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Sakulā

Sakulātherīgāthā

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

  • 0.1Therīgāthā 5.7Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.7
  • 0.2PañcakanipātaThe Book of the Fives

0.3SakulātherīgāthāSakulā

1.1“Agārasmiṁ vasantīhaṁ,While staying at home1.2dhammaṁ sutvāna bhikkhuno;I heard the teaching from a monk.1.3Addasaṁ virajaṁ dhammaṁ,I saw the stainless Dhamma,1.4nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ.extinguishment, the state that does not pass.

2.1Sāhaṁ puttaṁ dhītarañca,Leaving behind my son and my daughter,2.2dhanadhaññañca chaḍḍiya;my riches and my grain,2.3Kese chedāpayitvāna,I had my hair cut off,2.4pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ.and went forth to homelessness.

3.1Sikkhamānā ahaṁ santī,As a trainee nun,3.2bhāventī maggamañjasaṁ;I developed the direct path.3.3Pahāsiṁ rāgadosañca,I gave up greed and hate,3.4tadekaṭṭhe ca āsave.along with associated defilements.

4.1Bhikkhunī upasampajja,When I was fully ordained as a nun,4.2pubbajātimanussariṁ;I recollected my past lives,4.3Dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ,and purified my clairvoyance,4.4vimalaṁ sādhubhāvitaṁ.immaculate and fully developed.

5.1Saṅkhāre parato disvā,Conditions are born of causes, crumbling;5.2hetujāte palokite;having seen them as other,5.3Pahāsiṁ āsave sabbe,I gave up all defilements,5.4sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti.I’m cooled and quenched.

6.1… Sakulā therī ….