{"id":"thag17.3","title":"Ānanda","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag17.3","title":"Ānanda","units":[{"id":"thag17.3:0","sourceIds":["thag17.3:0.1","thag17.3:0.2","thag17.3:0.3","thag17.3:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 17.3\nTiṁsanipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nĀnandattheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 17.3\nThe Book of the Thirties\nChapter One\nĀnanda"}},{"id":"thag17.3:1","sourceIds":["thag17.3:1.1","thag17.3:1.2","thag17.3:1.3","thag17.3:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pisuṇena ca kodhanena ca,\nMaccharinā ca vibhūtanandinā;\nSakhitaṁ na kareyya paṇḍito,\nPāpo kāpurisena saṅgamo.","en":"“The astute would not make friends\nwith the slanderous or the hateful,\nwith a miser or a gloater,\nfor it’s bad to consort with reprobates."}},{"id":"thag17.3:2","sourceIds":["thag17.3:2.1","thag17.3:2.2","thag17.3:2.3","thag17.3:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saddhena ca pesalena ca,\nPaññavatā bahussutena ca;\nSakhitaṁ kareyya paṇḍito,\nBhaddo sappurisena saṅgamo.","en":"The astute would make friends\nwith the faithful and the pleasant,\nthe wise and the learned,\nfor it’s a blessing to consort with true persons.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:3","sourceIds":["thag17.3:3.1","thag17.3:3.2","thag17.3:3.3","thag17.3:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Passa cittakataṁ bimbaṁ,\n… pe\n…\nyassa natthi dhuvaṁ ṭhiti.","en":"“See this fancy puppet,\na body built of sores,\ndiseased, obsessed over,\nin which nothing lasts at all."}},{"id":"thag17.3:4","sourceIds":["thag17.3:4.1","thag17.3:4.2","thag17.3:4.3","thag17.3:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Passa cittakataṁ bimbaṁ,\n… pe\n…\nvatthehi sobhati.","en":"See this fancy puppet,\nwith its gems and earrings;\nit is bones swathed in skin,\nmade pretty by its clothes."}},{"id":"thag17.3:5","sourceIds":["thag17.3:5.1","thag17.3:5.2","thag17.3:5.3","thag17.3:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Alattakakatā,\n… pe\n…\nno ca pāragavesino.","en":"Rouged feet\nand powdered face\nmay be enough to beguile a fool,\nbut not a seeker of the far shore."}},{"id":"thag17.3:6","sourceIds":["thag17.3:6.1","thag17.3:6.2","thag17.3:6.3","thag17.3:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṭṭhapadakatā,\n… pe\n…\nno ca pāragavesino.","en":"Hair in eight braids\nand eyeshadow\nmay be enough to beguile a fool,\nbut not a seeker of the far shore."}},{"id":"thag17.3:7","sourceIds":["thag17.3:7.1","thag17.3:7.2","thag17.3:7.3","thag17.3:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Añjanīva navā,\n… pe\n…\nno ca pāragavesino.","en":"A rotting body all adorned\nlike a freshly painted makeup box\nmay be enough to beguile a fool,\nbut not a seeker of the far shore.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:8","sourceIds":["thag17.3:8.1","thag17.3:8.2","thag17.3:8.3","thag17.3:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bahussuto cittakathī,\nbuddhassa paricārako;\nPannabhāro visaññutto,\nseyyaṁ kappeti gotamo.","en":"“Gotama is learned, a brilliant speaker,\nthe attendant to the Buddha.\nWith burden put down, detached,\nGotama made his bed."}},{"id":"thag17.3:9","sourceIds":["thag17.3:9.1","thag17.3:9.2","thag17.3:9.3","thag17.3:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khīṇāsavo visaññutto,\nsaṅgātīto sunibbuto;\nDhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ,\njātimaraṇapāragū.","en":"Defilements ended, detached,\nhe has got over clinging and become quenched.\nHe bears his final body,\nhaving gone beyond birth and death.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:10","sourceIds":["thag17.3:10.1","thag17.3:10.2","thag17.3:10.3","thag17.3:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yasmiṁ patiṭṭhitā dhammā,\nbuddhassādiccabandhuno;\nNibbānagamane magge,\nsoyaṁ tiṭṭhati gotamo.","en":"“Gotama stands firm\non the path that leads to quenching,\nwhere the teachings of the Buddha,\nthe Kinsman of the Sun, are grounded.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:11","sourceIds":["thag17.3:11.1","thag17.3:11.2","thag17.3:11.3","thag17.3:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dvāsīti buddhato gaṇhiṁ,\ndve sahassāni bhikkhuto;\nCaturāsītisahassāni,\nye me dhammā pavattino.","en":"“82,000 from the Buddha,\nand 2,000 more from the monks:\n84,000 teachings I’ve learned,\nand these are what I promulgate.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:12","sourceIds":["thag17.3:12.1","thag17.3:12.2","thag17.3:12.3","thag17.3:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Appassutāyaṁ puriso,\nbalibaddova jīrati;\nMaṁsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti,\npaññā tassa na vaḍḍhati.","en":"“A person of little learning\nages like an ox—\ntheir flesh grows,\nbut not their wisdom."}},{"id":"thag17.3:13","sourceIds":["thag17.3:13.1","thag17.3:13.2","thag17.3:13.3","thag17.3:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bahussuto appassutaṁ,\nyo sutenātimaññati;\nAndho padīpadhārova,\ntatheva paṭibhāti maṁ.","en":"A learned person who, on account of their learning,\nlooks down on someone of little learning,\nstrikes me as like\na blind man holding a lamp."}},{"id":"thag17.3:14","sourceIds":["thag17.3:14.1","thag17.3:14.2","thag17.3:14.3","thag17.3:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bahussutaṁ upāseyya,\nsutañca na vināsaye;\nTaṁ mūlaṁ brahmacariyassa,\ntasmā dhammadharo siyā.","en":"You should stay close to a learned person—\ndon’t lose what you’ve learned.\nIt is the root of the spiritual life,\nwhich is why you should memorize the teaching."}},{"id":"thag17.3:15","sourceIds":["thag17.3:15.1","thag17.3:15.2","thag17.3:15.3","thag17.3:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pubbāparaññū atthaññū,\nniruttipadakovido;\nSuggahītañca gaṇhāti,\natthañcopaparikkhati.","en":"Knowing the sequence and meaning of the teaching,\nexpert in the definition of terms,\nthey make sure it is well memorized,\nand then examine the meaning."}},{"id":"thag17.3:16","sourceIds":["thag17.3:16.1","thag17.3:16.2","thag17.3:16.3","thag17.3:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khantyā chandikato hoti,\nussahitvā tuleti taṁ;\nSamaye so padahati,\najjhattaṁ susamāhito.","en":"Accepting the teachings, they become enthusiastic;\nmaking an attempt, they weigh up the teaching.\nWhen it’s time, they strive\nserene inside themselves."}},{"id":"thag17.3:17","sourceIds":["thag17.3:17.1","thag17.3:17.2","thag17.3:17.3","thag17.3:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bahussutaṁ dhammadharaṁ,\nsappaññaṁ buddhasāvakaṁ;\nDhammaviññāṇamākaṅkhaṁ,\ntaṁ bhajetha tathāvidhaṁ.","en":"If you want to understand the teaching,\nyou should befriend that sort,\nwho are learned and have memorized the teachings,\nwise disciples of the Buddha."}},{"id":"thag17.3:18","sourceIds":["thag17.3:18.1","thag17.3:18.2","thag17.3:18.3","thag17.3:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bahussuto dhammadharo,\nkosārakkho mahesino;\nCakkhu sabbassa lokassa,\npūjanīyo bahussuto.","en":"One who is learned and has memorized the teaching,\na keeper of the great seer’s treasury,\nis a visionary for the whole world,\nlearned and honorable."}},{"id":"thag17.3:19","sourceIds":["thag17.3:19.1","thag17.3:19.2","thag17.3:19.3","thag17.3:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dhammārāmo dhammarato,\ndhammaṁ anuvicintayaṁ;\nDhammaṁ anussaraṁ bhikkhu,\nsaddhammā na parihāyati.","en":"Delighting in the teaching, enjoying the teaching,\ncontemplating the teaching,\na mendicant who recollects the teaching\ndoesn’t fall away from the true teaching.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:20","sourceIds":["thag17.3:20.1","thag17.3:20.2","thag17.3:20.3","thag17.3:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kāyamaccheragaruno,\nhiyyamāne anuṭṭhahe;\nSarīrasukhagiddhassa,\nkuto samaṇaphāsutā.","en":"“When your body is pampered and heavy,\nwhile your remaining time is running out,\ngreedy for physical pleasure,\nhow can you be comfortable as an ascetic?”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:21","sourceIds":["thag17.3:21.1","thag17.3:21.2","thag17.3:21.3","thag17.3:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na pakkhanti disā sabbā,\ndhammā na paṭibhanti maṁ;\nGate kalyāṇamittamhi,\nandhakāraṁva khāyati.","en":"“I’m completely disorientated!\nThe teachings don’t spring to mind!\nWith the passing of our good friend,\neverything seems dark."}},{"id":"thag17.3:22","sourceIds":["thag17.3:22.1","thag17.3:22.2","thag17.3:22.3","thag17.3:22.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Abbhatītasahāyassa,\natītagatasatthuno;\nNatthi etādisaṁ mittaṁ,\nyathā kāyagatā sati.","en":"When your friend has passed away,\nand your Teacher is past and gone,\nthere’s no friend like\nmindfulness of the body."}},{"id":"thag17.3:23","sourceIds":["thag17.3:23.1","thag17.3:23.2","thag17.3:23.3","thag17.3:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ye purāṇā atītā te,\nnavehi na sameti me;\nSvajja ekova jhāyāmi,\nvassupetova pakkhimā”.","en":"The old have passed away,\nand I don’t agree with the new.\nToday I meditate alone\nlike a bird snug in its nest.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:24","sourceIds":["thag17.3:24.1","thag17.3:24.2","thag17.3:24.3","thag17.3:24.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Dassanāya abhikkante,\nnānāverajjake bahū;\nMā vārayittha sotāro,\npassantu samayo mamaṁ”.","en":"“Many visitors from abroad\nhave come to visit.\nDon’t block the audience,\nlet the congregation see me.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:25","sourceIds":["thag17.3:25.1","thag17.3:25.2","thag17.3:25.3","thag17.3:25.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Dassanāya abhikkante,\nnānāverajjake puthu;\nKaroti satthā okāsaṁ,\nna nivāreti cakkhumā.","en":"“Lots of visitors from abroad\nhave come to visit.\nThe teacher grants them the opportunity,\nthe Clear-eyed One doesn’t turn them away.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:26","sourceIds":["thag17.3:26.1","thag17.3:26.2","thag17.3:26.3","thag17.3:26.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Paṇṇavīsativassāni,\nsekhabhūtassa me sato;\nNa kāmasaññā uppajji,\npassa dhammasudhammataṁ.","en":"“In the twenty five years that have passed\nsince I became a trainee,\nno sensual perception has arisen in me:\nbehold the clear rightness of the teaching!"}},{"id":"thag17.3:27","sourceIds":["thag17.3:27.1","thag17.3:27.2","thag17.3:27.3","thag17.3:27.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Paṇṇavīsativassāni,\nsekhabhūtassa me sato;\nNa dosasaññā uppajji,\npassa dhammasudhammataṁ.","en":"In the twenty-five years\nsince I became a trainee,\nno malicious perception has arisen in me:\nbehold the clear rightness of the teaching!”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:28","sourceIds":["thag17.3:28.1","thag17.3:28.2","thag17.3:28.3","thag17.3:28.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Paṇṇavīsativassāni,\nbhagavantaṁ upaṭṭhahiṁ;\nMettena kāyakammena,\nchāyāva anapāyinī.","en":"“For twenty-five years\nI attended on the Buddha\nwith loving deeds,\nlike a shadow that never left."}},{"id":"thag17.3:29","sourceIds":["thag17.3:29.1","thag17.3:29.2","thag17.3:29.3","thag17.3:29.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Paṇṇavīsativassāni,\nbhagavantaṁ upaṭṭhahiṁ;\nMettena vacīkammena,\nchāyāva anapāyinī.","en":"For twenty-five years\nI attended on the Buddha\nwith loving words,\nlike a shadow that never left."}},{"id":"thag17.3:30","sourceIds":["thag17.3:30.1","thag17.3:30.2","thag17.3:30.3","thag17.3:30.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Paṇṇavīsativassāni,\nbhagavantaṁ upaṭṭhahiṁ;\nMettena manokammena,\nchāyāva anapāyinī.","en":"For twenty-five years\nI attended on the Buddha\nwith loving thoughts,\nlike a shadow that never left."}},{"id":"thag17.3:31","sourceIds":["thag17.3:31.1","thag17.3:31.2","thag17.3:31.3","thag17.3:31.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Buddhassa caṅkamantassa,\npiṭṭhito anucaṅkamiṁ;\nDhamme desiyamānamhi,\nñāṇaṁ me udapajjatha.","en":"While the Buddha was walking mindfully,\nI walked behind him.\nAs he taught the Dhamma,\nknowledge arose in me.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:32","sourceIds":["thag17.3:32.1","thag17.3:32.2","thag17.3:32.3","thag17.3:32.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ahaṁ sakaraṇīyomhi,\nsekho appattamānaso;\nSatthu ca parinibbānaṁ,\nyo amhaṁ anukampako.","en":"“I’m a trainee, who has more to do;\nmy heart’s desire is still unfulfilled.\nYet the Teacher, who was so compassionate to me,\nhas become fully extinguished."}},{"id":"thag17.3:33","sourceIds":["thag17.3:33.1","thag17.3:33.2","thag17.3:33.3","thag17.3:33.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tadāsi yaṁ bhiṁsanakaṁ,\ntadāsi lomahaṁsanaṁ;\nSabbākāravarūpete,\nsambuddhe parinibbute”.","en":"Then there was terror!\nThen they had goosebumps!\nWhen the Buddha, endowed with all fine qualities,\nwas fully quenched.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:34","sourceIds":["thag17.3:34.1","thag17.3:34.2","thag17.3:34.3","thag17.3:34.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Bahussuto dhammadharo,\nkosārakkho mahesino;\nCakkhu sabbassa lokassa,\nānando parinibbuto.","en":"“Ānanda, who was learned and had memorized the teaching,\na keeper of the great seer’s treasury,\na visionary for the entire world,\nhas become fully quenched."}},{"id":"thag17.3:35","sourceIds":["thag17.3:35.1","thag17.3:35.2","thag17.3:35.3","thag17.3:35.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bahussuto dhammadharo,\nkosārakkho mahesino;\nCakkhu sabbassa lokassa,\nandhakāre tamonudo.","en":"He was learned and had memorized the teaching,\na keeper of the great seer’s treasury,\na visionary for the entire world,\nin thick of night he dispelled the dark."}},{"id":"thag17.3:36","sourceIds":["thag17.3:36.1","thag17.3:36.2","thag17.3:36.3","thag17.3:36.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Gatimanto satimanto,\ndhitimanto ca yo isi;\nSaddhammadhārako thero,\nānando ratanākaro”.","en":"He is the seer who remembered the teachings,\nand mastered their sequence, holding them firm.\nThe senior monk who memorized the teaching,\nĀnanda was a mine of gems.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:37","sourceIds":["thag17.3:37.1","thag17.3:37.2","thag17.3:37.3","thag17.3:37.4","thag17.3:37.5","thag17.3:37.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,\nkataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ;\nOhito garuko bhāro,\nnatthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.\n… Ānando thero …\nTiṁsanipāto niṭṭhito.","en":"“I’ve served the Teacher\nand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.\nThe heavy burden is laid down,\nnow there’ll be no more future lives.”"}},{"id":"thag17.3:38","sourceIds":["thag17.3:38.0","thag17.3:38.1","thag17.3:38.2","thag17.3:38.3","thag17.3:38.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tatruddānaṁ\nPhusso patisso ānando,\ntayotime pakittitā;\nGāthāyo tattha saṅkhātā,\nsataṁ pañca ca uttarīti."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag17.3/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."}