The Book of the Sevens

Uttarā (2nd)

thig7.1:1 “Taking a pestle, young men pound grain. Providing for partners and children, young men acquire wealth.

thig7.1:2 Work at the Buddha’s bidding, you won’t regret it. Having quickly washed your feet, sit in a discreet place to meditate.

thig7.1:3 Establish the mind, unified and serene. Examine conditions as alien, not as self.”

thig7.1:4 “After hearing her words, the instructions of Paṭācārā, I washed my feet and retired to a discreet place.

thig7.1:5 In the first watch of the night, I reflected on my past deeds. In the middle watch of the night, I purified my clairvoyance.

thig7.1:6 In the last watch of the night, I shattered the mass of darkness. I rose up master of the three knowledges: your bidding has been done.

thig7.1:7 I shall abide respecting you as the angels revere God the Mighty, undefeated in battle. Master of the three knowledges, <j>I am free of defilements.”

The Book of the Sevens

Cālā

thig7.2:1 “As a nun with developed faculties, having established mindfulness, I penetrated that peaceful state, the blissful stilling of conditions.”

thig7.2:2 “In whose name did you shave your head? You look like an ascetic, but you don’t approve any creed. Why do you wander as if lost?”

thig7.2:3 “Followers of other creeds rely on their views. They don’t understand the Dhamma, for they’re no experts in the Dhamma.

thig7.2:4 But there is one born in the Sakyan clan, the unrivaled Buddha; he taught me the Dhamma for going beyond views.

thig7.2:5 Suffering, suffering’s origin, suffering’s transcendence, and the noble eightfold path that leads to the stilling of suffering.

thig7.2:6 After hearing his words, I happily did his bidding. I’ve attained the three knowledges and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

thig7.2:7 Relishing is banished in every respect, and the mass of darkness is shattered. So know this, Wicked One: you’re beaten, terminator!”

The Book of the Sevens

Upacālā

thig7.3:1 “A nun with faculties developed, mindful, seeing clearly, I penetrated that peaceful state, which reprobates do not cultivate.”

thig7.3:2 “Why don’t you approve of worldly life? When you’re born, you get to enjoy sensual pleasures. Enjoy erotic delights; don’t regret it later.”

thig7.3:3 “Death comes to those who are born; and when born they fall into suffering: the chopping off of hands and feet, killing, caging, misery.

thig7.3:4 But there is one born in the Sakyan clan, awakened and undefeated. He taught me the Dhamma for transcending the world:

thig7.3:5 suffering, suffering’s origin, suffering’s transcendence, and the noble eightfold path that leads to the stilling of suffering.

thig7.3:6 After hearing his words, I happily did his bidding. I’ve attained the three knowledges and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

thig7.3:7 Relishing is banished in every respect, and the mass of darkness is shattered. So know this, Wicked One: you’re beaten, terminator!”