- Verses of the Senior Nuns 4.1Therīgāthā 4.1
- The Book of the FoursCatukkanipāta
Bhaddā Daughter of KapilaBhaddākāpilānītherīgāthā
Kassapa is the son and heir of the Buddha,“Putto buddhassa dāyādo, whose mind is immersed in samādhi.kassapo susamāhito; He who knows his past lives,Pubbenivāsaṁ yovedi, sees heaven and places of loss,saggāpāyañca passati.
and has attained the end of rebirth:Atho jātikkhayaṁ patto, is a sage of perfect insight.abhiññāvosito muni; It’s because of these three knowledgesEtāhi tīhi vijjāhi, that the brahmin is a master of the three knowledges.tevijjo hoti brāhmaṇo.
In exactly the same way, Bhaddā daughter of KapilaTatheva bhaddā kāpilānī, is master of the three knowledges, <j>conqueror of death.tevijjā maccuhāyinī; She bears her final body,Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ, having vanquished Māra with his legions.jetvā māraṁ savāhiniṁ.
Seeing the danger of the world,Disvā ādīnavaṁ loke, both of us went forth.ubho pabbajitā mayaṁ; Now we are tamed, our defilements have ended;Tyamha khīṇāsavā dantā, we’ve become cooled and quenched.sītibhūtamha nibbutā”ti.