{"id":"thag16.8","title":"Aṅgulimāla","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag16.8","title":"Aṅgulimāla","units":[{"id":"thag16.8:0","sourceIds":["thag16.8:0.1","thag16.8:0.2","thag16.8:0.3","thag16.8:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 16.8\nVīsatinipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nAṅgulimālattheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 16.8\nThe Book of the Twenties\nChapter One\nAṅgulimāla"}},{"id":"thag16.8:1","sourceIds":["thag16.8:1.1","thag16.8:1.2","thag16.8:1.3","thag16.8:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Gacchaṁ vadesi samaṇaṭṭhitomhi,\nMamañca brūsi ṭhitamaṭṭhitoti;\nPucchāmi taṁ samaṇa etamatthaṁ,\n‘Kathaṁ ṭhito tvaṁ ahamaṭṭhitomhi’”.","en":"“While walking, ascetic, you say ‘I’ve stopped.’\nAnd I have stopped, but you tell me I’ve not.\nI’m asking you this, ascetic:\nhow is it you’ve stopped and I have not?”"}},{"id":"thag16.8:2","sourceIds":["thag16.8:2.1","thag16.8:2.2","thag16.8:2.3","thag16.8:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ṭhito ahaṁ aṅgulimāla sabbadā,\nSabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṁ;\nTuvañca pāṇesu asaññatosi,\nTasmā ṭhitohaṁ tuvamaṭṭhitosi”.","en":"“Aṅgulimāla, I have forever stopped—\nI’ve laid aside violence toward all creatures.\nBut you can’t stop yourself from harming living creatures;\nthat’s why I’ve stopped, but you have not.”"}},{"id":"thag16.8:3","sourceIds":["thag16.8:3.1","thag16.8:3.2","thag16.8:3.3","thag16.8:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Cirassaṁ vata me mahito mahesī,\nMahāvanaṁ samaṇo paccapādi;\nSohaṁ cajissāmi sahassapāpaṁ,\nSutvāna gāthaṁ tava dhammayuttaṁ”.","en":"“Oh, at long last a renowned great seer,\nan ascetic has followed me into this deep wood.\nNow that I’ve heard your verse on Dhamma,\nI shall discard a thousand evils.”"}},{"id":"thag16.8:4","sourceIds":["thag16.8:4.1","thag16.8:4.2","thag16.8:4.3","thag16.8:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Icceva coro asimāvudhañca,\nSobbhe papāte narake anvakāsi;\nAvandi coro sugatassa pāde,\nTattheva pabbajjamayāci buddhaṁ.","en":"With these words, the bandit hurled his sword and weapons\ndown a cliff into an abyss.\nHe venerated the Holy One’s feet,\nand requested the going forth from the Buddha right away."}},{"id":"thag16.8:5","sourceIds":["thag16.8:5.1","thag16.8:5.2","thag16.8:5.3","thag16.8:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Buddho ca kho kāruṇiko mahesi,\nYo satthā lokassa sadevakassa;\n“Tamehi bhikkhū”ti tadā avoca,\nEseva tassa ahu bhikkhubhāvo.","en":"Then the Buddha, the compassionate great seer,\nthe Teacher of the world with its gods,\nsaid to him, “Come, monk!”\nAnd with that he became a monk."}},{"id":"thag16.8:6","sourceIds":["thag16.8:6.1","thag16.8:6.2","thag16.8:6.3","thag16.8:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā,\npacchā so nappamajjati;\nSomaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,\nabbhā muttova candimā.","en":"“He who once was heedless,\nbut turned to heedfulness,\nshines upon this world,\nlike the moon freed from clouds."}},{"id":"thag16.8:7","sourceIds":["thag16.8:7.1","thag16.8:7.2","thag16.8:7.3","thag16.8:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa pāpaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ,\nkusalena pidhīyati;\nSomaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,\nabbhā muttova candimā.","en":"Someone whose bad deed\nis supplanted by the good,\nshines upon this world,\nlike the moon freed from clouds."}},{"id":"thag16.8:8","sourceIds":["thag16.8:8.1","thag16.8:8.2","thag16.8:8.3","thag16.8:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo have daharo bhikkhu,\nyuñjati buddhasāsane;\nSomaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,\nabbhā muttova candimā.","en":"A young mendicant\ndevoted to the Buddha’s teaching,\nshines upon this world,\nlike the moon freed from clouds."}},{"id":"thag16.8:9","sourceIds":["thag16.8:9.1","thag16.8:9.2","thag16.8:9.3","thag16.8:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Disāpi me dhammakathaṁ suṇantu,\nDisāpi me yuñjantu buddhasāsane;\nDisāpi me te manuje bhajantu,\nYe dhammamevādapayanti santo.","en":"May even my enemies hear a Dhamma talk!\nMay even my enemies devote themselves to the Buddha’s teaching!\nMay even my enemies associate with those good men\nwho establish others in the Dhamma!"}},{"id":"thag16.8:10","sourceIds":["thag16.8:10.1","thag16.8:10.2","thag16.8:10.3","thag16.8:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Disā hi me khantivādānaṁ,\navirodhappasaṁsinaṁ;\nSuṇantu dhammaṁ kālena,\ntañca anuvidhīyantu.","en":"May even my enemies hear Dhamma at the right time,\nfrom those who teach acceptance,\npraising acquiescence;\nand may they follow that path!"}},{"id":"thag16.8:11","sourceIds":["thag16.8:11.1","thag16.8:11.2","thag16.8:11.3","thag16.8:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na hi jātu so mamaṁ hiṁse,\naññaṁ vā pana kiñcanaṁ;\nPappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ,\nrakkheyya tasathāvare.","en":"For then they’d never wish harm\nupon myself or others.\nHaving arrived at ultimate peace,\nthey’d look after creatures firm and frail."}},{"id":"thag16.8:12","sourceIds":["thag16.8:12.1","thag16.8:12.2","thag16.8:12.3","thag16.8:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Udakañhi nayanti nettikā,\nUsukārā namayanti tejanaṁ;\nDāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,\nAttānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā.","en":"For while irrigators guide water,\nfletchers bend arrows straight,\nand carpenters bend timber straight,\nthe astute tame themselves."}},{"id":"thag16.8:13","sourceIds":["thag16.8:13.1","thag16.8:13.2","thag16.8:13.3","thag16.8:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Daṇḍeneke damayanti,\naṅkusebhi kasāhi ca;\nAdaṇḍena asatthena,\nahaṁ dantomhi tādinā.","en":"Some tame by using the rod,\nsome with goads, and some with whips.\nBut the unaffected one tamed me\nwithout rod or sword."}},{"id":"thag16.8:14","sourceIds":["thag16.8:14.1","thag16.8:14.2","thag16.8:14.3","thag16.8:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Ahiṁsako’ti me nāmaṁ,\nhiṁsakassa pure sato;\nAjjāhaṁ saccanāmomhi,\nna naṁ hiṁsāmi kiñcanaṁ.","en":"My name is ‘Harmless’,\nthough I used to be harmful.\nThe name I bear today is true,\nfor I do no harm to anyone."}},{"id":"thag16.8:15","sourceIds":["thag16.8:15.1","thag16.8:15.2","thag16.8:15.3","thag16.8:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Coro ahaṁ pure āsiṁ,\naṅgulimāloti vissuto;\nVuyhamāno mahoghena,\nbuddhaṁ saraṇamāgamaṁ.","en":"I used to be a bandit,\nthe notorious Aṅgulimāla.\nSwept away in a great flood,\nI went to the Buddha for refuge."}},{"id":"thag16.8:16","sourceIds":["thag16.8:16.1","thag16.8:16.2","thag16.8:16.3","thag16.8:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Lohitapāṇi pure āsiṁ,\naṅgulimāloti vissuto;\nSaraṇagamanaṁ passa,\nbhavanetti samūhatā.","en":"I used to have blood on my hands,\nthe notorious Aṅgulimāla.\nSee the refuge I’ve found—\nthe leash to existence is eradicated."}},{"id":"thag16.8:17","sourceIds":["thag16.8:17.1","thag16.8:17.2","thag16.8:17.3","thag16.8:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tādisaṁ kammaṁ katvāna,\nbahuṁ duggatigāminaṁ;\nPhuṭṭho kammavipākena,\nanaṇo bhuñjāmi bhojanaṁ.","en":"I’ve done many of the sort of deeds\nthat lead to a bad destination.\nThe result of my deeds has already struck me,\nso I enjoy my food free of debt."}},{"id":"thag16.8:18","sourceIds":["thag16.8:18.1","thag16.8:18.2","thag16.8:18.3","thag16.8:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pamādamanuyuñjanti,\nbālā dummedhino janā;\nAppamādañca medhāvī,\ndhanaṁ seṭṭhaṁva rakkhati.","en":"Fools and simpletons\ndevote themselves to negligence.\nBut the wise protect diligence\nas their best treasure."}},{"id":"thag16.8:19","sourceIds":["thag16.8:19.1","thag16.8:19.2","thag16.8:19.3","thag16.8:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mā pamādamanuyuñjetha,\nmā kāmaratisanthavaṁ;\nAppamatto hi jhāyanto,\npappoti paramaṁ sukhaṁ.","en":"Don’t devote yourself to negligence,\nor delight in erotic intimacy.\nFor if you’re diligent and practice absorption,\nyou’ll attain ultimate happiness."}},{"id":"thag16.8:20","sourceIds":["thag16.8:20.1","thag16.8:20.2","thag16.8:20.3","thag16.8:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Svāgataṁ nāpagataṁ,\nnetaṁ dummantitaṁ mama;\nSavibhattesu dhammesu,\nyaṁ seṭṭhaṁ tadupāgamaṁ.","en":"It was welcome, not unwelcome,\nthe advice I got was good.\nOf the well-explained teachings,\nI arrived at the best."}},{"id":"thag16.8:21","sourceIds":["thag16.8:21.1","thag16.8:21.2","thag16.8:21.3","thag16.8:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Svāgataṁ nāpagataṁ,\nnetaṁ dummantitaṁ mama;\nTisso vijjā anuppattā,\nkataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.","en":"It was welcome, not unwelcome,\nthe advice I got was good.\nI’ve attained the three knowledges,\nand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.”"}},{"id":"thag16.8:22","sourceIds":["thag16.8:22.1","thag16.8:22.2","thag16.8:22.3","thag16.8:22.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Araññe rukkhamūle vā,\npabbatesu guhāsu vā;\nTattha tattheva aṭṭhāsiṁ,\nubbiggamanaso tadā.","en":"“In the wilderness, at a tree’s root,\non mountains, or in caves—\nit used to be that wherever I stood,\nmy mind was anxious."}},{"id":"thag16.8:23","sourceIds":["thag16.8:23.1","thag16.8:23.2","thag16.8:23.3","thag16.8:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sukhaṁ sayāmi ṭhāyāmi,\nsukhaṁ kappemi jīvitaṁ;\nAhatthapāso mārassa,\naho satthānukampito.","en":"But now I lie down happily and stand up happily,\nI live my life happily,\nout of Māra’s reach;\nthe Teacher had sympathy for me."}},{"id":"thag16.8:24","sourceIds":["thag16.8:24.1","thag16.8:24.2","thag16.8:24.3","thag16.8:24.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Brahmajacco pure āsiṁ,\nudicco ubhato ahu;\nSojja putto sugatassa,\ndhammarājassa satthuno.","en":"I used to be of brahmin birth,\nhighborn on both sides,\nnow I’m a son of the Holy One,\nthe Teacher, King of Dhamma."}},{"id":"thag16.8:25","sourceIds":["thag16.8:25.1","thag16.8:25.2","thag16.8:25.3","thag16.8:25.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vītataṇho anādāno,\nguttadvāro susaṁvuto;\nAghamūlaṁ vadhitvāna,\npatto me āsavakkhayo.","en":"I am rid of craving, free of grasping,\nmy sense doors are guarded and well-restrained.\nI’ve destroyed the root of gloom,\nand attained the ending of defilements."}},{"id":"thag16.8:26","sourceIds":["thag16.8:26.1","thag16.8:26.2","thag16.8:26.3","thag16.8:26.4","thag16.8:26.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,\nkataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ;\nOhito garuko bhāro,\nbhavanetti samūhatā”ti.\n… Aṅgulimālo thero ….","en":"I’ve served the Teacher\nand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.\nThe heavy burden is laid down,\nthe leash to existence is eradicated.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag16.8/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."}