Thig 1.11 — Verses of the Elder Muttā

English translation by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 1:11 Muttā

So freed! So thoroughly freed am I!—
from three crooked things set free:
    from mortar, pestle,
    & crooked old husband.
Having uprooted the craving
that leads to becoming,
I’m from aging & death set free.