Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs

Chapter of the Twos

Verses of the Elder Abhirūpanandā

“Nandā, see this body as diseased,

impure, and rotten.

Cultivate awareness of the unattractive

with a well-collected, one-pointed mind.

Develop objectless meditation;

give up the underlying tendency toward conceit.

Once you fully understand conceit,

you will walk in peace.”

Thus the Bhagavant often exhorts the trainee Abhirūpanandā with these verses.