In the twenty-five years
since I went forth
I have not found peace of mind,
even for as long as a finger-snap.

Failing to find peace of heart,
festering with sensual desire,
I cried with flailing arms
as I entered a dwelling.

I approached a nun
in whom I had faith.
She taught me the Dhamma:
the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.

When I heard her teaching,
I retired to a discreet place.
I know my past lives;
my clairvoyance is purified;

I encompass the minds of others;
my clairaudience is purified;
I’ve realized the psychic powers,
and attained the ending of defilements.
I have realized the six kinds of direct knowledge,
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

The Minor Discourses

|_【9】 Verses Of The Senior Nuns

|__E. The Book Of The Fives

Thig5.1 An Unnamed Nun (2nd)

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Việt Ngữ

पाळिभासा (Pāli)

Reference

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