Thag 2.19Nanda
Pāli / Sanskrit:Nandattheragāthā
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– THERAGĀTHĀ
– BOOK OF THE TWOS
2.19. Nanda
BJT 157“Because of improper attention, I was preoccupied with adornment. I became proud and unsettled, tormented by attachment to sensual pleasures.
BJT 158“With the help of the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun, skilled in methods, I practiced properly and drew my mind out of existence.”
The venerable elder Nanda spoke these verses thus.
The verses of the elder Nanda.
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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