Theragāthā 1.57
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.57
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Chaṭṭhavagga
Chapter Six
Dutiyakuṭivihārittheragāthā
Kuṭivihārin (2nd)
“Ayamāhu purāṇiyā kuṭi,
This was your old hut,
Aññaṁ patthayase navaṁ kuṭiṁ;
but you still want a new hut.
Āsaṁ kuṭiyā virājaya,
Let go of hope for a hut, monk!
Dukkhā bhikkhu puna navā kuṭī”ti.
A new hut will only bring more suffering.
… Dutiyakuṭivihāritthero ….