• Verses of the Senior Monks 1.109 Theragāthā 1.109
  • The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
  • Chapter Eleven Ekādasamavagga

Saṅgharakkhita Saṅgharakkhitattheragāthā

Even on retreat he doesn’t heed the counsel “Na nūnāyaṁ paramahitānukampino, of the one with supreme compassion for his welfare. Rahogato anuvigaṇeti sāsanaṁ; He lives with unrestrained faculties, Tathāhayaṁ viharati pākatindriyo, like a young deer in the woods. Migī yathā taruṇajātikā vane”ti.

… Saṅgharakkhito thero ….