- Verses of the Senior Monks 1.12 Theragāthā 1.12
- The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
- Chapter Two Dutiyavagga
Mahāvaccha Mahāvacchattheragāthā
Empowered by wisdom, <j>with precepts and observances intact, “Paññābalī sīlavatūpapanno, serene, loving absorption, mindful, Samāhito jhānarato satīmā; eating just the needed food, Yadatthiyaṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjamāno, one should await one’s time here, free of desire. Kaṅkhetha kālaṁ idha vītarāgo”ti.
… Mahāvaccho thero ….