Puṇṇā, be filled with good qualities,“Puṇṇe pūrassu dhammehi,like the moon on the fifteenth day.Cando pannaraseriva;When your wisdom is full,Paripuṇṇāya paññāya,shatter the mass of darkness.Tamokhandhaṁ padālayā”ti.
That is how this verse was recited by the senior nun Puṇṇā.Itthaṁ sudaṁ puṇṇā therī gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.
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