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From:
Theragāthā 2.25 Verses of the Senior Monks 2.25
Dukanipāta The Book of the Twos
Tatiyavagga Chapter Three
Vītasokattheragāthā Vītasoka
“Kese me olikhissanti, The barber approached
kappako upasaṅkami; to shave my head.
Tato ādāsamādāya, I picked up a mirror
sarīraṁ paccavekkhisaṁ. and examined my body.
Tuccho kāyo adissittha, My body appeared hollow;
andhakāro tamo byagā; I once was blind, but the darkness disappeared.
Sabbe coḷā samucchinnā, My fancy hairdo has been cut off:
natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti. now there’ll be no more future lives.
… Vītasoko thero ….