Nandattheragāthā

Theragāthā 2.19

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.19

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Nandattheragāthā

Nanda

“Ayoniso manasikārā,

Because of focusing on the wrong things,

maṇḍanaṁ anuyuñjisaṁ;

I was addicted to ornamentation.

Uddhato capalo cāsiṁ,

I was vain, fickle,

kāmarāgena aṭṭito.

racked by desire for pleasures of the senses.

Upāyakusalenāhaṁ,

But with the help of the Buddha,

buddhenādiccabandhunā;

the Kinsman of the Sun, so skilled in means,

Yoniso paṭipajjitvā,

I practiced rationally and extracted

bhave cittaṁ udabbahin”ti.

attachment to continued existence from my mind.

… Nando thero ….