Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

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Theragāthā 3.14

Verses of the Senior Monks 3.14

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Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

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Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Gotamattheragāthā

Gotama (2nd)

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“Saṁsaraṁ hi nirayaṁ agacchissaṁ,

Transmigrating, I went to hell,

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Petalokamagamaṁ punappunaṁ;

and to the ghost realm time and again.

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Dukkhamamhipi tiracchānayoniyaṁ,

Many times I dwelt long

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Nekadhā hi vusitaṁ ciraṁ mayā.

in the animal realm, so full of pain.

2.1

Mānusopi ca bhavobhirādhito,

I was also reborn as a human,

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Saggakāyamagamaṁ sakiṁ sakiṁ;

and from time to time I went to heaven.

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Rūpadhātusu arūpadhātusu,

I’ve stayed in realms of form and formlessness,

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Nevasaññisu asaññisuṭṭhitaṁ.

among the neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient, <j>and the non-percipient.

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Sambhavā suviditā asārakā,

I know well these created states are insubstantial—

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Saṅkhatā pacalitā saderitā;

conditioned, unstable, always in motion.

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Taṁ viditvā mahamattasambhavaṁ,

When I understood that this is created in myself,

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Santimeva satimā samajjhagan”ti.

mindful, I found peace.

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… Gotamo thero ….