Skip to content
True DhammaLibrary · Community
Thag 5.111 min read

Soṇa of the Sharp Ears

Soṇakuṭikaṇṇattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 5.11Verses of the Senior Monks 5.11
  • 0.2PañcakanipātaThe Book of the Fives
  • 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One

0.4SoṇakuṭikaṇṇattheragāthāSoṇa of the Sharp Ears

1.1“Upasampadā ca me laddhā,I’ve received ordination;1.2vimutto camhi anāsavo;I am liberated, without defilements;1.3So ca me bhagavā diṭṭho,I’ve seen the Blessed One myself,1.4vihāre ca sahāvasiṁ.and even stayed together with him.

2.1Bahudeva rattiṁ bhagavā,The Blessed One, the Teacher,2.2abbhokāsetināmayi;spent much of the night in the open;2.3Vihārakusalo satthā,then he, who is so skilled in meditation,2.4vihāraṁ pāvisī tadā.entered his dwelling.

3.1Santharitvāna saṅghāṭiṁ,Spreading his outer robe,3.2seyyaṁ kappesi gotamo;Gotama made his bed,3.3Sīho selaguhāyaṁva,like a lion in a rocky cave,3.4pahīnabhayabheravo.with fear and dread given up.

4.1Tato kalyāṇavākkaraṇo,Then, with lovely enunciation,4.2sammāsambuddhasāvako;Soṇa, a disciple of the Buddha,4.3Soṇo abhāsi saddhammaṁ,recited the true teaching4.4buddhaseṭṭhassa sammukhā.before the best of Buddhas.

5.1Pañcakkhandhe pariññāya,When he has completely understood <j>the five aggregates,5.2Bhāvayitvāna añjasaṁ;developed the direct route,5.3Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ,and arrived at ultimate peace,5.4Parinibbissatyanāsavo”ti.undefiled, he’ll be fully quenched.

5.5… Soṇo kuṭikaṇṇatthero ….