Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

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Therīgāthā 3.2

Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.2

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Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

0.3

Uttamātherīgāthā

Uttamā

1.1

“Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ,

Four or five times

1.2

vihārā upanikkhamiṁ;

I left my dwelling.

1.3

Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ,

I had failed to find peace of heart,

1.4

citte avasavattinī.

or any control over my mind.

2.1

Sā bhikkhuniṁ upagacchiṁ,

I approached a nun

2.2

yā me saddhāyikā ahu;

in whom I had faith.

2.3

Sā me dhammamadesesi,

She taught me the Dhamma:

2.4

khandhāyatanadhātuyo.

the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.

3.1

Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna,

When I had heard her teaching,

3.2

Yathā maṁ anusāsi sā;

in accordance with her instructions,

3.3

Sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena,

I sat cross-legged for seven days without moving,

3.4

Nisīdiṁ pītisukhasamappitā;

given over to rapture and bliss.

3.5

Aṭṭhamiyā pāde pasāresiṁ,

On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,

3.6

Tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti.

having shattered the mass of darkness.

4.1

… Uttamā therī ….