Sleep, little theri, sleep comfortably,
wrapped in the robe that you've made,
for your passion is stilled —
like a pot of pickled greens
boiled dry.
thig.1.1 Therigatha
An Anonymous Bhikkhuni
- Translator: Thanissaro Bhikkhu
- Editor: Ayya Kathrin Vimalañāṇī
An Unnamed Nun (1st)
Homage to that Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!Sleep softly, little nun,
wrapped in the cloth you sewed yourself;
for your desire has been quelled,
like vegetables boiled dry in a pot.
That is how this verse was recited by a certain unnamed nun.