thig7.3:0.1Verses of the Senior Nuns 7.3
thig7.3:0.2The Book of the Sevens
thig7.3:0.3Upacālā
thig7.3:1.1“A nun with faculties developed,
thig7.3:1.2mindful, seeing clearly,
thig7.3:1.3I penetrated that peaceful state,
thig7.3:1.4which reprobates do not cultivate.”
thig7.3:2.1“Why don’t you approve of rebirth?
thig7.3:2.2When you’re born, you get to enjoy sensual pleasures.
thig7.3:2.3Enjoy erotic delights;
thig7.3:2.4don’t regret it later.”
thig7.3:3.1“Death comes to those who are born;
thig7.3:3.2and when born they fall into suffering:
thig7.3:3.3the chopping off of hands and feet,
thig7.3:3.4killing, caging, misery.
thig7.3:4.1But there is one born in the Sakyan clan,
thig7.3:4.2awakened and undefeated.
thig7.3:4.3He taught me the Dhamma
thig7.3:4.4for transcending rebirth:
thig7.3:5.1suffering, suffering’s origin,
thig7.3:5.2suffering’s transcendence,
thig7.3:5.3and the noble eightfold path
thig7.3:5.4that leads to the stilling of suffering.
thig7.3:6.1After hearing his words,
thig7.3:6.2I happily did his bidding.
thig7.3:6.3I’ve attained the three knowledges
thig7.3:6.4and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
thig7.3:7.1Relishing is banished in every respect,
thig7.3:7.2and the mass of darkness is shattered.
thig7.3:7.3So know this, Wicked One:
thig7.3:7.4you’re beaten, terminator!”