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Theragāthā 5.6
Verses of the Senior Monks 5.6
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Pañcakanipāta
The Book of the Fives
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Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Nadīkassapattheragāthā
Nadīkassapa
“Atthāya vata me buddho, It was truly for my benefit
nadiṁ nerañjaraṁ agā; that the Buddha went to the river Nerañjara.
Yassāhaṁ dhammaṁ sutvāna, When I heard his teaching,
micchādiṭṭhiṁ vivajjayiṁ. I shunned wrong view.
Yajiṁ uccāvace yaññe, I used to perform a diverse spectrum of sacrifices;
aggihuttaṁ juhiṁ ahaṁ; I served the sacred flame,
‘Esā suddhī’ti maññanto, imagining, “This is purity.”
andhabhūto puthujjano.
I was a blind, ordinary person.
Diṭṭhigahanapakkhando,
Caught in the thicket of wrong view,
parāmāsena mohito; deluded by misapprehension.
Asuddhiṁ maññisaṁ suddhiṁ, Thinking impurity was purity,
andhabhūto aviddasu. I was blind and ignorant.
Micchādiṭṭhi pahīnā me, I’ve abandoned wrong view;
bhavā sabbe padālitā;
all rebirths are shattered.
Juhāmi dakkhiṇeyyaggiṁ, I serve the fire for thoseworthy of a religious donation: namassāmi tathāgataṁ. I bow to the Realized One.
Mohā sabbe pahīnā me, I’ve given up all delusion;
bhavataṇhā padālitā; craving for continued existence is shattered;
Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro, transmigration through births is finished;
natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti. now there’ll be no more future lives.