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Therīgāthā

thig3.7:0.1Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.7

thig3.7:0.2The Book of the Threes

thig3.7:0.3Selā

thig3.7:1.1“There’s no escape in the world,

thig3.7:1.2so what will seclusion do for you?

thig3.7:1.3Enjoy erotic delights;

thig3.7:1.4don’t regret it later.”

thig3.7:2.1“Sensual pleasures are like swords and spears

thig3.7:2.2the aggregates are their chopping block.

thig3.7:2.3What you call erotic delight

thig3.7:2.4is now no delight for me.

thig3.7:3.1Relishing is banished in every respect,

thig3.7:3.2and the mass of darkness is shattered.

thig3.7:3.3So know this, Wicked One:

thig3.7:3.4you’re beaten, terminator!”

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