{"id":"thag15.1","title":"Koṇḍañña Who Understood","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag15.1","title":"Koṇḍañña Who Understood","units":[{"id":"thag15.1:0","sourceIds":["thag15.1:0.1","thag15.1:0.2","thag15.1:0.3","thag15.1:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 15.1\nSoḷasakanipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nAññāsikoṇḍaññattheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 15.1\nThe Book of the Sixteens\nChapter One\nKoṇḍañña Who Understood"}},{"id":"thag15.1:1","sourceIds":["thag15.1:1.1","thag15.1:1.2","thag15.1:1.3","thag15.1:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Esa bhiyyo pasīdāmi,\nsutvā dhammaṁ mahārasaṁ;\nVirāgo desito dhammo,\nanupādāya sabbaso”.","en":"“My confidence grew\nas I heard the teaching, so full of flavor.\nDispassion is what was taught,\nwithout any grasping at all.”"}},{"id":"thag15.1:2","sourceIds":["thag15.1:2.1","thag15.1:2.2","thag15.1:2.3","thag15.1:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Bahūni loke citrāni,\nasmiṁ pathavimaṇḍale;\nMathenti maññe saṅkappaṁ,\nsubhaṁ rāgūpasaṁhitaṁ.","en":"“There are so many pretty things\nin this vast territory.\nThey disturb one’s thoughts, it seems to me,\nattractive, provoking lust."}},{"id":"thag15.1:3","sourceIds":["thag15.1:3.1","thag15.1:3.2","thag15.1:3.3","thag15.1:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Rajamuhatañca vātena,\nyathā meghopasammaye;\nEvaṁ sammanti saṅkappā,\nyadā paññāya passati.","en":"Just as a rain cloud would settle\nthe dust blown up by the wind,\nso thoughts settle down\nwhen seen with wisdom."}},{"id":"thag15.1:4","sourceIds":["thag15.1:4.1","thag15.1:4.2","thag15.1:4.3","thag15.1:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbe saṅkhārā aniccāti,\nyadā paññāya passati;\nAtha nibbindati dukkhe,\nesa maggo visuddhiyā.","en":"All conditions are impermanent—\nwhen this is seen with wisdom\none grows disillusioned with suffering:\nthis is the path to purity."}},{"id":"thag15.1:5","sourceIds":["thag15.1:5.1","thag15.1:5.2","thag15.1:5.3","thag15.1:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhāti,\nyadā paññāya passati;\nAtha nibbindati dukkhe,\nesa maggo visuddhiyā.","en":"All conditions are suffering—\nwhen this is seen with wisdom\none grows disillusioned with suffering:\nthis is the path to purity."}},{"id":"thag15.1:6","sourceIds":["thag15.1:6.1","thag15.1:6.2","thag15.1:6.3","thag15.1:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbe dhammā anattāti,\nyadā paññāya passati;\nAtha nibbindati dukkhe,\nesa maggo visuddhiyā.","en":"All things are not-self—\nwhen this is seen with wisdom\none grows disillusioned with suffering:\nthis is the path to purity.”"}},{"id":"thag15.1:7","sourceIds":["thag15.1:7.1","thag15.1:7.2","thag15.1:7.3","thag15.1:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Buddhānubuddho yo thero,\nkoṇḍañño tibbanikkamo;\nPahīnajātimaraṇo,\nbrahmacariyassa kevalī.","en":"“The senior monk  awakened after the Buddha,\nKoṇḍañña, is keenly energetic.\nHe has given up birth and death,\nand has completed the spiritual journey.”"}},{"id":"thag15.1:8","sourceIds":["thag15.1:8.1","thag15.1:8.2","thag15.1:8.3","thag15.1:8.4","thag15.1:8.5","thag15.1:8.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Oghapāso daḷhakhilo,\nPabbato duppadālayo;\nChetvā khilañca pāsañca,\nSelaṁ bhetvāna dubbhidaṁ;\nTiṇṇo pāraṅgato jhāyī,\nMutto so mārabandhanā.","en":"“There are floods, snares, and strong posts,\nand a mountain hard to crack;\nsnapping the posts and snares,\nbreaking the mountain so hard to break,\ncrossing over to the far shore,\na meditator is freed from Māra’s bonds."}},{"id":"thag15.1:9","sourceIds":["thag15.1:9.1","thag15.1:9.2","thag15.1:9.3","thag15.1:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Uddhato capalo bhikkhu,\nmitte āgamma pāpake;\nSaṁsīdati mahoghasmiṁ,\nūmiyā paṭikujjito.","en":"When a mendicant is haughty and fickle,\nrelying on bad friends,\nthey sink down in the great flood,\novercome by a wave."}},{"id":"thag15.1:10","sourceIds":["thag15.1:10.1","thag15.1:10.2","thag15.1:10.3","thag15.1:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Anuddhato acapalo,\nnipako saṁvutindriyo;\nKalyāṇamitto medhāvī,\ndukkhassantakaro siyā.","en":"But one not restless or fickle,\nalert, with senses restrained,\nintelligent, with good friends,\nmakes an end of suffering."}},{"id":"thag15.1:11","sourceIds":["thag15.1:11.1","thag15.1:11.2","thag15.1:11.3","thag15.1:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kālapabbaṅgasaṅkāso,\nkiso dhamanisanthato;\nMattaññū annapānasmiṁ,\nadīnamanaso naro.","en":"With knobbly knees,\nthin and veiny,\neating and drinking in moderation—\nthis person’s spirit is undaunted."}},{"id":"thag15.1:12","sourceIds":["thag15.1:12.1","thag15.1:12.2","thag15.1:12.3","thag15.1:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Phuṭṭho ḍaṁsehi makasehi,\naraññasmiṁ brahāvane;\nNāgo saṅgāmasīseva,\nsato tatrādhivāsaye.","en":"Pestered by flies and mosquitoes\nin the wilds, the formidable forest,\none should mindfully endure,\nlike an elephant at the head of the battle."}},{"id":"thag15.1:13","sourceIds":["thag15.1:13.1","thag15.1:13.2","thag15.1:13.3","thag15.1:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṁ,\n… pe\n…\nnibbisaṁ bhatako yathā.","en":"I don’t long for death;\nI don’t long for life;\nI await my time,\nlike a worker waiting for their wages."}},{"id":"thag15.1:14","sourceIds":["thag15.1:14.1","thag15.1:14.2","thag15.1:14.3","thag15.1:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṁ,\n… pe\n…\nsampajāno patissato.","en":"I don’t long for death;\nI don’t long for life;\nI await my time,\naware and mindful."}},{"id":"thag15.1:15","sourceIds":["thag15.1:15.1","thag15.1:15.2","thag15.1:15.3","thag15.1:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,\n… pe\n…\nbhavanetti samūhatā.","en":"I’ve served the Teacher\nand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.\nThe heavy burden is laid down,\nthe leash to existence is eradicated."}},{"id":"thag15.1:16","sourceIds":["thag15.1:16.1","thag15.1:16.2","thag15.1:16.3","thag15.1:16.4","thag15.1:16.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa catthāya pabbajito,\nagārasmānagāriyaṁ;\nSo me attho anuppatto,\nkiṁ me saddhivihārinā”ti.\n… Aññāsikoṇḍañño thero ….","en":"I’ve attained the goal\nfor the sake of which I went forth\nfrom the lay life to homelessness—\nwhat use do I have for protégés?”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag15.1/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."}