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Sivaka

Sivakattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.32Verses of the Senior Monks 2.32
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3CatutthavaggaChapter Four

0.4SivakattheragāthāSivaka

1.1“Aniccāni gahakāni,Houses are impermanent—1.2tattha tattha punappunaṁ;on and on, life after life.1.3Gahakāraṁ gavesanto,I’ve been searching for the house-builder—1.4dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ.painful is birth again and again.

2.1Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi,I’ve seen you, house-builder!2.2puna gehaṁ na kāhasi;You won’t build a house again.2.3Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā,Your rafters are all broken,2.4thūṇikā ca vidālitā;your ridgepole is shattered.2.5Vimariyādikataṁ cittaṁ,My mind is without boundaries:2.6idheva vidhamissatī”ti.in this very life it will dissipate.

2.7… Sivako thero ….