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Verses of the Senior Monks · Thag 2.25

  • Verses of the Senior Monks 2.25Theragāthā 2.25
  • The Book of the TwosDukanipāta
  • Chapter ThreeTatiyavagga

VītasokaVītasokattheragāthā

The barber approached“Kese me olikhissanti, to shave my head.kappako upasaṅkami; I picked up a mirrorTato ādāsamādāya, and examined my body.sarīraṁ paccavekkhisaṁ.

My body appeared hollow;Tuccho kāyo adissittha, I once was blind, but the darkness disappeared.andhakāro tamo byagā; My fancy hairdo has been cut off:Sabbe coḷā samucchinnā, now there’ll be no more future lives.natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.