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Aḍḍhakāsitherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Aḍḍhakāsi Aḍḍhakāsi

“Yāva kāsijanapado,
“In the country of Kāsi
The price for my services

suṅko me tatthako ahu;
I was purchased.
amounted to the nation of Kāsi.

Taṁ katvā negamo agghaṁ,
The townsman set a price,
By setting that price,

aḍḍhenagghaṁ ṭhapesi maṁ.
but settled for half of it.
the townsfolk made me priceless.

Atha nibbindahaṁ rūpe,
Then I was disenchanted by form;
Then, growing disillusioned with my form,

nibbindañca virajjahaṁ;
disenchanted, I became dispassionate.
I became dispassionate.

Mā puna jātisaṁsāraṁ,
May I not be reborn again in saṁsāra,
Don’t journey on and on,

sandhāveyyaṁ punappunaṁ;
may I not return again and again!
transmigrating through rebirths!

Tisso vijjā sacchikatā,
Now I have realized the three knowledges
I've realized the three knowledges,

kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
and completed the teaching of the Buddha.”
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

… Aḍḍhakāsi therī ….
The Elder Aḍḍhakāsi