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Verses of the Senior Nuns · Thig 2.7

  • Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.7Therīgāthā 2.7
  • The Book of the TwosDukanipāta

Mittā (2nd)Mittātherīgāthā

I rejoiced in the host of gods,“Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ, having observed the sabbathyā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī; complete in all eight factors,Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca, on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.

and the eighth day of the fortnight,Uposathaṁ upāgacchiṁ, as well as on the fortnightly special displays.devakāyābhinandinī; Today I eat just once a day,Sājja ekena bhattena, my head is shaven, I wear the outer robe.muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā; I don’t long for the heavenly host,Devakāyaṁ na patthehaṁ, for stress has been removed from my heart.vineyya hadaye daran”ti.

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  1. AN 8.41 The Sabbath With Eight Factors, In Brief 0.53near 0.1I, too, for this day and night will eat in one part of the day, abstaining from eating at night and food at the wrong time. I will observe the sabbath by doing as the perfected ones do in this respect.’ This is its sixth…