Thag 2.41 — Kassapa the Prince

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.41
The Book of the Twos
Chapter Five
Kassapa the Prince
Oh, the Buddhas! Oh, the Dhammas!
Oh, the accomplishments of the Teacher!
Here a disciple may realize
such a teaching for themselves.
Through countless eons
they obtained substantial forms.
This is their last,
their very final body
in the transmigration through births and deaths;
now there’ll be no more future lives.