Theragāthā 1.101 Ekakanipāta Ekādasamavagga Belaṭṭhānikattheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.101 The Book of the Ones Chapter Eleven Belaṭṭhānika

1.1

“Hitvā gihittaṁ anavositatto,

He’s given up the household life, <j>but is far from perfect.

1.2

Mukhanaṅgalī odariko kusīto;

Living for his belly, lazy, <j>he uses his snout as a plow,

1.3

Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho,

like a great hog stuffed with grain.

1.4

Punappunaṁ gabbhamupeti mando”ti.

That dullard is reborn again and again.

1.5

… Belaṭṭhāniko thero ….