• Verses of the Senior Monks 1.44 Theragāthā 1.44
  • The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
  • Chapter Five Pañcamavagga

Sānu Sānuttheragāthā

Mum, they weep for the dead, “Mataṁ vā amma rodanti, or for one who’s alive but missing. Yo vā jīvaṁ na dissati; I’m alive and you can see me, Jīvantaṁ maṁ amma passantī, so mum, why do you weep for me? Kasmā maṁ amma rodasī”ti.

… Sānutthero ….