Therīgāthā 1.4
Translators: sujato and soma
Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.4 Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Chapter of the Ones
Tissātherīgāthā
Tissā Verses of the Elder Tissā
“Tisse sikkhassu sikkhāya,
Tissā, train in the trainings—
“Tissā, train yourself with discipline;
mā taṁ yogā upaccaguṁ;
don’t let your yokes overcome you.
do not let bonds tie you down.
Sabbayogavisaṁyuttā,
Unyoked from all yokes,
All bonds unbound,
cara loke anāsavā”ti.
live in the world free of defilements.
walk in the world free from influences.”
… Tissā therī ….
The Elder Tissā