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Subhuti(Thag1.1) {Thag1}

Myhutisroofed,comfortable, freeofdraftsmymind,wellcentered, setfree.Iremainardent. So,raindeva. Goahead&rain.

Mahakotthika(Thag1.2) {Thag2}

Calmed,restrained,givingcounselunruffled,heliftsoffevilstatesofmind asthebreeze, aleaffromatree.

Kankharevata(Thag1.3) {Thag3}

Seethis:thediscernmentoftheTathagatas,likeafireablazeinthenight,givinglight,givingeyes,tothosewhocome,subduingtheirdoubt.

Seealso:Ud5.7(Kankharevata=RevatatheDoubter).



Bhalliya(Thag1.7) {Thag7}

WhoscattersthetroopsoftheKingofDeathasagreatflood,averyweakbridgemadeofreeds isvictorious,forhisfearsaredispersed. He'stamed, unbound, steadfastinhimself.

Vanavaccha(Thag1.13) {Thag13}

Thecolorofbluedarkclouds, glistening,cooledwiththewatersofclearflowingstreamscoveredwithladybugs: thoserockycrags refreshme.

Vanavaccha'spupil(Thag1.14) {Thag14}

Mypreceptorsaidtome: Let'sgofromhere,Sivaka.Mybodystaysinthevillage,mymindhasgonetothewilds.EventhoughI'mlyingdown, Igo.There'snotyingdown onewhoknows.

Belatthasisa(Thag1.16) {Thag16}[Alternatetranslation:Hecker/Khema.]



Justasafinethoroughbredsteed,withswishingtail&manerunswithnexttonoeffort,somydays&nightsrunwithnexttonoeffortnowthatI'vegainedahappiness notoftheflesh.

Singalapita(Thag1.18) {Thag18}

TherewasanheirtotheOneAwakened,amonkintheBhesakalaforest,whosuffusedthiswholeearthwiththeperceptionof "bones."Quickly,I'dsay,heabandonedsensualpassion.

Nigrodha(Thag1.21) {Thag21}

I'mnotafraidofdanger, offear.OurTeacher'sadeptintheDeathless.Wheredanger,wherefeardonotremain: that'sthepath bywhichthemonksgo.

Cittaka(Thag1.22) {Thag22}

Peacocks,crested,blue,withgorgeousnecks, cryoutintheKaramviwoods,thrilledbythecoldwind.Theyawakenthesleeper tomeditate.



Gosala(Thag1.23) {Thag23}

Ihavingeatenhoneyriceinabamboopatchandrightlygraspingtheaggregates'arisingdisbanding willreturntothehillside,intent onseclusion.

Nandiya(toMara)(Thag1.25) {Thag25}

Likesplendor,hismind,continuallyfruitful:Attackamonklikethat,youDarkOne,andyou'llfallintopain.

Abhaya(Thag1.26) {Thag26}

HearingthewellspokenwordsoftheAwakenedOne,KinsmanoftheSun,Ipiercedwhatissubtle asif,withanarrow, thetipofahorsetailhair.

Harita(Thag1.29) {Thag29}

Harita,raiseyourselfup rightand,straighteningyourmindlikeafletcher,anarrow shatterignorance tobits.



Suppiya(Thag1.32) {Thag32}

I'llmakeatrade:agingfortheAgeless,burningfortheUnbound: thehighestpeace, theunexcelledrest fromtheyoke.

Tissa(Thag1.39) {Thag39}

Asifstruckbyasword,asifhisheadwereonfire,amonkshouldlivethewanderinglife mindfulfortheabandoningofsensualpassion.

Sirivaddha(Thag1.41) {Thag41}

LightninglandsonthecleftbetweenVebhara&Pandava, but,havinggonetothecleftinthemountains,he'sabsorbedinjhanatheson oftheonewithoutcompare, theonewhoisSuch.

Sumangala(Thag1.43) {Thag43}

Sofreed!Sofreed!SothoroughlyfreedamIfromthreecrookedthings:mysickles,myshovels,myplows.Eveniftheywerehere, righthere,I'dbedonewiththem, done.Dojhana,Sumangala.Dojhana,Sumangala.Sumangala,stayheedful.



Ramaneyyaka(Thag1.49) {Thag49}

Evenwithallthewhistles&whistling,thecallsofthebirds,this,mymind,doesn'twaver,formydelightisin oneness.

Vimala(Thag1.50) {Thag50}

Theearth'ssprinkledwithrain,windisblowing,lightningwandersthesky,butmythoughtsarestilled, wellcentered mymind.

Kutiviharin(1)(Thag1.56) {Thag56}

Who'sinthehut?Amonk'sinthehut freefrompassion, withwellcenteredmind.Knowthis,myfriend: Thehutyoubuilt wasn'twasted.

Kutiviharin(2)(Thag1.57) {Thag57}

Thiswasyouroldhut, andyouaspiretoanother, newhut.Discardyourhopeforahut,monk.Anewhutwillbe painfulalloveragain.[1]



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Vappa(Thag1.61) {Thag61}

Onewhosees seeswhosees, seeswhodoesn't.Onewhodoesn'tsee doesn't seewhosees orwhodoesn't.

Ekuddaniya(Thag1.68) {Thag68}

Exaltedinmind&heedful:asagetrainedinsagacity'sways.Hehasnosorrows,onewhoisSuch,[1] calmed&evermindful.

NoteTadi:"Such,"anadjectivetodescribeonewhohasattainedthegoal.Itindicatesthattheperson'sstateisindefinablebutnotsubjecttochangeorinfluencesofanysort.

Manava(Thag1.73) {Thag73}

Onseeinganoldperson &apersoninpain,diseased &apersondead,gonetolife'send, Ileftforthelifegoneforth,



abandoningthesensuality thatenticestheheart.

Susarada(Thag1.75) {Thag75}

Goodthesightofthewellrectified: Doubtiscutoff, intelligencegrows.Evenfoolstheymakewise sothecompanyofthetrue isgood.

Nita(Thag1.84) {Thag84}

Asleepthewholenight,delightingincompanybyday: when,when willthefool bringsuffering&stress toanend?

Sunaga(Thag1.85) {Thag85}

Adeptinathemeforthemind,sensingthesavorofsolitude,practicingjhana,masterful,mindful, you'dattainapleasure notoftheflesh.

Nagita(Thag1.86) {Thag86}

Outsideofthispath,thepathofthemanywhoteachotherthingsdoesn'tgotoUnbinding



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asdoesthis:ThustheBlessedOneinstructstheCommunity,trulyshowingthepalmsofhishands.[1]

NoteThisisareferencetothefactthattheBuddhawasan"openhanded"teacherwhoheldnothingback.SeeDN16.ThesuttasaddressedtoNagitaareamongthemostplainspokenpassagesintheCanon.SeeAN5.30,AN6.42,andAN8.86.

Eraka(Thag1.93) {Thag93}

Sensualpleasuresarestressful, Eraka.Sensualpleasuresaren'tease.Whoeverlovessensualpleasures lovesstress,Eraka.Whoeverdoesn't, doesn'tlovestress.

Cakkhupala(Thag1.95) {Thag95}

I'mblind,myeyesaredestroyed.I'vestumbledonawildernesstrack. EvenifImustcrawl, I'llgoon,butnotwithanevilcompanion.

Khitaka(Thag1.104) {Thag104}

Howlightmybody!Touchedbyabundantrapture&bliss,likeacottontuft



borneonthebreezeitseemstobefloating mybody!

Jenta(Thag1.111) {Thag111}

Goingforthishard housesarehardplacestolivetheDhammaisdeep wealth,hardtoobtainit'shardtokeepgoingwithwhateverweget: soit'srightthatweponder continually continual inconstancy.

Vanavaccha(Thag1.113) {Thag113}

Withclearwaters& massiveboulders,frequentedbymonkeys& deer,coveredwithmoss& waterweeds,thoserockycragsrefreshme.

Kimbila(Thag1.118) {Thag118}

Asifsentbyacurse,itdropsonus aging.Thebodyseemsother,thoughit'sstillthesameone.I'mstillhere&haveneverbeenabsentfromit,butIremembermyselfasifsomebodyelse's.



Isidatta(Thag1.120) {Thag120}

Thefiveaggregates,havingbeencomprehended,standwiththeirroot cutthrough.Forme theendingofstress isreached theendingoffermentations, attained.

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