Verses of the Senior Monks 3.14 The Book of the Threes Chapter One Gotama (2nd) (THAG3.14)

1.1

“Saṁsaraṁ hi nirayaṁ agacchissaṁ,

Transmigrating, I went to hell,

1.2

Petalokamagamaṁ punappunaṁ;

and to the ghost realm time and again.

1.3

Dukkhamamhipi tiracchānayoniyaṁ,

Many times I dwelt long

1.4

Nekadhā hi vusitaṁ ciraṁ mayā.

in the animal realm, so full of pain.

2.1

Mānusopi ca bhavobhirādhito,

I was also reborn as a human,

2.2

Saggakāyamagamaṁ sakiṁ sakiṁ;

and from time to time I went to heaven.

2.3

Rūpadhātusu arūpadhātusu,

I’ve stayed in realms of luminous form and formlessness,

2.4

Nevasaññisu asaññisuṭṭhitaṁ.

among the neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient, <j>and the non-percipient.

3.1

Sambhavā suviditā asārakā,

I know well these created states are insubstantial—

3.2

Saṅkhatā pacalitā saderitā;

conditioned, quivering, always in motion.

3.3

Taṁ viditvā mahamattasambhavaṁ,

When I understood that this is created in myself,

3.4

Santimeva satimā samajjhagan”ti.

mindful, I found peace.

3.5

… Gotamo thero ….