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Soṇā

Soṇātherīgāthā

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

  • 0.1Therīgāthā 5.8Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.8
  • 0.2PañcakanipātaThe Book of the Fives

0.3SoṇātherīgāthāSoṇā

1.1“Dasa putte vijāyitvā,I gave birth to ten sons1.2asmiṁ rūpasamussaye;in this form, this bag of bones.1.3Tatohaṁ dubbalā jiṇṇā,Then, when feeble and old,1.4bhikkhuniṁ upasaṅkamiṁ.I approached a nun.

2.1Sā me dhammamadesesi,She taught me the Dhamma:2.2khandhāyatanadhātuyo;the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.2.3Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna,When I heard her teaching,2.4kese chetvāna pabbajiṁ.I shaved off my hair and went forth.

3.1Tassā me sikkhamānāya,When I was a trainee nun,3.2dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ;my clairvoyance was clarified,3.3Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi,and I knew my past lives,3.4yattha me vusitaṁ pure.the places I used to live.

4.1Animittañca bhāvemi,I meditate on the signless,4.2ekaggā susamāhitā;my mind unified and serene.4.3Anantarāvimokkhāsiṁ,I achieved the immediate liberation,4.4anupādāya nibbutā.quenched by not grasping.

5.1Pañcakkhandhā pariññātā,The five aggregates are fully understood;5.2tiṭṭhanti chinnamūlakā;they remain, but their root is cut.5.3Dhi tavatthu jare jamme,Curse you, wretched old age!5.4natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.now there’ll be no more future lives.

6.1… Soṇā therī ….