Theragāthā 1.21 Ekakanipāta Tatiyavagga Nigrodhattheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.21 The Book of the Ones Chapter Three Nigrodha

1.1

“Nāhaṁ bhayassa bhāyāmi,

I’m not afraid of fear,

1.2

Satthā no amatassa kovido;

for our teacher is expert in freedom from death.

1.3

Yattha bhayaṁ nāvatiṭṭhati,

Mendicants advance by the path

1.4

Tena maggena vajanti bhikkhavo”ti.

where no fear remains.

1.5

… Nigrodho thero ….