Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

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Therīgāthā 2.7

Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.7

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Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

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Mittātherīgāthā

Mittā (2nd)

1.1

“Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,

I rejoiced in the host of gods,

1.2

yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;

having observed the sabbath

1.3

Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,

complete in all eight factors,

1.4

aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.

on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,

2.1

Uposathaṁ upāgacchiṁ,

and the eighth day of the fortnight,

2.2

devakāyābhinandinī;

as well as on the fortnightly special displays.

2.3

Sājja ekena bhattena,

Today I eat just once a day,

2.4

muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā;

my head is shaven, I wear the outer robe.

2.5

Devakāyaṁ na patthehaṁ,

I don’t long for the host of gods,

2.6

vineyya hadaye daran”ti.

for stress has been removed from my heart.

3.1

… Mittā therī ….