Thig 3.2 - Verses of the Elder Uttamā
Translated by Bhikkhuni Soma
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Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs
Chapter of the Threes
Verses of the Elder Uttamā
“Four times, five times,
I went outside.
I had not attained peace of mind
and I had no power over the mind.
I approached a bhikkhunī
whom I trusted.
She taught me the Dhamma:
the khandhas, elements, and sense domains.
I listened to her Dhamma,
followed her instructions,
and sat cross-legged for seven days,
dedicated to bliss and happiness.
On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,
having destroyed this mass of darkness.”
The Elder Uttamā