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Sambulakaccāna

Sambulakaccānattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.35Verses of the Senior Monks 2.35
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3CatutthavaggaChapter Four

0.4SambulakaccānattheragāthāSambulakaccāna

1.1“Devo ca vassati, devo ca gaḷagaḷāyati,The heavens rain, the heavens pour,1.2Ekako cāhaṁ bherave bile viharāmi;I’m staying alone in a frightful hole.1.3Tassa mayhaṁ ekakassa bherave bile viharato,But while I’m staying alone in that frightful hole,1.4Natthi bhayaṁ vā chambhitattaṁ vā lomahaṁso vā.I’ve no fear, no dread, no goosebumps.

2.1Dhammatā mamesā yassa me,This is my normal state2.2Ekakassa bherave bile;while staying alone in a frightful hole:2.3Viharato natthi bhayaṁ vā,I’ve no fear,2.4Chambhitattaṁ vā lomahaṁso vā”ti.no dread, no goosebumps.

2.5… Sambulakaccāno thero ….