Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Theragāthā 1.18

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.18

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

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Siṅgālapituttheragāthā

Siṅgāla’s Father

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“Ahu buddhassa dāyādo,

There was an heir of the Buddha,

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bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane;

a monk in Bhesakaḷā forest,

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Kevalaṁ aṭṭhisaññāya,

who suffused the entire earth

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apharī pathaviṁ imaṁ;

with the perception of bones.

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Maññehaṁ kāmarāgaṁ so,

I think he will quickly

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khippameva pahissatī”ti.

get rid of sensual desire.

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… Siṅgālapitā thero ….