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Kimbila (2nd)

Kimilattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.18Verses of the Senior Monks 2.18
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4KimilattheragāthāKimbila (2nd)

1.1“Pācīnavaṁsadāyamhi,In the Park of the East-Raftered Hall11.2sakyaputtā sahāyakā;the Sakyan friends,21.3Pahāyānappake bhoge,having given up great wealth,1.4uñchāpattāgate ratā.are happy with the scraps in their bowls.

2.1Āraddhavīriyā pahitattā,Energetic, resolute,2.2Niccaṁ daḷhaparakkamā;always staunchly vigorous;2.3Ramanti dhammaratiyā,having given up mundane delights,2.4Hitvāna lokiyaṁ ratin”ti.they enjoy the delights of the Dhamma.

2.5… Kimilo thero ….

Translator’s notes

  1. A Prācīnavaṁśa was a hall or shed built for the ritual, with bamboo (vaṁsa) beams running easterly (prācīna; Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 3.1.1.6 and Eggeling’s note).

    ↩ thag2.18:1.1

  2. This is a reference to MN 31:2.1 = MN 128:8.1, where Anuruddha, Kimbila, and Nandiya were practicing together in this grove.

    ↩ thag2.18:1.2