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Therigatha

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Therigatha
Khuddaka Nikaya

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Therigatha
Verses of the Elder Nuns
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Selected suttas from the Therigatha

Chapter I
  • 1. An Anonymous Bhikkhuni. Like a pot of pickled greens boiled dry.
  • 3. Punna. Bursting the mass of darkness.
  • 11. Mutta. Free at last from three crooked things!
  • 17. Dhamma. Collapsing to the ground from weakness -- the Dhamma appears!

Chapter II
  • 3. Sumangala's Mother. What bliss -- free at last from my shameless husband!

Chapter III
  • 2. Uttama. Seven days of continuous meditation. On the eighth: Victory!
  • 3. Dantika & the Elephant [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans. | C.A.F. Rhys Davids, trans.]. Taming the mind: "Why I'd gone to the woods in the first place."
  • 5. Ubbiri. A mother conquers her grief over her daughter's death.

Chapter V
  • 2. Vimala, the Former Courtesan. A former prostitute joins the ranks of the arahants.
  • 4. Nanda's Vision. Contemplating the foulness of the body, Nanda uproots all passions.
  • 6. Mittakali. No time for heedlessness!
  • 8. Sona, Mother of Ten. Sona conquers aging: "I spit on old age!"
  • 10. Patacara. "And taking a pin, I pulled out the wick..."
  • 11. Patacara's Thirty Students. Patacara's instructions lead all her students to arahantship.
  • 12. Canda, the Beggar. A former beggar becomes an arahant.

Chapter VI
  • 1. Pañcasata Patacara. "As he came, so he has gone -- so what is there to lament?" A mother conquers her grief over her son's death.
  • 2. Vasitthi, the Madwoman. A mother conquers her grief over her son's death.
  • 5. Anopama, the Millionaire's Daughter. A wealthy heiress realizes the Dhamma, goes forth as a nun, and becomes an arahant.

Chapter XII
  • Punnika & the Brahman. Punnika convinces a brahman to abandon his purifying water-rites -- after all, if bathing were sacred, then frogs, turtles, and fish would all be pure!

Chapter XIII
  • 1. Ambapali. A former courtesan -- now an arahant -- reveals how aging has eroded every trace of her youthful beauty. An exquisite portrait of the effects of aging.
  • 2. Rohini. Before her ordination, Rohini answers her father's accusation that monks are lazy. In fact, she points out, "They do the best work."

Chapter XIV
  • Subha & the Libertine. Subha, an arahant nun living alone in the forest, is hounded by a man who lusts after her. The "special gift" that she finally hands to him instantly brings about a change in his heart. A magnificent story.
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Repay the four great kindnesses above, andrelieve the suffering of those on the three paths below,
may those who see or hear of these efforts generates Bodhi Mind, spend their lives devoted to the Buddha Dharma,
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