Theragāthā 1.18 Ekakanipāta Dutiyavagga Siṅgālapituttheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.18 The Book of the Ones Chapter Two Siṅgāla’s Father

1.1

“Ahu buddhassa dāyādo,

There was an heir of the Buddha,

1.2

bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane;

a monk in Bhesakaḷā forest,

1.3

Kevalaṁ aṭṭhisaññāya,

who suffused the entire earth

1.4

apharī pathaviṁ imaṁ;

with the perception of bones.

1.5

Maññehaṁ kāmarāgaṁ so,

I think he will quickly

1.6

khippameva pahissatī”ti.

get rid of sensual desire.

1.7

… Siṅgālapitā thero ….