- 0.1Theragāthā 2.27Verses of the Senior Monks 2.27
- 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
- 0.3TatiyavaggaChapter Three
0.4NandakattheragāthāNandaka (1st)
1.1“Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño,Though a fine thoroughbred may stumble,1.2khalitvā patitiṭṭhati;it soon stands firm again.1.3Bhiyyo laddhāna saṁvegaṁ,It gains even more urgency,1.4adīno vahate dhuraṁ.and draws its load undeterred.
2.1Evaṁ dassanasampannaṁ,Even so is one accomplished in vision,2.2sammāsambuddhasāvakaṁ;a disciple of the Buddha.2.3Ājānīyaṁ maṁ dhāretha,Remember me as a thoroughbred,2.4puttaṁ buddhassa orasan”ti.the Buddha’s bosom son.
2.5… Nandako thero ….