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Senaka

Senakattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 4.6Verses of the Senior Monks 4.6
  • 0.2CatukkanipātaThe Book of the Fours
  • 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One

0.4SenakattheragāthāSenaka

1.1“Svāgataṁ vata me āsi,It was so welcome for me1.2gayāyaṁ gayaphagguyā;during the Gayā spring festival1.3Yaṁ addasāsiṁ sambuddhaṁ,to see the Awakened One1.4desentaṁ dhammamuttamaṁ.teaching the supreme Dhamma.

2.1Mahappabhaṁ gaṇācariyaṁ,He was glorious, the tutor of a community,2.2aggapattaṁ vināyakaṁ;a leader who had realized the highest.2.3Sadevakassa lokassa,In all the world with its gods,2.4jinaṁ atuladassanaṁ.he was the victor of unequaled vision.

3.1Mahānāgaṁ mahāvīraṁ,A great giant, a great hero,3.2mahājutimanāsavaṁ;a great light free of defilement.3.3Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇaṁ,With the utter ending of all defilements,3.4satthāramakutobhayaṁ.the Teacher fears nothing from any quarter.

4.1Cirasaṅkiliṭṭhaṁ vata maṁ,For a long time, sadly, I was corrupted,4.2diṭṭhisandānabandhitaṁ;fettered by the bond of wrong view.4.3Vimocayi so bhagavā,That Blessed One, Senaka,4.4sabbaganthehi senakan”ti.released me from all ties.

4.5… Senako thero ….