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Theragāthā 5.10
Verses of the Senior Monks 5.10
0.2
Pañcakanipāta
The Book of the Fives
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Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
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Yasadattattheragāthā
Yasadatta
1.1
“Upārambhacitto dummedho,
With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
1.2
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
listens to the victor’s instruction.
1.3
Ārakā hoti saddhammā,
They’re as far from the true teaching
1.4
nabhaso pathavī yathā.
as the earth is from the sky.
2.1
Upārambhacitto dummedho,
With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
2.2
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
listens to the victor’s instruction.
2.3
Parihāyati saddhammā,
They fall away from the true teaching,
2.4
kāḷapakkheva candimā.
like the moon in the waning fortnight.
3.1
Upārambhacitto dummedho,
With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
3.2
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
listens to the victor’s instruction.
3.3
Parisussati saddhamme,
They wither away in the true teaching,
3.4
maccho appodake yathā.
like a fish in a little puddle.
4.1
Upārambhacitto dummedho,
With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
4.2
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
listens to the victor’s instruction.
4.3
Na virūhati saddhamme,
They don’t thrive in the true teaching,
4.4
khette bījaṁva pūtikaṁ.
like a rotten seed in a field.
5.1
Yo ca tuṭṭhena cittena,
But one with contented mind
5.2
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
who listens to the victor’s instruction—
5.3
Khepetvā āsave sabbe,
having wiped out all defilements;
5.4
sacchikatvā akuppataṁ;
having witnessed the unshakable;
5.5
Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ,
having arrived at ultimate peace—
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parinibbātināsavo”ti.
the undefiled are fully extinguished.”
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