{"id":"thag15.2","title":"Udāyī","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag15.2","title":"Udāyī","units":[{"id":"thag15.2:0","sourceIds":["thag15.2:0.1","thag15.2:0.2","thag15.2:0.3","thag15.2:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 15.2\nSoḷasakanipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nUdāyittheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 15.2\nThe Book of the Sixteens\nChapter One\nUdāyī"}},{"id":"thag15.2:1","sourceIds":["thag15.2:1.1","thag15.2:1.2","thag15.2:1.3","thag15.2:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Manussabhūtaṁ sambuddhaṁ,\nAttadantaṁ samāhitaṁ;\nIriyamānaṁ brahmapathe,\nCittassūpasame rataṁ.","en":"Awakened as a human being,\nself-tamed and immersed in samādhi,\nfollowing the spiritual path,\nhe loves peace of mind."}},{"id":"thag15.2:2","sourceIds":["thag15.2:2.1","thag15.2:2.2","thag15.2:2.3","thag15.2:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yaṁ manussā namassanti,\nsabbadhammāna pāraguṁ;\nDevāpi taṁ namassanti,\niti me arahato sutaṁ.","en":"Revered by people,\ngone beyond all things,\neven the gods revere him;\nso I’ve heard from the perfected one."}},{"id":"thag15.2:3","sourceIds":["thag15.2:3.1","thag15.2:3.2","thag15.2:3.3","thag15.2:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbasaṁyojanātītaṁ,\nvanā nibbanamāgataṁ;\nKāmehi nekkhammarataṁ,\nmuttaṁ selāva kañcanaṁ.","en":"He has transcended all fetters,\nand escaped from entanglements.\nDelighting to renounce sensual pleasures,\nhe’s freed like lustrous gold from stone."}},{"id":"thag15.2:4","sourceIds":["thag15.2:4.1","thag15.2:4.2","thag15.2:4.3","thag15.2:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sa ve accaruci nāgo,\nhimavāvaññe siluccaye;\nSabbesaṁ nāganāmānaṁ,\nsaccanāmo anuttaro.","en":"That giant outshines all,\nlike the Himalaya beside other mountains.\nOf all those named “giant”,\nhe is truly named, supreme."}},{"id":"thag15.2:5","sourceIds":["thag15.2:5.1","thag15.2:5.2","thag15.2:5.3","thag15.2:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nāgaṁ vo kittayissāmi,\nna hi āguṁ karoti so;\nSoraccaṁ avihiṁsā ca,\npādā nāgassa te duve.","en":"I shall extol the giant for you,\nfor he does nothing monstrous.\ngentleness and harmlessness\nare two feet of the giant."}},{"id":"thag15.2:6","sourceIds":["thag15.2:6.1","thag15.2:6.2","thag15.2:6.3","thag15.2:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sati ca sampajaññañca,\ncaraṇā nāgassa tepare;\nSaddhāhattho mahānāgo,\nupekkhāsetadantavā.","en":"Mindfulness and awareness\nare his two other feet.\nFaith is the giant’s trunk,\nand equanimity his white tusks."}},{"id":"thag15.2:7","sourceIds":["thag15.2:7.1","thag15.2:7.2","thag15.2:7.3","thag15.2:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sati gīvā siro paññā,\nvīmaṁsā dhammacintanā;\nDhammakucchisamāvāso,\nviveko tassa vāladhi.","en":"Mindfulness is his neck, his head is wisdom—\ninvestigation and thinking about principles.\nHis belly is the sacred hearth of the Dhamma,\nand his tail is seclusion."}},{"id":"thag15.2:8","sourceIds":["thag15.2:8.1","thag15.2:8.2","thag15.2:8.3","thag15.2:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So jhāyī assāsarato,\najjhattaṁ susamāhito;\nGacchaṁ samāhito nāgo,\nṭhito nāgo samāhito.","en":"Practicing absorption, enjoying the breath,\nhe is serene within.\nThe giant is serene when walking,\nthe giant is serene when standing,"}},{"id":"thag15.2:9","sourceIds":["thag15.2:9.1","thag15.2:9.2","thag15.2:9.3","thag15.2:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sayaṁ samāhito nāgo,\nnisinnopi samāhito;\nSabbattha saṁvuto nāgo,\nesā nāgassa sampadā.","en":"the giant is serene when lying down,\nand when sitting, the giant is serene.\nThe giant is restrained everywhere:\nthis is the accomplishment of the giant."}},{"id":"thag15.2:10","sourceIds":["thag15.2:10.1","thag15.2:10.2","thag15.2:10.3","thag15.2:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bhuñjati anavajjāni,\nsāvajjāni na bhuñjati;\nGhāsamacchādanaṁ laddhā,\nsannidhiṁ parivajjayaṁ.","en":"He eats blameless things,\nhe doesn’t eat blameworthy things.\nWhen he gets food and clothes,\nhe avoids storing them up."}},{"id":"thag15.2:11","sourceIds":["thag15.2:11.1","thag15.2:11.2","thag15.2:11.3","thag15.2:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṁyojanaṁ aṇuṁ thūlaṁ,\nsabbaṁ chetvāna bandhanaṁ;\nYena yeneva gacchati,\nanapekkhova gacchati.","en":"Having severed all bonds,\nfetters large and small,\nwherever he goes,\nhe goes without concern."}},{"id":"thag15.2:12","sourceIds":["thag15.2:12.1","thag15.2:12.2","thag15.2:12.3","thag15.2:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yathāpi udake jātaṁ,\npuṇḍarīkaṁ pavaḍḍhati;\nNopalippati toyena,\nsucigandhaṁ manoramaṁ.","en":"A white lotus,\nfragrant and delightful,\nsprouts in water and grows there,\nbut the water doesn’t cling to it."}},{"id":"thag15.2:13","sourceIds":["thag15.2:13.1","thag15.2:13.2","thag15.2:13.3","thag15.2:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tatheva ca loke jāto,\nbuddho loke viharati;\nNopalippati lokena,\ntoyena padumaṁ yathā.","en":"Just so the Buddha is born in the world,\nand lives in the world,\nbut the world doesn’t stick to him,\nas water does not stick to the lotus."}},{"id":"thag15.2:14","sourceIds":["thag15.2:14.1","thag15.2:14.2","thag15.2:14.3","thag15.2:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mahāgini pajjalito,\nanāhāropasammati;\nAṅgāresu ca santesu,\nnibbutoti pavuccati.","en":"A great blazing fire\ndies down when the fuel runs out.\nAnd when the coals have gone out\nit’s said to be “quenched”."}},{"id":"thag15.2:15","sourceIds":["thag15.2:15.1","thag15.2:15.2","thag15.2:15.3","thag15.2:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atthassāyaṁ viññāpanī,\nupamā viññūhi desitā;\nViññissanti mahānāgā,\nnāgaṁ nāgena desitaṁ.","en":"This simile is taught by the discerning\nto express the meaning clearly.\nGreat giants will understand\nwhat the giant taught the giant."}},{"id":"thag15.2:16","sourceIds":["thag15.2:16.1","thag15.2:16.2","thag15.2:16.3","thag15.2:16.4","thag15.2:16.5","thag15.2:16.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vītarāgo vītadoso,\nVītamoho anāsavo;\nSarīraṁ vijahaṁ nāgo,\nParinibbissatyanāsavo”ti.\n… Udāyī thero …\nSoḷasakanipāto niṭṭhito.","en":"Free of greed, free of hate,\nfree of delusion, undefiled;\nthe giant, giving up his body,\nundefiled, will be fully quenched."}},{"id":"thag15.2:17","sourceIds":["thag15.2:17.0","thag15.2:17.1","thag15.2:17.2","thag15.2:17.3","thag15.2:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tatruddānaṁ\nKoṇḍañño ca udāyī ca,\ntherā dve te mahiddhikā;\nSoḷasamhi nipātamhi,\ngāthāyo dve ca tiṁsa cāti."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag15.2/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."}