Thig 4.1 — Verses of the Elder Bhaddā Kāpilānī

English translation by Bhikkhuni Soma.

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Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs
Chapter of the Fours
Verses of the Elder Bhaddā Kāpilānī
“Kassapa, son and heir of the Buddha,
has a well-collected mind.
He knows his past lives,
he sees heaven and hell.
He has reached the destruction of birth;
he is an accomplished sage with perfect insight.
He is a a brahmin
who possesses the three knowledges.
In the same way Bhaddā Kāpilānī
possesses the three knowledges, has left behind death,
and carries her last body,
having conquered Māra and his army.
Having seen the danger in the world,
we both went forth.
We have exhausted and tamed all the influences;
we have become cool and quenched.”
… The Elder Bhaddā Kāpilānī
Chapter of the Fours is finished.