Catukkanipāta

The Book of the Fours

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Theragāthā 4.6

Verses of the Senior Monks 4.6

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Catukkanipāta

The Book of the Fours

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Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Senakattheragāthā

Senaka

1.1

“Svāgataṁ vata me āsi,

It was so welcome for me

1.2

gayāyaṁ gayaphagguyā;

during the Gayā spring festival

1.3

Yaṁ addasāsiṁ sambuddhaṁ,

to see the Awakened One

1.4

desentaṁ dhammamuttamaṁ.

teaching the supreme Dhamma.

2.1

Mahappabhaṁ gaṇācariyaṁ,

He was glorious, the tutor of a community,

2.2

aggapattaṁ vināyakaṁ;

a leader who had realized the highest.

2.3

Sadevakassa lokassa,

In all the world with its gods,

2.4

jinaṁ atuladassanaṁ.

he was the victor of unequaled vision.

3.1

Mahānāgaṁ mahāvīraṁ,

A great giant, a great hero,

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mahājutimanāsavaṁ;

a great light free of defilement.

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Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇaṁ,

With the utter ending of all defilements,

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satthāramakutobhayaṁ.

the teacher fears nothing from any quarter.

4.1

Cirasaṅkiliṭṭhaṁ vata maṁ,

For a long time, sadly, I was corrupted,

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diṭṭhisandānabandhitaṁ;

fettered by the bond of wrong view.

4.3

Vimocayi so bhagavā,

That Blessed One, Senaka,

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sabbaganthehi senakan”ti.

released me from all ties.

4.5

… Senako thero ….