Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

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Therīgāthā 5.2

Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.2

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Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

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Vimalātherīgāthā

Vimalā, the Former Courtesan

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“Mattā vaṇṇena rūpena,

Intoxicated by my appearance,

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sobhaggena yasena ca;

my figure, my beauty, my fame,

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Yobbanena cupatthaddhā,

and owing to my youth,

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aññāsamatimaññihaṁ.

I looked down on others.

2.1

Vibhūsetvā imaṁ kāyaṁ,

I adorned this body

2.2

sucittaṁ bālalāpanaṁ;

all pretty, lamented by fools,

2.3

Aṭṭhāsiṁ vesidvāramhi,

and stood at the brothel door,

2.4

luddo pāsamivoḍḍiya.

like a hunter setting a snare.

3.1

Piḷandhanaṁ vidaṁsentī,

I stripped for them,

3.2

guyhaṁ pakāsikaṁ bahuṁ;

revealing my many hidden treasures.

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Akāsiṁ vividhaṁ māyaṁ,

Creating an intricate illusion,

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ujjagghantī bahuṁ janaṁ.

I laughed, teasing those men.

4.1

Sājja piṇḍaṁ caritvāna,

Today, having wandered for alms,

4.2

muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā;

my head shaven, wearing the outer robe,

4.3

Nisinnā rukkhamūlamhi,

I sat at the root of a tree to meditate;

4.4

avitakkassa lābhinī.

I’ve gained freedom from thought.

5.1

Sabbe yogā samucchinnā,

All yokes are severed,

5.2

ye dibbā ye ca mānusā;

both human and heavenly.

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Khepetvā āsave sabbe,

Having wiped out all defilements,

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sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti.

I have become cooled and quenched.

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… Vimalā purāṇagaṇikā therī ….