Uttamātherīgāthā

Therīgāthā 3.2

Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.2

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

Uttamātherīgāthā

Uttamā

“Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ,

Four or five times

vihārā upanikkhamiṁ;

I left my dwelling.

Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ,

I had failed to find peace of heart,

citte avasavattinī.

or any control over my mind.

Sā bhikkhuniṁ upagacchiṁ,

I approached a nun

yā me saddhāyikā ahu;

in whom I had faith.

Sā me dhammamadesesi,

She taught me the Dhamma:

khandhāyatanadhātuyo.

the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.

Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna,

When I had heard her teaching,

Yathā maṁ anusāsi sā;

in accordance with her instructions,

Sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena,

I sat cross-legged for seven days without moving,

Nisīdiṁ pītisukhasamappitā;

given over to rapture and bliss.

Aṭṭhamiyā pāde pasāresiṁ,

On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,

Tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti.

having shattered the mass of darkness.

… Uttamā therī ….