Thig 1.11 — Verses of the Elder Muttā

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.11
The Book of the Ones
Muttā (2nd)
I’m well freed, so very well freed,
freed from the three things that humped me:
the mortar, the pestle,
and my humpbacked husband.
I’m freed from birth and death;
the leash to existence is eradicated.