3.
The Third Chapter
1.
Verses of the Elder Nigrodha
21.
Where fear does not persist, by that path the monks go."
... The Elder Nigrodha etc.
2.
Verses of the Elder Cittaka
22.
They, delighted by the cool wind, awaken the one sleeping, meditating."
... The Elder Cittaka etc.
3.
Verses of the Elder Gosāla
23.
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.
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.
Having assaulted such a monk, Dark One, you undergo suffering."
... The Elder Nandiya...
6.
Verses of the Elder Abhaya
26.
I penetrated indeed the subtle, as the tip of a hair with an arrow."
... The Elder Abhaya...
7.
Verses of the Elder Lomasakaṅgiya
27.
I shall push aside with my chest, developing seclusion."
... The Elder Lomasakaṅgiya...
8.
Verses of the Elder Jambugāmikaputta
28.
Are you emitting the odour consisting of morality, not like other people?"
... The Elder Jambugāmikaputta...
9.
Verses of the Elder Hārita
29.
Having made the mind straight, break ignorance, Hārita."
... The Elder Hārita...
10.
Verses of the Elder Uttiya
30.
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:
Nandiya, Abhaya the elder, the elder Lomasakaṅgiya;
Jambugāmikaputta, and Hārita, Uttiyo the sage.