Jentātherīgāthā

Therīgāthā 2.2

Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.2

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

Jentātherīgāthā

Jentā

“Ye ime satta bojjhaṅgā,

Of the seven awakening factors,

maggā nibbānapattiyā;

the path for attaining extinguishment,

Bhāvitā te mayā sabbe,

I have developed them all,

yathā buddhena desitā.

just as the Buddha taught.

Diṭṭho hi me so bhagavā,

For I have seen the Blessed One,

antimoyaṁ samussayo;

and this bag of bones is my last.

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,

Transmigration through births is finished,

natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.

now there’ll be no more future lives.

Itthaṁ sudaṁ jentā therī gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

That is how these verses were recited by the senior nun Jentā.