- 0.1Theragāthā 4.4Verses of the Senior Monks 4.4
- 0.2CatukkanipātaThe Book of the Fours
- 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One
0.4NandakattheragāthāNandaka (2nd)
1.1“Dhiratthu pūre duggandhe,Curse you mortal frame, you stink!1.2mārapakkhe avassute;You’re on Māra’s side, you fester!1.3Navasotāni te kāye,O body, you have nine streams1.4yāni sandanti sabbadā.that are flowing all the time.
2.1Mā purāṇaṁ amaññittho,Don’t think much of mortal frames;2.2māsādesi tathāgate;don’t disparage the Realized Ones.2.3Saggepi te na rajjanti,They’re not even aroused by heaven,2.4kimaṅgaṁ pana mānuse.let alone by humans.
3.1Ye ca kho bālā dummedhā,But those who are fools and simpletons,3.2dummantī mohapārutā;with bad advisors, wrapped in delusion,3.3Tādisā tattha rajjanti,that kind of person is aroused by bodies,3.4mārakhittamhi bandhane.when Māra has laid down the snare.
4.1Yesaṁ rāgo ca doso ca,Those in whom greed, hate, and ignorance4.2avijjā ca virājitā;have faded away;4.3Tādī tattha na rajjanti,such people are not aroused by bodies,4.4chinnasuttā abandhanā”ti.they’ve cut the strings, unbound.
4.5… Nandako thero ….