Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

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Therīgāthā 5.4

Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.4

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Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

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Sundarīnandātherīgāthā

Sundarīnandā

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“Āturaṁ asuciṁ pūtiṁ,

“Nandā, see this bag of bones as

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passa nande samussayaṁ;

diseased, filthy, and rotten.

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Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi,

With mind unified and serene,

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ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ.

meditate on the ugly aspects of the body:

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Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ,

as this is, so is that,

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yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ;

as that is, so is this.

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Duggandhaṁ pūtikaṁ vāti,

A foul stink wafts from it,

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bālānaṁ abhinanditaṁ.

it is the fools’ delight.”

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Evametaṁ avekkhantī,

Reflecting in such a way,

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rattindivamatanditā;

tireless all day and night,

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Tato sakāya paññāya,

having broken through

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abhinibbijjha dakkhisaṁ”.

with my own wisdom, I saw.

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“Tassā me appamattāya,

Being diligent,

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vicinantiyā yoniso;

rationally investigating,

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Yathābhūtaṁ ayaṁ kāyo,

I truly saw this body

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diṭṭho santarabāhiro.

both inside and out.

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Atha nibbindahaṁ kāye,

Then, growing disillusioned with the body,

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ajjhattañca virajjahaṁ;

I became dispassionate within.

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Appamattā visaṁyuttā,

Diligent, detached,

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upasantāmhi nibbutā”ti.

I’m quenched and at peace.

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… Sundarīnandā therī ….