Thag 2.16Mahākāḷa
Pāli / Sanskrit:Mahākāḷattheragāthā
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– THERAGĀTHĀ
– BOOK OF THE TWOS
2.16. Mahākāḷa
BJT 151“A tall woman named Kāḷī, built like a crow, broke one thigh and then the other, broke one arm and then the other, and broke the head like a pot of curds. Then she sat down and arranged them together.
BJT 152“Just so, a fool who does not understand creates the seed of rebirth and continues to undergo suffering again and again. Knowing this, one should not create the seed of rebirth. May I not lie down once more with my head shattered.”
The venerable elder Mahākāḷa spoke these verses thus.
The verses of the elder Mahākāḷa.
Translated by Bhikkhu Indacanda , 2011 . Based on the Buddha Jayanthi edition of the Pali canon, as corrected by Bhikkhu Indacanda. Full text, translation, and notes are available at the translator’s website: http://tamtangpaliviet.net/.
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