Theragāthā 1.18
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.18
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Dutiyavagga
Chapter Two
Siṅgālapituttheragāthā
Siṅgāla’s Father
“Ahu buddhassa dāyādo,
There was an heir of the Buddha,
bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane;
a monk in Bhesakaḷā forest,
Kevalaṁ aṭṭhisaññāya,
who suffused the entire earth
apharī pathaviṁ imaṁ;
with the perception of bones.
Maññehaṁ kāmarāgaṁ so,
I think he will quickly
khippameva pahissatī”ti.
get rid of sensual desire.
… Siṅgālapitā thero ….