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Jentātherīgāthā

Jentā Verses of the Elder Jentā

“Ye ime satta bojjhaṅgā,
Of the seven awakening factors,
“These seven factors of enlightenment

maggā nibbānapattiyā;
the path for attaining extinguishment,
are the path for attaining Nirvana.

Bhāvitā te mayā sabbe,
I have developed them all,
I have developed all of them,

yathā buddhena desitā.
just as the Buddha taught.
as taught by the Buddha.

Diṭṭho hi me so bhagavā,
For I have seen the Blessed One,
I have seen the Bhagavant,

antimoyaṁ samussayo;
and this bag of bones is my last.
this is my last body.

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,
Transmigration through births is finished,
Destroyed is rebirth in saṁsāra,

natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.
now there’ll be no more future lives.
now there is no coming back to any state of being.”

Itthaṁ sudaṁ jentā therī gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
That is how these verses were recited by the senior nun Jentā.
Thus Jentā the Elder spoke these verses.