- 0.1Theragāthā 2.16Verses of the Senior Monks 2.16
- 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
- 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two
0.4MahākāḷattheragāthāMahākāḷa
1.1“Kāḷī itthī brahatī dhaṅkarūpā,There’s a big black woman who looks like a crow.1.2Satthiñca bhetvā aparañca satthiṁ;She broke off thigh-bones, first one then another;1.3Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṁ,she broke off arm-bones, first one then another;1.4Sīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṁva;she broke off a skull like a curd-bowl, and then1.5Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā.arranged them and sat nearby.
2.1Yo ve avidvā upadhiṁ karoti,When an ignorant person builds up attachments,2.2Punappunaṁ dukkhamupeti mando;that dullard returns to suffering again and again.2.3Tasmā pajānaṁ upadhiṁ na kayirā,So let one who understands <j>not build up attachments:2.4Māhaṁ puna bhinnasiro sayissan”ti.may I never again lie with a broken skull!
2.5… Mahākāḷo thero ….