Abhayamātutherīgāthā

Therīgāthā 2.8

Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.8

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

Abhayamātutherīgāthā

To Abhayā’s Mother From Her Daughter

“Uddhaṁ pādatalā amma,

My dear mother, examine this body,

adho ve kesamatthakā;

up from the soles of the feet,

Paccavekkhassumaṁ kāyaṁ,

and down from the tips of the hairs,

asuciṁ pūtigandhikaṁ.

so impure and foul-smelling.

Evaṁ viharamānāya,

Meditating like this,

sabbo rāgo samūhato;

all my lust is eradicated.

Pariḷāho samucchinno,

The fever of passion is cut off,

sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti.

I’m cooled and quenched.

… Abhayamātā therī ….