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Vītasoka

Vītasokattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.25Verses of the Senior Monks 2.25
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3TatiyavaggaChapter Three

0.4VītasokattheragāthāVītasoka

1.1“Kese me olikhissanti,The barber approached1.2kappako upasaṅkami;to shave my head.1.3Tato ādāsamādāya,I picked up a mirror1.4sarīraṁ paccavekkhisaṁ.and examined my body.

2.1Tuccho kāyo adissittha,My body appeared hollow;2.2andhakāro tamo byagā;I once was blind, but the darkness disappeared.2.3Sabbe coḷā samucchinnā,My fancy hairdo has been cut off:2.4natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.now there’ll be no more future lives.

2.5… Vītasoko thero ….