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