- Verses of the Senior Monks 1.101 Theragāthā 1.101
- The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
- Chapter Eleven Ekādasamavagga
Belaṭṭhānika Belaṭṭhānikattheragāthā
He’s given up the household life, <j>but is far from perfect. “Hitvā gihittaṁ anavositatto, Living for his belly, lazy, <j>he uses his snout as a plow, Mukhanaṅgalī odariko kusīto; like a great hog stuffed with grain. Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho, That dullard is reborn again and again. Punappunaṁ gabbhamupeti mando”ti.
… Belaṭṭhāniko thero ….