Thig 1.16 — Verses of the Elder Sumanā, Gone Forth in Old Age.

English translation by Bhikkhuni Soma.

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Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs
Chapter of the Ones
Verses of the Elder Sumanā, Gone Forth in Old Age.
“Sleep comfortably, old one,
wrapped in a rag.
Your passion has been appeased thus:
it has become cool and quenched.”
The Elder Sumanā, gone forth in old age.