Therīgāthā 1.14
Translators: sujato and soma
Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.14 Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Chapter of the Ones
Sumanātherīgāthā
Sumanā Verses of the Elder Sumanā
“Dhātuyo dukkhato disvā,
Having seen the elements as suffering,
“Having seen the elements as suffering,
mā jātiṁ punarāgami;
don’t get reborn again.
do not return to birth.
Bhave chandaṁ virājetvā,
When you’ve discarded desire for rebirth,
Having destroyed the fervor for existence,
upasantā carissasī”ti.
you will live at peace.
you will walk in peace.”
… Sumanā therī ….
The Elder Sumanā