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Mittā (2nd)

Mittātherīgāthā

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

  • 0.1Therīgāthā 2.7Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.7
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos

0.3MittātherīgāthāMittā (2nd)

1.1“Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,I rejoiced in the host of gods,1.2yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;having observed the sabbath1.3Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,complete in all eight factors,1.4aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,

2.1Uposathaṁ upāgacchiṁ,and the eighth day of the fortnight,2.2devakāyābhinandinī;as well as on the fortnightly special displays.2.3Sājja ekena bhattena,Today I eat just once a day,2.4muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā;my head is shaven, I wear the outer robe.2.5Devakāyaṁ na patthehaṁ,I don’t long for the heavenly host,2.6vineyya hadaye daran”ti.for stress has been removed from my heart.

3.1… Mittā therī ….