Thig 6.5 - Verses of the Elder Anopamā
Translated by Bhikkhuni Soma
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Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs
Chapter of the Sixes
Verses of the Elder Anopamā
“I was Majjha’s daughter:
well-born,
with much wealth and property,
endowed with beauty.
Sons of kings pursued me,
sons of wealthy merchants desired me.
One sent out a messenger for my father:
‘Give me Anopamā!
However much she is worth,
your daughter Anopamā,
I will give you eight times as much
in gold and gems.’
When I saw the Self-Enlightened One,
the supreme in the world, the unsurpassable one,
I paid homage at his feet,
and sat down to one side.
Gotama taught me the Dhamma
out of compassion.
Sitting on that seat,
I reached the third fruit.
Then I cut off my hair,
and went forth into homelessness.
Today is the seventh night
from when craving was made to wither.”
The Elder Anopamā