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Sumanā, Who Went Forth Late in Life

Vuḍḍhapabbajitasumanātherīgāthā

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

  • 0.1Therīgāthā 1.16Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.16
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones

0.3VuḍḍhapabbajitasumanātherīgāthāSumanā, Who Went Forth Late in Life

1.1“Sukhaṁ tvaṁ vuḍḍhike sehi,Sleep softly, old lady,1.2katvā coḷena pārutā;wrapped in the cloth you sewed yourself;1.3Upasanto hi te rāgo,for your desire has been quelled,1.4sītibhūtāsi nibbutā”ti.you’re cooled and quenched.

2.1… Sumanā vuḍḍhapabbajitā therī ….