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Sukkā

Sukkātherīgāthā

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

  • 0.1Therīgāthā 3.6Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.6
  • 0.2TikanipātaThe Book of the Threes

0.3SukkātherīgāthāSukkā

1.1“Kiṁme katā rājagahe manussā,“What’s up with these people in Rājagaha?1.2Madhuṁ pītāva acchare;They sprawl like they’ve been drinking mead!1.3Ye sukkaṁ na upāsanti,They don’t attend on Sukkā1.4Desentiṁ buddhasāsanaṁ.as she teaches the Buddha’s instructions.

2.1Tañca appaṭivānīyaṁ,But the wise—2.2asecanakamojavaṁ;it’s as if they drink it up,2.3Pivanti maññe sappaññā,so irresistible, delectable, and nutritious,2.4valāhakamivaddhagū.like travelers enjoying a cool cloud.”

3.1Sukkā sukkehi dhammehi,“She’s known as Sukkā because of her bright qualities,3.2vītarāgā samāhitā;free of greed, serene.3.3Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ,She bears her final body,3.4jetvā māraṁ savāhinin”ti.having vanquished Māra with his legions.”

4.1… Sukkā therī ….