Therīgāthā 1.10
Translators: sujato and soma
Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.10 Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Chapter of the Ones
Upasamātherīgāthā
Upasamā Verses of the Elder Upasamā
“Upasame tare oghaṁ,
Upasamā, cross the flood,
“Upasamā, pass over the flood,
maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ;
Death’s domain so hard to pass.
the sphere of death so difficult to cross.
Dhārehi antimaṁ dehaṁ,
When you have vanquished Māra and his mount,
Carry your last body,
jetvā māraṁ savāhinin”ti.
bear your final body.
having conquered Māra and his army.”
… Upasamā therī ….
The Elder Upasamā