Thag 1.18 — Sigāla’s Father

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

Translation

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Verses of the Senior Monks 1.18
The Book of the Ones
Chapter Two
Sigāla’s Father
There was an heir of the Buddha,
a monk in Bhesakaḷā forest,
who suffused the entire earth
with the perception of bones.
I think he will quickly
get rid of sensual desire.