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TherÄ«gÄthÄ 3.2 Verses of the Elder BhikkhunÄ«s Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.2
TikanipÄta Chapter of the Threes The Book of the Threes
UttamÄtherÄ«gÄthÄ Verses of the Elder UttamÄ UttamÄ
āCatukkhattuį¹ paƱcakkhattuį¹, āFour times, five times, Four or five times
vihÄrÄ upanikkhamiį¹; I went outside. I left my dwelling.
AladdhÄ cetaso santiį¹, I had not attained peace of mind I had failed to find peace of heart,
citte avasavattinī. and I had no power over the mind. or any control over my mind.
SÄ bhikkhuniį¹ upagacchiį¹, I approached a bhikkhunÄ« I approached a nun
yÄ me saddhÄyikÄ ahu; whom I trusted. in whom I had faith.
SÄ me dhammamadesesi, She taught me the Dhamma: She taught me the Dhamma:
khandhÄyatanadhÄtuyo. the khandhas, elements, and sense domains. the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.
TassÄ dhammaį¹ suį¹itvÄna, I listened to her Dhamma, When I had heard her teaching,
YathÄ maį¹ anusÄsi sÄ; followed her instructions, in accordance with her instructions,
SattÄhaį¹ ekapallaį¹
kena, and sat cross-legged for seven days, I sat cross-legged for seven days without moving,
NisÄ«diį¹ pÄ«tisukhasamappitÄ; dedicated to bliss and happiness. given over to rapture and bliss.
Aį¹į¹hamiyÄ pÄde pasÄresiį¹, On the eighth day I stretched out my feet, On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,
Tamokhandhaį¹ padÄliyÄāti. having destroyed this mass of darkness.ā having shattered the mass of darkness.
ā¦ UttamÄ therÄ« ā¦. The Elder UttamÄ