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Thag 4.9

Candana

Candanattheragāthā

from: The Book of the Fours

Chapter One

Candana

Covered over with gold,
surrounded by all her maids,
with my son upon her hip,
my wife came to me.

I saw her coming,
the mother of my son,
adorned with jewelry and all dressed up,
set up like a snare of death.

Then the realization
came upon me—
the danger became clear,
and I was firmly disillusioned.

Then my mind was freed—
behold the clear rightness of the teaching!
I’ve attained the three knowledges
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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