• Verses of the Senior Monks 1.18 Theragāthā 1.18
  • The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
  • Chapter Two Dutiyavagga

Siṅgāla’s Father Siṅgālapituttheragāthā

There was an heir of the Buddha, “Ahu buddhassa dāyādo, a monk in Bhesakaḷā forest, bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane; who suffused the entire earth Kevalaṁ aṭṭhisaññāya, with the perception of bones. apharī pathaviṁ imaṁ; I think he will quickly Maññehaṁ kāmarāgaṁ so, get rid of sensual desire. khippameva pahissatī”ti.

… Siṅgālapitā thero ….