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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.19

Dukanipāta
The Book of the Twos

Dutiyavagga
Chapter Two

Nandattheragāthā

Nanda

“Ayoniso manasikārā,
Because of focusing on the wrong things,

maṇḍanaṁ anuyuñjisaṁ;
I was addicted to ornamentation.

Uddhato capalo cāsiṁ,
I was vain, fickle,

kāmarāgena aṭṭito.
racked by desire for pleasures of the senses.

Upāyakusalenāhaṁ,
But with the help of the Buddha,

buddhenādiccabandhunā;
the kinsman of the Sun, so skilled in means,

Yoniso paṭipajjitvā,
I practiced rationally and extracted

bhave cittaṁ udabbahin”ti.
attachment to continued existence from my mind.

… Nando thero ….