Skip to content
True DhammaLibrary · Community
Thig 2.41 min read

Aḍḍhakāsi

Aḍḍhakāsitherīgāthā

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

  • 0.1Therīgāthā 2.4Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.4
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos

0.3AḍḍhakāsitherīgāthāAḍḍhakāsi

1.1“Yāva kāsijanapado,The price for my services1.2suṅko me tatthako ahu;amounted to the nation of Kāsi.1.3Taṁ katvā negamo agghaṁ,By setting that price,1.4aḍḍhenagghaṁ ṭhapesi maṁ.the townsfolk made me priceless.

2.1Atha nibbindahaṁ rūpe,Then, growing disillusioned with my form,2.2nibbindañca virajjahaṁ;I became dispassionate.2.3Mā puna jātisaṁsāraṁ,Don’t journey on and on,2.4sandhāveyyaṁ punappunaṁ;transmigrating through rebirths!2.5Tisso vijjā sacchikatā,I’ve realized the three knowledges,2.6kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

3.1… Aḍḍhakāsi therī ….