Theragāthā 1.12 Ekakanipāta Dutiyavagga Mahāvacchattheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.12 The Book of the Ones Chapter Two Mahāvaccha

1.1

“Paññābalī sīlavatūpapanno,

Empowered by wisdom, <j>with precepts and observances intact,

1.2

Samāhito jhānarato satīmā;

serene, loving absorption, mindful,

1.3

Yadatthiyaṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjamāno,

eating just the needed food,

1.4

Kaṅkhetha kālaṁ idha vītarāgo”ti.

one should await one’s time here, free of desire.

1.5

… Mahāvaccho thero ….