Theragāthā 2.19
Translators: sujato
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 ….