Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

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Theragāthā 3.7

Verses of the Senior Monks 3.7

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Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

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Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Vāraṇattheragāthā

Vāraṇa

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“Yodha koci manussesu,

Anyone among men

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parapāṇāni hiṁsati;

who harms other creatures:

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Asmā lokā paramhā ca,

that person will fall

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ubhayā dhaṁsate naro.

both from this world and the next.

2.1

Yo ca mettena cittena,

But someone with a mind of love,

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sabbapāṇānukampati;

sympathetic for all creatures:

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Bahuñhi so pasavati,

a person like that

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puññaṁ tādisako naro.

brims with much merit.

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Subhāsitassa sikkhetha,

You should all train <j>to learn well-spoken words,

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samaṇūpāsanassa ca;

to attend closely to ascetics,

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Ekāsanassa ca raho,

to sit alone in hidden places,

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cittavūpasamassa cā”ti.

and to calm the mind.

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… Vāraṇo thero ….