Theragāthā 1.44
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.44
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Pañcamavagga
Chapter Five
Sānuttheragāthā
Sānu
“Mataṁ vā amma rodanti,
Mum, they weep for the dead,
Yo vā jīvaṁ na dissati;
or for one who’s alive but has disappeared.
Jīvantaṁ maṁ amma passantī,
I’m alive and you can see me,
Kasmā maṁ amma rodasī”ti.
so mum, why do you weep for me?
… Sānutthero ….