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  • Chapter One Paṭhamavagga

Rājadatta Rājadattattheragāthā

I, a monk, went to a charnel ground “Bhikkhu sivathikaṁ gantvā, and saw a woman’s body abandoned there, Addasa itthimujjhitaṁ; dumped in a cemetery, Apaviddhaṁ susānasmiṁ, full of worms that devoured. Khajjantiṁ kimihī phuṭaṁ.

Some men were disgusted, Yañhi eke jigucchanti, seeing her dead and rotten; mataṁ disvāna pāpakaṁ; but sexual desire arose in me, Kāmarāgo pāturahu, I was as if blind to her oozing body. andhova savatī ahuṁ.

Quicker than the cooking of rice Oraṁ odanapākamhā, I left that place! tamhā ṭhānā apakkamiṁ; Mindful and aware, Satimā sampajānohaṁ, I retired to a discreet place. ekamantaṁ upāvisiṁ.

Then the realization Tato me manasīkāro, came upon me—yoniso udapajjatha; the danger became clear, Ādīnavo pāturahu, and I was firmly disillusioned. nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

Then my mind was freed—Tato cittaṁ vimucci me, behold the clear rightness of the teaching! passa dhammasudhammataṁ; I’ve attained the three knowledges Tisso vijjā anuppattā, and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions. kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.

… Rājadatto thero ….