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Thag 5.11

Soṇa of the Sharp Ears

Soṇakuṭikaṇṇattheragāthā

from: The Book of the Fives

Chapter One

Soṇa of the Sharp Ears

I’ve received ordination;
I am liberated, without defilements;
I’ve seen the Blessed One myself,
and even stayed together with him.

The Blessed One, the teacher,
spent much of the night in the open;
then he, who is so skilled in meditation,
entered his dwelling.

Spreading his outer robe,
Gotama made his bed,
like a lion in a rocky cave,
with fear and dread given up.

Then, with lovely enunciation,
Soṇa, a disciple of the Buddha,
recited the true teaching
before the best of Buddhas.

When he has completely understood <j>the five aggregates,
developed the direct route,
and arrived at ultimate peace,
undefiled, he’ll be fully quenched.

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

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