{"id":"thag13.1","title":"Soṇakoḷivisa","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag13.1","title":"Soṇakoḷivisa","units":[{"id":"thag13.1:0","sourceIds":["thag13.1:0.1","thag13.1:0.2","thag13.1:0.3","thag13.1:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 13.1\nTerasanipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nSoṇakoḷivisattheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 13.1\nThe Book of the Thirteens\nChapter One\nSoṇakoḷivisa"}},{"id":"thag13.1:1","sourceIds":["thag13.1:1.1","thag13.1:1.2","thag13.1:1.3","thag13.1:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yāhu raṭṭhe samukkaṭṭho,\nrañño aṅgassa paddhagū;\nSvajja dhammesu ukkaṭṭho,\nsoṇo dukkhassa pāragū.","en":"He who was special in the kingdom,\nthe footman to the king of Aṅga,\ntoday is special in the Dhamma—\nSoṇa has gone beyond suffering."}},{"id":"thag13.1:2","sourceIds":["thag13.1:2.1","thag13.1:2.2","thag13.1:2.3","thag13.1:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pañca chinde pañca jahe,\npañca cuttari bhāvaye;\nPañca saṅgātigo bhikkhu,\noghatiṇṇoti vuccati.","en":"Five to cut, five to drop,\nand five more to develop.\nWhen a mendicant slips five chains\nthey’re said to have crossed the flood."}},{"id":"thag13.1:3","sourceIds":["thag13.1:3.1","thag13.1:3.2","thag13.1:3.3","thag13.1:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Unnaḷassa pamattassa,\nbāhirāsassa bhikkhuno;\nSīlaṁ samādhi paññā ca,\npāripūriṁ na gacchati.","en":"If a monk is insolent and negligent,\nconcerned only with externals,\ntheir ethics, immersion, and wisdom\ndo not become fulfilled."}},{"id":"thag13.1:4","sourceIds":["thag13.1:4.1","thag13.1:4.2","thag13.1:4.3","thag13.1:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yañhi kiccaṁ apaviddhaṁ,\nakiccaṁ pana karīyati;\nUnnaḷānaṁ pamattānaṁ,\ntesaṁ vaḍḍhanti āsavā.","en":"They dump what should be done,\nand do what should not be done.\nFor the insolent and the negligent,\ntheir defilements only grow."}},{"id":"thag13.1:5","sourceIds":["thag13.1:5.1","thag13.1:5.2","thag13.1:5.3","thag13.1:5.4","thag13.1:5.5","thag13.1:5.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yesañca susamāraddhā,\nniccaṁ kāyagatā sati;\nAkiccaṁ te na sevanti,\nkicce sātaccakārino;\nSatānaṁ sampajānānaṁ,\natthaṁ gacchanti āsavā.","en":"Those that have properly undertaken\nconstant mindfulness of the body,\ndon’t cultivate what should not be done,\nbut always do what should be done.\nMindful and aware,\ntheir defilements come to an end."}},{"id":"thag13.1:6","sourceIds":["thag13.1:6.1","thag13.1:6.2","thag13.1:6.3","thag13.1:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ujumaggamhi akkhāte,\ngacchatha mā nivattatha;\nAttanā codayattānaṁ,\nnibbānamabhihāraye.","en":"The straight path has been explained—\ngo on it and don’t turn back.\nUrge yourself on\nand take yourself to extinguishment."}},{"id":"thag13.1:7","sourceIds":["thag13.1:7.1","thag13.1:7.2","thag13.1:7.3","thag13.1:7.4","thag13.1:7.5","thag13.1:7.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Accāraddhamhi vīriyamhi,\nsatthā loke anuttaro;\nVīṇopamaṁ karitvā me,\ndhammaṁ desesi cakkhumā;\nTassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,\nvihāsiṁ sāsane rato.","en":"When my energy was over-exerted,\nthe supreme Teacher in the world\ncreated the simile of the arched harp for me.\nThe Clear-eyed One taught the Dhamma,\nand when I heard what he said,\nI happily did his bidding."}},{"id":"thag13.1:8","sourceIds":["thag13.1:8.1","thag13.1:8.2","thag13.1:8.3","thag13.1:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Samathaṁ paṭipādesiṁ,\nuttamatthassa pattiyā;\nTisso vijjā anuppattā,\nkataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.","en":"Practicing serenity of mind\nfor the attainment of the highest goal.\nI’ve attained the three knowledges\nand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions."}},{"id":"thag13.1:9","sourceIds":["thag13.1:9.1","thag13.1:9.2","thag13.1:9.3","thag13.1:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nekkhamme adhimuttassa,\npavivekañca cetaso;\nAbyāpajjādhimuttassa,\nupādānakkhayassa ca.","en":"When you’re dedicated to renunciation\nand seclusion of the heart;\nwhen you’re dedicated to kindness\nand the end of grasping;"}},{"id":"thag13.1:10","sourceIds":["thag13.1:10.1","thag13.1:10.2","thag13.1:10.3","thag13.1:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Taṇhakkhayādhimuttassa,\nasammohañca cetaso;\nDisvā āyatanuppādaṁ,\nsammā cittaṁ vimuccati.","en":"when you’re dedicated to the ending of craving\nand clarity of heart;\nand you’ve seen the arising of the senses,\nyour mind is rightly freed."}},{"id":"thag13.1:11","sourceIds":["thag13.1:11.1","thag13.1:11.2","thag13.1:11.3","thag13.1:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa sammā vimuttassa,\nsantacittassa bhikkhuno;\nKatassa paṭicayo natthi,\nkaraṇīyaṁ na vijjati.","en":"For that one, rightly freed,\na mendicant with peaceful mind,\nthere’s nothing to be improved,\nand nothing more to do."}},{"id":"thag13.1:12","sourceIds":["thag13.1:12.1","thag13.1:12.2","thag13.1:12.3","thag13.1:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Selo yathā ekagghano,\nvātena na samīrati;\nEvaṁ rūpā rasā saddā,\ngandhā phassā ca kevalā.","en":"As the wind cannot stir\na solid mass of rock,\nso too sights, tastes, sounds,\nsmells, and touches—the lot—"}},{"id":"thag13.1:13","sourceIds":["thag13.1:13.1","thag13.1:13.2","thag13.1:13.3","thag13.1:13.4","thag13.1:13.5","thag13.1:13.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Iṭṭhā dhammā aniṭṭhā ca,\nnappavedhenti tādino;\nṬhitaṁ cittaṁ visaññuttaṁ,\nvayañcassānupassatī”ti.\n… Soṇo koḷiviso thero …\nTerasanipāto niṭṭhito.","en":"and ideas, whether liked or disliked,\ndon’t disturb the unaffected one.\nTheir mind is steady and unfettered\nas they observe fall."}},{"id":"thag13.1:14","sourceIds":["thag13.1:14.0","thag13.1:14.1","thag13.1:14.2","thag13.1:14.3","thag13.1:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tatruddānaṁ\nSoṇo koḷiviso thero,\nekoyeva mahiddhiko;\nTerasamhi nipātamhi,\ngāthāyo cettha terasāti."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag13.1/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}