Theragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks

Chapter of the Twos

2.8. Surā­dha

Rebirth is ended for me,
The conqueror’s instruction is fulfilled,
What they call a “net” is abandoned,
The attachment to being reborn in any state of existence is undone.

I’ve arrived at the goal
For the sake of which I went forth
From the home life into homelessness:
The ending of all fetters.