Thig 2.8 — Verses of the Elder Abhayā

English translation by Bhikkhuni Soma.

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Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs
Chapter of the Twos
Verses of the Elder Abhayā
“Mother, I contemplated the body
from the soles of the feet
all the way to the top of the head,
seeing it as impure and fetid.
Dwelling in this way,
I uprooted all passion
and extinguished all heat:
I have become cool and quenched.”
The Elder Abhayā