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Nitaka

Nitakattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.36Verses of the Senior Monks 2.36
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3CatutthavaggaChapter Four

0.4NitakattheragāthāNitaka

1.1“Kassa selūpamaṁ cittaṁ,Whose mind is like a rock,1.2ṭhitaṁ nānupakampati;steady, never trembling—1.3Virattaṁ rajanīyesu,free of desire for desirable things,1.4kuppanīye na kuppati;not getting annoyed when things are annoying?1.5Yassevaṁ bhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,From where will suffering strike one1.6kuto taṁ dukkhamessati.whose mind is developed like this?

2.1Mama selūpamaṁ cittaṁ,My mind is like a rock,2.2ṭhitaṁ nānupakampati;steady, never trembling—2.3Virattaṁ rajanīyesu,free of desire for desirable things,2.4kuppanīye na kuppati;not getting annoyed when things are annoying.2.5Mamevaṁ bhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,From where will suffering strike me2.6kuto maṁ dukkhamessatī”ti.whose mind is developed like this?

2.7… Nitako thero ….