.3Tassa sāsanamāgamma,Following his instructions,19.4labbhate taṁ asokatā”.you can gain the sorrowless state.”

20.1Sutvāna corā isino subhāsitaṁ,When the bandits heard the good words of the seer,20.2Nikkhippa satthāni ca āvudhāni ca;they laid down their swords and weapons.20.3Tamhā ca kammā viramiṁsu eke,Some refrained from their former deeds,20.4Eke ca pabbajjamarocayiṁsu.while others chose the going-forth.

21.1Te pabbajitvā sugatassa sāsane,Having gone forth in the teaching of the Holy One,21.2Bhāvetva bojjhaṅgabalāni paṇḍitā;those astute ones developed <j>the awakening factors and the powers.21.3Udaggacittā sumanā katindriyā,Elated, happy, their faculties complete,21.4Phusiṁsu nibbānapadaṁ asaṅkhatanti.they realized the state of extinguishment, <j>the unconditioned.

21.5… Adhimutto thero ….