Therīgāthā 1.17
Translators: soma and sujato
Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.17
Ekakanipāta
Chapter of the Ones
The Book of the Ones
Dhammātherīgāthā
Verses of the Elder Dhammā Dhammā
“Piṇḍapātaṁ caritvāna,
“As I was going for alms,
I wandered for alms
daṇḍamolubbha dubbalā;
leaning on a stick,
though feeble, leaning on a staff.
Vedhamānehi gattehi,
all my limbs trembled,
My limbs wobbled
tattheva nipatiṁ chamā;
and there I fell on the ground.
and I fell to the ground right there.
Disvā ādīnavaṁ kāye,
As I saw the danger in the body,
Seeing the danger of the body,
atha cittaṁ vimucci me”ti.
in that moment, my mind was liberated.”
my mind was freed.
… Dhammā therī ….
The Elder Dhammā