Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

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Theragāthā 5.7

Verses of the Senior Monks 5.7

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Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

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Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Gayākassapattheragāthā

Gayākassapa

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“Pāto majjhanhikaṁ sāyaṁ,

Three times a day—

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tikkhattuṁ divasassahaṁ;

morning, midday, and evening—

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Otariṁ udakaṁ sohaṁ,

I plunged into the water at Gayā

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gayāya gayaphagguyā.

for the Gayā spring festival.

2.1

‘Yaṁ mayā pakataṁ pāpaṁ,

“Any bad things I’ve done

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pubbe aññāsu jātisu;

in previous lives,

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Taṁ dānīdha pavāhemi’,

I’ll now rinse away right here”—

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evaṁdiṭṭhi pure ahuṁ.

such was the view I used to hold.

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Sutvā subhāsitaṁ vācaṁ,

Having heard the fine words,

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dhammatthasahitaṁ padaṁ;

a passage meaningful and principled,

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Tathaṁ yāthāvakaṁ atthaṁ,

I rationally reflected

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yoniso paccavekkhisaṁ.

on the true, essential goal.

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Ninhātasabbapāpomhi,

I’ve washed away all bad things;

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nimmalo payato suci;

I’m stainless, clean, pristine;

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Suddho suddhassa dāyādo,

the pure heir of the pure one,

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putto buddhassa oraso.

a true-born son of the Buddha.

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Ogayhaṭṭhaṅgikaṁ sotaṁ,

When I plunged into the eightfold stream,

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sabbapāpaṁ pavāhayiṁ;

all bad things were rinsed away.

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Tisso vijjā ajjhagamiṁ,

I’ve attained the three knowledges

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kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.

and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

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… Gayākassapo thero ….