{"id":"thag5.8","title":"Vakkali","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag5.8","title":"Vakkali","units":[{"id":"thag5.8:0","sourceIds":["thag5.8:0.1","thag5.8:0.2","thag5.8:0.3","thag5.8:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 5.8\nPañcakanipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nVakkalittheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 5.8\nThe Book of the Fives\nChapter One\nVakkali"}},{"id":"thag5.8:1","sourceIds":["thag5.8:1.1","thag5.8:1.2","thag5.8:1.3","thag5.8:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Vātarogābhinīto tvaṁ,\nviharaṁ kānane vane;\nPaviṭṭhagocare lūkhe,\nkathaṁ bhikkhu karissasi”.","en":"“Struck by a wind ailment\nwhile dwelling in a forest grove,\nyou’ve entered a tough place for gathering alms—\nhow will you get by, monk?”"}},{"id":"thag5.8:2","sourceIds":["thag5.8:2.1","thag5.8:2.2","thag5.8:2.3","thag5.8:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pītisukhena vipulena,\npharamāno samussayaṁ;\nLūkhampi abhisambhonto,\nviharissāmi kānane.","en":"“Pervading this bag of bones\nwith abundant rapture and happiness,\nputting up with what’s tough,\nI’ll dwell in the forest."}},{"id":"thag5.8:3","sourceIds":["thag5.8:3.1","thag5.8:3.2","thag5.8:3.3","thag5.8:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bhāvento satipaṭṭhāne,\nindriyāni balāni ca;\nBojjhaṅgāni ca bhāvento,\nviharissāmi kānane.","en":"Developing mindfulness meditation,\nthe faculties and the powers,\ndeveloping the factors of awakening,\nI’ll dwell in the forest."}},{"id":"thag5.8:4","sourceIds":["thag5.8:4.1","thag5.8:4.2","thag5.8:4.3","thag5.8:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Āraddhavīriye pahitatte,\nNiccaṁ daḷhaparakkame;\nSamagge sahite disvā,\nViharissāmi kānane.","en":"Having seen those who are energetic, resolute,\nalways staunchly vigorous,\nharmonious and united,\nI’ll dwell in the forest."}},{"id":"thag5.8:5","sourceIds":["thag5.8:5.1","thag5.8:5.2","thag5.8:5.3","thag5.8:5.4","thag5.8:5.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Anussaranto sambuddhaṁ,\naggaṁ dantaṁ samāhitaṁ;\nAtandito rattindivaṁ,\nviharissāmi kānane”ti.\n… Vakkalitthero ….","en":"Recollecting the Buddha—\nthe best, the tamed, the serene—\ntireless all day and night\nI’ll dwell in the forest.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag5.8/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."}
