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7.
The Book of the Sevens
1.
Verses of the Elder Nun Uttarā
175.
"Having taken pestles, young men pound grain;
Nourishing children and wife, young men gain wealth.
176.
"Strive in the Buddha's teaching, which having done one does not regret;
Quickly having washed your feet, sit down on one side.
177.
"'Having established the mind, fully focused, well concentrated;
Review activities as alien and not as self.'
178.
"Having heard her word, the instruction of Paṭācārā;
Having washed my feet, I sat down to one side.
179.
"In the first watch of the night, I recollected past births;
In the middle watch of the night, I purified the divine eye.
180.
"In the last watch of the night, I shattered the mass of darkness;
Possessing the threefold true knowledge, thereupon I arose, your instruction has been fulfilled.
181.
Like the deities of the Thirty-three honour Sakka, unconquered in battle;
Having put her in front, I shall dwell, I am a possessor of the threefold true knowledge, without mental corruptions."
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The Elder Nun Uttarā...
2.
Verses of the Elder Nun Cālā
182.
"Having established mindfulness, a nun with developed faculties;
She penetrated the peaceful state, the stilling of activities, happiness."
183.
"With reference to whom are you shaven, you appear like a female ascetic;
Yet you do not approve of heresy, why do you wander about in sheer delusion?"
184.
"Outside of this, heretics are dependent on views;
They do not cognise the Teaching, they are not skilled in the Teaching.
185.
"There is one born in the Sakyan clan, the Buddha without equal;
He expounded the Teaching to me, the transcendence of views.
186.
Suffering, the origin of suffering, and the overcoming of suffering;
The noble eightfold path, leading to the peace of suffering.
187.
"Having heard his word, I dwelt delighted in the Dispensation;
The three true knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
188.
"Delight has been destroyed everywhere, the mass of darkness has been split open;
Know thus, Evil One, you are defeated, O Death."
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The elder nun Cālā...
3.
Verses of the Elder Nun Upacālā
189.
"Mindful, with vision, a nun with developed faculties;
I penetrated the peaceful state, not practised by wretched persons."
190.
"Why do you not approve of birth? One who is born enjoys sensual pleasures;
Enjoy sensual delights, do not be one who regrets afterwards."
191.
"For one who is born there is death, the cutting off of hands and feet;
Murder, imprisonment and hardship, one who is born undergoes suffering.
192.
"There is one born in the Sakyan clan, the Enlightened by himself, unconquered;
He expounded the Teaching to me, the transcendence of birth.
193.
Suffering, the origin of suffering, and the overcoming of suffering;
The noble eightfold path, leading to the peace of suffering.
194.
"Having heard his word, I dwelt delighted in the Dispensation;
The three true knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
195.
"Delight has been destroyed everywhere, the mass of darkness has been split open;
Know thus, Evil One, you are defeated, O Death."
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The elder nun Upacālā...
The Chapter of Sevens is concluded.
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