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Vasabha

Vasabhattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.10Verses of the Senior Monks 2.10
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One

0.4VasabhattheragāthāVasabha

1.1“Pubbe hanati attānaṁ,First one kills oneself,1.2pacchā hanati so pare;then one kills others.1.3Suhataṁ hanti attānaṁ,One kills oneself, really dead,1.4vītaṁseneva pakkhimā.like one who kills birds using a dead bird as a decoy.

2.1Na brāhmaṇo bahivaṇṇo,A brahmin’s color is not on the outside;2.2anto vaṇṇo hi brāhmaṇo;a brahmin is colored on the inside.2.3Yasmiṁ pāpāni kammāni,Whoever harbors bad deeds2.4sa ve kaṇho sujampatī”ti.is truly a dark one, Sujampati.

2.5… Vasabho thero …

2.6vaggo paṭhamo.

3.0Tassuddānaṁ

3.1Uttaro ceva piṇḍolo,3.2valliyo tīriyo isi;3.3Ajino ca meḷajino,3.4rādho surādho gotamo;3.5Vasabhena ime honti,3.6dasa therā mahiddhikāti.