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1. The Book of the Ones

1. The First Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Subhūti

"My hut is thatched, pleasant, sheltered from the wind, rain, O sky, as you please;

My mind is well concentrated, liberated, I dwell ardent, rain, O sky."

Thus the Venerable Elder Subhūti spoke this verse.

2. Verses of the Elder Mahākoṭṭhika

"Calmed, abstaining, speaking with wisdom, unagitated;

He shakes off evil qualities, as the wind shakes leaves from a tree."

Thus the Venerable Elder Mahākoṭṭhika spoke this verse.

3. Verses of the Elder Kaṅkhārevata

"See this wisdom of the Truth-finders, like a fire blazing in the night;

They become givers of light, givers of vision, who remove the uncertainty of those who have come."

Thus the Venerable Elder Kaṅkhārevata spoke this verse.

4. Verses of the Elder Puṇṇa

"One should associate only with the virtuous, with the wise who see the meaning;

The meaning that is great, profound, difficult to see, subtle, minute;

The wise attain it, the diligent, the discerning."

Thus the Venerable Elder Puṇṇa, son of Mantāṇī, spoke this verse.

5. Verses of the Elder Dabba

"He who was hard to tame, tamed by self-control, wise, contented, one who has crossed over uncertainty;

Victorious, free from fear indeed, wise, he attained final Nibbāna, of established self."

Thus the Venerable Elder Dabba spoke this verse.

6. Verses of the Elder Sītavaniya

"The monk who approached the Cool Grove, alone, contented, with concentrated mind;

Victorious, free from horripilation, guarding mindfulness of the body, resolute."

Thus the Venerable Elder Sītavaniyo spoke this verse.

7. Verses of the Elder Bhalliya

"Whoever drove away the army of the King of Death, as a great flood a very weak reed bridge;

Victorious, free from fear indeed, tamed, he attained final Nibbāna, of established self."

Thus the Venerable Elder Bhalliya spoke this verse.

8. Verses of the Elder Vīra

"He who was hard to tame, tamed by self-control, a hero, contented, one who has crossed over uncertainty;

Victorious, free from horripilation, a hero, he attained final Nibbāna, of established self."

Thus the Venerable Elder Vīra spoke this verse.

9. Verses of the Elder Pilindavaccha

"Welcome, not ill-come, this was not ill-counselled by me;

Among the well-analysed teachings, I have approached that which is foremost."

Thus the Venerable Elder Pilindavaccha spoke this verse.

10. Verses of the Elder Puṇṇamāsa

10.

"He removed longing here or beyond, who has attained the highest knowledge, calmed, self-controlled;

Untainted by all phenomena, having known the rise and fall of the world."

Thus the Venerable Elder Puṇṇamāsa spoke this verse.

The first chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Subhūti, Koṭṭhika the Elder, Kaṅkhārevata the authorized;

Mantāṇiputta and Dabba, and Sītavaniyo and Bhalliya;

Vīra and Pilindavaccha, and Puṇṇamāsa the dispeller of darkness.

2. The Second Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Cūḷavaccha

11.

"The monk full of gladness, in the Teaching proclaimed by the Buddha;

He would attain the peaceful state, the stilling of activities, happiness."

... The Elder Cūḷavaccha etc.

2. Verses of the Elder Mahāvaccha

12.

"Strong in wisdom, endowed with morality, concentrated, delighting in meditative absorption, mindful;

Eating food for its purpose, one without lust here should await the time."

... The Elder Mahāvaccha etc.

3. Verses of the Elder Vanavaccha

13.

"Cloud-coloured blue, beautiful, with cool waters, bearing purity;

Covered with red insects, those rocks delight me."

... The Elder Vanavaccha etc.

4. Verses of the Novice Sivaka

14.

"My preceptor said to me, 'Let us go from here, Sīvaka;'

My body dwells in the village, my mind has gone to the forest;

Even lying down I go, there is no attachment for one who understands."

... The Novice Sivaka etc.

5. Verses of the Elder Kuṇḍadhāna

15.

"One should cut off five, give up five, and further develop five;

A monk who has gone beyond five attachments is called a crosser of the mental floods."

... The Elder Kuṇḍadhāna etc.

6. Verses of the Elder Belaṭṭhasīsa

16.

"Just as a good thoroughbred, a horned plough-turner,

Goes with little difficulty, so nights and days for me

Go with little difficulty, having attained spiritual happiness."

... The Elder Belaṭṭhasīsa etc.

7. Verses of the Elder Dāsaka

17.

"When one is torpid and gluttonous, a sleeper who lies tossing about;

Like a great hog fed on fodder, the fool enters the womb again and again."

... The Elder Dāsaka etc.

8. Verses of the Elder Siṅgālapitu

18.

"There was an heir of the Buddha, a monk in the Bhesakaḷā Grove;

With the perception of bones alone, he pervaded this earth;

I imagine he will quickly abandon sensual lust."

... The Elder Siṅgālapitā etc.

9. Verses of the Elder Kula

19.

"Irrigators lead water, fletchers straighten the arrow;

Carpenters straighten wood, the virtuous tame themselves."

... The Elder Kula etc.

10. Verses of the Elder Ajita

20.

"There is no fear for me in death, there is no attachment to life;

I shall lay down this body, fully aware and mindful."

... The Elder Ajita etc.

The second chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Cūḷavaccha and Mahāvaccha, and Vanavaccha and Sīvaka;

Kuṇḍadhāna and Belaṭṭhi, and Dāsaka and beyond that;

The Elder Siṅgālapitika, and Kula and Ajita - these are ten.

3. The Third Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Nigrodha

21.

"I do not fear the fear, our Teacher is skilled in the Deathless;

Where fear does not persist, by that path the monks go."

... The Elder Nigrodha etc.

2. Verses of the Elder Cittaka

22.

"Blue, with beautiful necks, crested, the peacocks cry out in the karamba trees;

They, delighted by the cool wind, awaken the one sleeping, meditating."

... The Elder Cittaka etc.

3. Verses of the Elder Gosāla

23.

"I indeed, at the bamboo thicket, having eaten the milk-rice with honey;

Meditating favourably on the rise and fall of the aggregates;

I shall return to the mountain slope, developing seclusion."

... The Elder Gosāla etc.

4. Verses of the Elder Sugandha

24.

"Gone forth for less than a year, see the excellence of the Teaching as Teaching;

The three true knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled."

... The Elder Sugandha etc.

5. Verses of the Elder Nandiya

25.

"Whose mind is constantly radiant with light, gone to fruition;

Having assaulted such a monk, Dark One, you undergo suffering."

... The Elder Nandiya...

6. Verses of the Elder Abhaya

26.

"Having heard the well-spoken speech of the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

I penetrated indeed the subtle, as the tip of a hair with an arrow."

... The Elder Abhaya...

7. Verses of the Elder Lomasakaṅgiya

27.

"Dabba grass, kusa grass, thorny shrubs, usīra root, and muñja reed -

I shall push aside with my chest, developing seclusion."

... The Elder Lomasakaṅgiya...

8. Verses of the Elder Jambugāmikaputta

28.

"Are you not attached to robes, are you not delighting in ornaments;

Are you emitting the odour consisting of morality, not like other people?"

... The Elder Jambugāmikaputta...

9. Verses of the Elder Hārita

29.

"Straightening oneself, as a fletcher does an arrow;

Having made the mind straight, break ignorance, Hārita."

... The Elder Hārita...

10. Verses of the Elder Uttiya

30.

"When illness arose in me, mindfulness arose in me;

Illness has arisen in me, this is not the time for me to be negligent."

... The Elder Uttiya...

The third chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Nigrodha, Cittaka the elder, Gosāla the elder, Sugandha;

Nandiya, Abhaya the elder, the elder Lomasakaṅgiya;

Jambugāmikaputta, and Hārita, Uttiyo the sage.

4. The Fourth Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Gahvaratīriya

31.

"Touched by gadflies and mosquitoes, in the forest in a great wood;

Like an elephant at the head of battle, mindful, one should endure there."

... The Elder Gahvaratīriya...

2. Verses of the Elder Suppiya

32.

"The ageless by one who is ageing, peace by one who is burning;

I would exchange for the supreme peace, the unsurpassed freedom from bondage."

... The Elder Suppiya...

3. Verses of the Elder Sopāka

33.

"Just as towards an only son, a dear one, one would be caring;

So towards all living beings, everywhere one should be caring."

... The Elder Sopāka...

4. Verses of the Elder Posiya

34.

"These women are excellent when not approached, always, for one who knows;

Having come from the forest to the village, from there he entered the house;

From there having risen he departed, without addressing them, Posiya."

... The Elder Posiya...

5. Verses of the Elder Sāmaññakāni

35.

"One who seeks happiness obtains happiness by practising that, and he attains fame, and his glory increases;

Whoever develops the noble eightfold path, straight and upright, for the attainment of the Deathless."

... The Elder Sāmaññakāni...

6. Verses of the Elder Kumāputta

36.

"Good is learning, good is conduct, good is always dwelling without a home;

Questioning about meaning, acting respectfully, this is asceticism for one who owns nothing."

... The Elder Kumāputta...

7. Verses of the Elder Kumāputtasahāyaka

37.

"They go to various countries, wandering about unrestrained;

And they fail in concentration, what will travelling the country do?

Therefore, having removed rivalry, one should meditate without being led."

... The Elder who was the friend of the Elder Kumāputta...

8. Verses of the Elder Gavampati

38.

"He who by supernormal power stopped the Sarabhu, he is Gavampati, unattached, without longing;

To him who has gone beyond all attachments, the great sage, the gods pay homage, the one who has gone beyond existence."

... The Elder Gavampati...

9. Verses of the Elder Tissa

39.

"As if struck by a spear, as if burning on the head;

For the abandoning of sensual lust, a mindful monk should wander forth."

... The Elder Tissa...

10. The Verses of the Elder Vaḍḍhamāna

40.

"As if struck by a spear, as if burning on the head;

For the abandoning of lust for existence, a mindful monk should wander forth."

... The Elder Vaḍḍhamāna...

The fourth chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Gahvaratīriya, Suppiya, Sopāka and Posiya;

Sāmaññakāni, Kumāputta, Kumāputtasahāyaka;

Gavampati, the Elder Tissa, Vaḍḍhamāna of great fame.

5. The Fifth Chapter

1. The Verses of the Elder Sirivaḍḍha

41.

"Lightnings fall upon the cleft, of Vebhāra and of Paṇḍava;

And gone to the mountain cave he meditates, the son of the incomparable such one."

... The Elder Sirivaḍḍha...

2. The Verses of the Elder Khadiravaniya

42.

"Cālā, Upacālā, Sīsūpacālā, do you indeed dwell mindful?

One like a hair-splitter has come to you."

... The Elder Khadiravaniyo...

3. The Verses of the Elder Sumaṅgala

43.

"Well freed, well freed indeed, I am well freed from three crooked things;

From sickles by me, from ploughs by me, from small hoes by me.

Even if they are right here, right here, still enough, enough;

Meditate, Sumaṅgala, meditate, Sumaṅgala, dwell diligent, Sumaṅgala."

... The Elder Sumaṅgala...

4. The Verses of the Elder Sānu

44.

"They weep for the dead, mother, or for one living who is not seen;

Seeing me living, mother, why do you weep for me, mother?"

... The Elder Sānu...

5. The Verses of the Elder Ramaṇīyavihāri

45.

"Just as a good thoroughbred, having stumbled, stands firm again;

So too one accomplished in vision, a disciple of the One Enlightened by himself."

... The Elder Ramaṇīyavihārī...

6. The Verses of the Elder Samiddhi

46.

"Through faith I have gone forth, from home into homelessness;

Mindfulness and wisdom have been developed in me, and my mind is well concentrated;

Make whatever forms you wish, you will never disturb me."

... The Elder Samiddhi...

7. The Verses of the Elder Ujjaya

47.

"Homage to you, Buddha, hero, you are free everywhere;

Dwelling in your teaching, I dwell without mental corruptions."

... The Elder Ujjaya...

8. The Verses of the Elder Sañjaya

48.

"Since I went forth, from home into homelessness;

I do not know of any thought, ignoble, connected with hate."

... The Elder Sañjaya...

9. The Verses of the Elder Rāmaṇeyyaka

49.

"Amidst the resounding of the quails' 'ciha ciha', and by the cries of the squirrels;

My mind does not tremble at that, for I am delighted in solitude."

... The Elder Rāmaṇeyyaka...

10. The Verses of the Elder Vimala

50.

"The earth is sprinkled and the wind blows, lightning moves across the sky;

Applied thoughts subside, my mind is well concentrated."

... The Elder Vimala...

The fifth chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Sirīvaḍḍha, Revata the elder, Sumaṅgala, the one named Sānu;

Ramaṇīyavihārī, and Samiddhi, Ujjaya, Sañjaya;

Rāmaṇeyya and that elder, Vimala and Raṇañjaha.

6. The Sixth Chapter

1. The Verses of the Elder Godhika

51.

"The sky rains like a beautiful song, my hut is thatched, pleasant, sheltered from the wind;

My mind is well concentrated, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

... The Elder Godhika...

2. The Verses of the Elder Subāhu

52.

"The sky rains like a beautiful song, my hut is thatched, pleasant, sheltered from the wind;

My mind is well concentrated on the body, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

... The Elder Subāhu...

3. Verses of the Elder Valli

53.

"The sky rains like a beautiful song, my hut is thatched, pleasant, sheltered from the wind;

Therein I dwell diligent, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

... The Elder Valliyo...

4. Verses of the Elder Uttiya

54.

"The sky rains like a beautiful song, my hut is thatched, pleasant, sheltered from the wind;

Therein I dwell without a companion, so if you wish, rain, O sky."

... The Elder Uttiya...

5. Verses of the Elder Añjanavaniya

55.

"Having made a sofa into a hut, having plunged into the Añjana forest;

The three true knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled."

... The Elder Añjanavaniyo...

6. Verses of the Elder Kuṭivihāri

56.

"Who is in the hut? A monk is in the hut, without lust, with well-concentrated mind;

Thus know, friend, your hut was not made in vain."

... The Elder Hut-dweller...

7. Verses of the Second Elder Kuṭivihāri

57.

"This was an old hut, you desire another new hut;

Discard the longing for a hut, monk, a new hut again is painful."

... The Second Elder Hut-dweller...

8. Verses of the Elder Ramaṇīyakuṭika

58.

"Delightful is my hut, offerings given in faith, charming;

I have no need for maidens, those who have need, go there, women."

... The Elder Ramaṇīyakuṭika...

9. Verses of the Elder Kosalavihāri

59.

"Through faith I have gone forth, in the forest my hut was made;

Diligent and ardent, fully aware, mindful."

... The Elder Kosala-dweller...

10. Verses of the Elder Sīvali

60.

"Those thoughts of mine succeeded, for which purpose I entered the hut;

Seeking true knowledge and liberation, I abandoned the underlying tendency to conceit."

... The Elder Sīvali...

The sixth chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Godhika and Subāhu, Valliyo, Uttiyo the sage;

The elder Añjanavaniyo, two hut-dwellers;

And Ramaṇīyakuṭika, Sīvalī named after Kosala.

7. The Seventh Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Vappa

61.

"The seer sees the seeing one, and sees the non-seeing one;

The non-seeing one does not see the non-seeing one, nor does he see the seeing one."

... The Elder Vappa...

2. Verses of the Elder Vajjiputta

62.

"Alone we dwell in the forest, like a log thrown away in the woods;

Many envy me, as those doomed to hell envy those going to heaven."

... The Elder Vajjiputta...

3. Verses of the Elder Pakkha

63.

"Those who have passed away fall, and the fallen, the greedy, come back again;

The function done, delighted in the delightful, through happiness, happiness is attained."

... The Elder Pakkha...

4. Verses of the Elder Vimalakoṇḍañña

64.

"Arisen from her named after the tree, born from the white-bannered one;

The pride-abandoner, by the banner itself, overcame the great banner."

... The Elder Vimalakoṇḍañña...

5. Verses of the Elder Ukkhepakatavaccha

65.

"For Ukkhepakatavaccha, accumulated over many rains retreats;

That he speaks to householders, well seated, with great gladness."

... The Elder Ukkhepakatavaccha...

6. Verses of the Elder Meghiya

66.

"The great hero, who has gone beyond all phenomena, instructed me;

Having heard his Teaching, I dwelt near him, mindful;

The three true knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled."

... The Elder Meghiya...

7. Verses of the Elder Ekadhammasavanīya

67.

"Mental defilements have been burnt by me, all existences have been uprooted;

The cycle of birth and wandering is eliminated, there is now no more rebirth."

... The Elder Ekadhammasavanīya...

8. Verses of the Elder Ekudāniya

68.

"For one of higher mind, not negligent, a sage training in the paths of wisdom;

Sorrows do not exist for such a one, who is at peace, always mindful."

... The Elder Ekudāniya...

9. Verses of the Elder Channa

69.

"Having heard the Teaching of great flavour from the Great One, taught by the one endowed with the excellence of omniscient knowledge;

I entered upon the path for the attainment of the Deathless, he is skilled in the path to freedom from bondage."

... The Elder Channa...

10. Verses of the Elder Puṇṇa

70.

"Morality here is the highest, but the wise one is the best;

Among human beings and gods, victory comes from morality and wisdom."

... The Elder Puṇṇa...

The seventh chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Vappa and Vajjiputta, Pakkha and Vimalakoṇḍañña;

Ukkhepakatavaccha and Meghiya, Ekadhammika;

Ekudāniya and Channa, the Elder Puṇṇa and Mahabbala.

8. The Eighth Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Vacchapāla

71.

"For one who sees the very subtle and refined meaning, skilled in wisdom, of humble conduct;

For one who has cultivated mature virtue, Nibbāna is indeed not difficult to attain."

... The Elder Vacchapāla...

2. Verses of the Elder Ātuma

72.

"Just as a young bamboo shoot with grown top, becomes hard to remove when branches have grown;

So I, before a wife was brought, approve of me, I have gone forth now."

... The Elder Ātuma...

3. Verses of the Elder Māṇava

73.

"Having seen one aged and one afflicted with disease, and having seen one dead, gone to the exhaustion of life;

From there I, having gone forth, went forth into homelessness, having abandoned sensual pleasures that are delightful."

... The Elder Māṇava...

4. Verses of the Elder Suyāmana

74.

"Sensual desire and anger, and sloth and torpor for a monk;

Restlessness and sceptical doubt, all these are not found in him."

... The Elder Suyāmana...

5. Verses of the Elder Susārada

75.

"Good is the seeing of those well-established, uncertainty is cut off, full understanding grows;

They make even a fool wise, therefore good is the meeting of the good."

... The Elder Susārada...

6. Verses of the Elder Piyañjaha

76.

"Among those rising up, one should descend; among those descending, one should rise up;

One should dwell among those not dwelling, among those delighting, one should not delight."

... The Elder Piyañjaha...

7. Verses of the Elder Hatthāroha's Son

77.

"This mind formerly wandered on a journey, wherever it wished, wherever it desired, as it pleased;

That today I shall restrain wisely, like a goad-holder a furious elephant."

... The Elder Hatthārohaputta...

8. Verses of the Elder Meṇḍasira

78.

Through the round of many births I wandered, not finding;

For me who was born to suffering, the mass of suffering has failed."

... The Elder Meṇḍasira...

9. Verses of the Elder Rakkhita

79.

"All lust has been abandoned by me, all hate has been uprooted;

All delusion has departed from me, I have become cool, quenched."

... The Elder Rakkhita...

10. Verses of the Elder Ugga

80.

"Whatever action was done by me, whether little or much;

All this is exhausted, there is now no more rebirth."

... The Elder Ugga...

The eighth chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Vacchapāla the elder, Ātuma the young man, the sage;

Suyāmana, Susārada, the elder Piyañjaha;

Ārohaputta, Meṇḍasira, Rakkhita, and the one named Ugga.

9. The Ninth Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Samitigutta

81.

"Whatever evil was done by me, formerly in other births;

Right here that is to be experienced, no other site is found."

... The Elder Samitigutta...

2. Verses of the Elder Kassapa

82.

"Wherever there is plenty of food, safety and freedom from fear;

Go there, dear son, do not be overcome by sorrow."

... The Elder Kassapa...

3. Verses of the Elder Sīha

83.

"Dwell diligent, Sīha, unwearied day and night;

Develop the wholesome mental state, quickly give up the body."

... The Elder Sīha...

4. Verses of the Elder Nīta

84.

"Having slept the whole night, delighting in company by day;

When indeed will the imprudent one make an end of suffering?"

... The Elder Nīta...

5. Verses of the Elder Sunāga

85.

"Skilled in the sign of consciousness, having understood the flavour of solitude;

Meditating, prudent, mindful, one would attain spiritual happiness."

... The Elder Sunāga...

6. Verses of the Elder Nāgita

86.

"Outside of here, among the various teachers of other doctrines, there is no path leading to Nibbāna as this one;

Thus the Blessed One instructs the Community, the Teacher himself shows as if in the palm of his hand."

... The Elder Nāgita...

7. Verses of the Elder Paviṭṭha

87.

"The aggregates have been seen as they really are, all existences have been destroyed;

The cycle of birth and wandering is eliminated, there is now no more rebirth."

... The Elder Paviṭṭha...

8. Verses of the Elder Ajjuna

88.

"I was indeed able to lift myself from the water to dry land;

Being carried along as if by a great flood, I penetrated the truths."

... The Elder Ajjuna...

9.

The Verses of the Elder Devasabha (the First)

89.

"Crossed over the mud and marsh, the abysses avoided;

Freed from mental floods and mental knots, all conceits destroyed."

... The Elder Devasabha...

10. Verses of the Elder Sāmidatta

90.

"The five aggregates are fully understood, they remain with their roots cut off;

The cycle of birth and wandering is eliminated, there is now no more rebirth."

... The Elder Sāmidatta...

The ninth chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

The Elder Samitigutta, and Kassapa named after the lion;

Nīta, Sunāga, Nāgita, Paviṭṭha, Ajjuna the sage;

And the Elder Devasabha, Sāmidatta and Mahabbala.

10. The Tenth Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Paripuṇṇaka

91.

"Not so esteemed is the hundred-flavoured food, the divine food, which I have enjoyed today;

The Teaching taught by Gotama, the Buddha, the one of unlimited vision."

... The Elder Paripuṇṇaka...

2. Verses of the Elder Vijaya

92.

"One whose mental corruptions are completely eliminated, and who is independent regarding food;

Emptiness and signless, deliverance is whose resort;

Like birds in space, his track is hard to trace."

... The Elder Vijaya...

3. Verses of the Elder Eraka

93.

"Sensual pleasures are painful, Eraka, sensual pleasures are not pleasant, Eraka;

Whoever desires sensual pleasures, he desires suffering, Eraka;

Whoever does not desire sensual pleasures, he does not desire suffering, Eraka."

... The Elder Eraka...

4. Verses of the Elder Mettaji

94.

"Homage to that Blessed One, the glorious son of the Sakyans;

By him who has attained the highest, the highest teaching was well expounded."

... The Elder Mettaji...

5. Verses of the Elder Cakkhupāla

95.

"I am blind, my eyes are destroyed, having entered upon the wilderness road;

Even lying down I will go, not with an evil companion."

... The Elder Cakkhupāla...

6. Verses of the Elder Khaṇḍasumana

96.

"Having given up one flower, for eighty ten million years;

Having enjoyed myself in the heavens, by the remainder I am quenched."

... The Elder Khaṇḍasumana...

7. Verses of the Elder Tissa

97.

"Having abandoned the golden plate of a hundred palas, with a hundred streaks,

I took up a clay bowl - this is my second consecration."

... The Elder Tissa...

8. Verses of the Elder Abhaya

98.

"Having seen a form, mindfulness forgotten, for one attending to the dear sign;

With a mind filled with lust one feels, and remains grasping it;

For him mental corruptions increase, leading to the root of existence."

... The Elder Abhaya...

9. Verses of the Elder Uttiya

99.

"Having heard a sound, mindfulness forgotten, for one attending to the dear sign;

With a mind filled with lust one feels, and remains grasping it;

For him mental corruptions increase, leading to the round of rebirths."

... The Elder Uttiya...

10.

The Verses of the Elder (the Second) Devasabha

100.

"Accomplished in right striving, with the establishments of mindfulness as his domain;

Covered with the flowers of liberation, he will attain final nibbāna, free from mental corruptions."

... The Elder Devasabha...

The tenth chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Paripuṇṇaka and Vijaya, Eraka, Mettajī the sage;

Cakkhupāla, Khaṇḍasumana, Tissa and Abhaya likewise;

Uttiyo and the one of great wisdom, the elder Devasabha too.

11. The Eleventh Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Belaṭṭhānika

101.

"Having abandoned the household life, with task unaccomplished, with mouth as plough, gluttonous, lazy;

Like a great hog fed on fodder, the fool enters the womb again and again."

... The Elder Belaṭṭhāniya...

2. Verses of the Elder Setuccha

102.

"Deceived by conceit, becoming defiled in activities;

Disturbed by gain and loss, they do not attain concentration."

... The Elder Setuccha...

3. Verses of the Elder Bandhura

103.

"I have no need of this, happy, satisfied by the flavour of the Dhamma;

Having drunk the highest, the best of flavours, I will not make intimacy with poison."

... The Elder Bandhura...

4. Verses of the Elder Khitaka

104.

"My body is indeed light, and touched by extensive rapture and happiness;

Like cotton set in motion by the wind, my body floats, as it were."

... The Elder Khitaka...

5. Verses of the Elder Malitavambha

105.

"Even if dissatisfied, one should not dwell; even if delighting, one should depart;

But never should the discerning one dwell in a dwelling that is unbeneficial."

... The Elder Malitavambha...

6. Verses of the Elder Suhemanta

106.

"Of a meaning with a hundred signs, bearing a hundred characteristics;

One who sees one factor is imprudent, and one who sees a hundred is wise."

... The Elder Suhemanta...

7. Verses of the Elder Dhammasava

107.

"Having weighed up going forth, from home into homelessness;

The three true knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled."

... The Elder Dhammasava...

8. Verses of the Elder Dhammasava's Father

108.

"Being one hundred and twenty years old, I went forth into homelessness;

The three true knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled."

... The Elder Dhammasava's Father...

9. Verses of the Elder Saṅgharakkhita

109.

"Surely this one, gone to a private place, does not attend to the teaching of the one who has compassion for the supreme welfare;

Thus this one dwells with uncontrolled faculties, like a hind with young offspring in the forest."

... The Elder Saṅgharakkhita...

10. Verses of the Elder Usabha

110.

"The trees on the mountain peaks, well grown, sprinkled by the fresh, exultant cloud;

For one desiring seclusion, perceiving the forest, it generates more fitness for Usabha."

... The Elder Usabha...

The eleventh chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Belaṭṭhāniya, Setuccha, Bandhura, Khitaka the sage;

Malitavambha, Suhemanta, Dhammasava, Dhammasava's father;

And the Elder Saṅgharakkhita, and Usabha the great sage.

12. The Twelfth Chapter

1. Verses of the Elder Jenta

111.

"Going forth is difficult indeed, houses are difficult to dwell in, the Teaching is deep, wealth is difficult to achieve;

Difficult is our livelihood with whatsoever, it is proper to constantly contemplate impermanence."

... The Elder Jenta...

2. Verses of the Elder Vacchagotta

112.

"I am a possessor of the threefold true knowledge, a great meditator, skilled in serenity of mind;

My own welfare has been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled."

... The Elder Vacchagotta...

3. Verses of the Elder Vanavaccha

113.

"With clear waters and broad stones, frequented by yak-tailed deer;

Covered with water moss, those rocks delight me."

... The Elder Vanavaccha etc.

4. Verses of the Elder Adhimutta

114.

"For one who regards bodily inertia as weighty, while life is dwindling away;

For one greedy for bodily pleasure, whence comes the excellence of an ascetic?"

... The Elder Adhimutta...

5. Verses of the Elder Mahānāma

115.

"You will fall away from this mountain, with its many kuṭaja and sallakī trees;

From the Nesādaka mountain, famous, a covering."

... The Elder Mahānāma...

6. Verses of the Elder Pārāpariya

116.

"Having abandoned the six sense bases of contact, with guarded doors, well-restrained;

Having vomited out the root of misery, the elimination of mental corruptions has been attained by me."

... The Elder Pārāpariya...

7. Verses of the Elder Yasa

117.

"Well-anointed, well-clothed, adorned with all ornaments;

I attained the three true knowledges, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled."

... The Elder Yasa...

8. Verses of the Elder Kimila

118.

"As if commanded, youth falls away, material form being the same yet appearing as if different;

Though I remain the same, not being separated, I remember myself as if another."

... The Elder Kimila...

9. Verses of the Elder Vajjiputta

119.

"Having entered the thicket at the foot of a tree, having placed Nibbāna in your heart;

Meditate, Gotama, and do not be negligent, what will this chatter do for you?"

... The Elder Vajjiputta...

10. Verses of the Elder Isidatta

120.

"The five aggregates are fully understood, they remain with their roots cut off;

The elimination of suffering has been attained, the elimination of mental corruptions has been attained by me."

... The Elder Isidatta...

The twelfth chapter is concluded.

Its summary:

Jenta and Vacchagotta, Vaccha and the one named after the forest;

Adhimutta, Mahānāma, Pārāpariya and Yasa too;

Kimila and Vajjiputta, Isidatta of great fame.

The Book of Ones is concluded.

The summary therein:

One hundred and twenty elder monks, who have done what was to be done, without mental corruptions;

In the Book of Ones alone, well-chanted by the great sages.

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1.

The Book of the Ones

1.

The First Chapter

1.

Verses of the Elder Subhūti

2.

Verses of the Elder Mahākoṭṭhika

3.

Verses of the Elder Kaṅkhārevata

4.

Verses of the Elder Puṇṇa

5.

Verses of the Elder Dabba

6.

Verses of the Elder Sītavaniya

7.

Verses of the Elder Bhalliya

8.

Verses of the Elder Vīra

9.

Verses of the Elder Pilindavaccha

10.

Verses of the Elder Puṇṇamāsa

2.

The Second Chapter

1.

Verses of the Elder Cūḷavaccha

2.

Verses of the Elder Mahāvaccha

3.

Verses of the Elder Vanavaccha

4.

Verses of the Novice Sivaka

5.

Verses of the Elder Kuṇḍadhāna

6.

Verses of the Elder Belaṭṭhasīsa

7.

Verses of the Elder Dāsaka

8.

Verses of the Elder Siṅgālapitu

9.

Verses of the Elder Kula

10.

Verses of the Elder Ajita

3.

The Third Chapter

1.

Verses of the Elder Nigrodha

2.

Verses of the Elder Cittaka

3.

Verses of the Elder Gosāla

4.

Verses of the Elder Sugandha

5.

Verses of the Elder Nandiya

6.

Verses of the Elder Abhaya

7.

Verses of the Elder Lomasakaṅgiya

8.

Verses of the Elder Jambugāmikaputta

9.

Verses of the Elder Hārita

10.

Verses of the Elder Uttiya

4.

The Fourth Chapter