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Cūḷaka

Cūḷakattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.46Verses of the Senior Monks 2.46
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3PañcamavaggaChapter Five

0.4CūḷakattheragāthāCūḷaka

1.1“Nadanti morā susikhā supekhuṇā,The peacocks cry out with their fair crests and tails,11.2Sunīlagīvā sumukhā sugajjino;their lovely blue necks and fair faces, <j>their beautiful song and their call.1.3Susaddalā cāpi mahāmahī ayaṁ,This broad earth is lush with grass and dew,1.4Subyāpitambu suvalāhakaṁ nabhaṁ.and the firmament is full of beautiful clouds.

2.1Sukallarūpo sumanassa jhāyataṁ,One practicing absorption is happy in mind, <j>and their appearance is uplifting;2.2Sunikkamo sādhu subuddhasāsane;going forth in the teaching of the Buddha <j>is easy for a good person.2.3Susukkasukkaṁ nipuṇaṁ sududdasaṁ,Realize that supreme state that does not pass,2.4Phusāhi taṁ uttamamaccutaṁ padan”ti.so very pure, subtle, and hard to see.

2.5… Cūḷako thero ….

Translator’s notes

  1. This echoes the name of the monk, which means “plumed”.

    ↩ thag2.46:1.1