Canto Xvi. Psalms Of The Great Chapter : CANTO XVI PSALM OF THE GREAT CHAPTER LXXIII Sumedh SHE too, having made her resolve under former Buddhas, and heaping up good of age-enduring efficacy in this and that rebirth, thoroughly preparing the conditions of emancipation, was born, when Kogamana was Buddha, in a clansman's family. When she...
Canto V. Psalms Of Five Verses : CANTO V PSALMS OF FIVE VERSES XXXVIII An Anonymous Sister. SHE, too, having fared in the past as the foregoing Sisters, was, in this Buddha-era, reborn in the town of Devadaha, and became the nurse of Great Pajpat the Gotamid. Her name was Vahes, but the name of her family has not been handed down...
Canto Iii. Psalms Of Three Verses : CANTO III PSALMS OF THREE VERSES XXIX Another Sm. SHE also, heaping up good like the foregoing, was born, in the time of Vipassi Buddha, as a fairy on the banks of the River Candabhg.146 Devoted to fairy pastimes, she saw one day the Master walking on the bank, that he might sow the good seed among...
Introduction : INTRODUCTION I BOOK titles are necessarily brief. In their brevity they seem to claim too much and to specify not enough. Here and now let the title of this little volume be modified by the ampler designation: Verses attributed, in the tradition of the Pali Canon, to certain eminent Sisters...
Canto Viii. Psalms Of Eight Verses : CANTO VIII PSALM OF EIGHT VERSES LXI Ssupacl HER story has been told in that of Cl her sister-how she followed in her great brother's steps, entered the Order, and became an Arahant. Dwelling in the bliss of fruition, she reflected one day on her attainment, and having done all that was to be done...
Canto X. Psalms Of Eleven Verses : CANTO X PSALM OF ELEVEN VERSES LXIII Kis-gotam. NOW she was born, when Padumuttara was Buddha, in the city of Hasavat, in a clansman's family. And one day she heard the Master preach the Dhamma, and assign foremost rank to a Bhikkhun with respect to the wearing of rough garments. She vowed th...
Title Page : PSALMS OF THE EARLY BUDDHISTS I.-PSALMS OF THE SISTERS BY MRS. RHYS DAVIDS, M.A. FELLOW OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON AUTHOR OF 'A MANUAL OF BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY,' ETC., ETC. "'I laughed. I rose. I was glad the long day was before me."' OLIVE SCHREINER. London PUBLISHED FOR THE PALI TEXT SOCIETY BY...
Canto I. Psalms Of Single Verses : CANTO I PSALMS OF SINGLE VERSES I VERSE UTTERED BY A CERTAIN SISTER, A BHIKKHUN OF NAME UNKNOWN. Sleep softly, little Sturdy, take thy rest At ease, wrapt in the robe thyself hast made. Stilled are the passions that would rage within, Withered as potherbs in the oven dried. (1) How was she reborn...
Canto Xi. Psalms Of Twelve Verses : CANTO XI PSALM OF TWELVE VERSES LXIV Uppalava. SHE, too, was born, when Padumuttara was Buddha, at the city Hasavat, in a clansman's family. And, when grown up, she heard, with a great multitude, the Master teach, and assign a certain Bhikkhun the chief place among those who had mystic potency.318...
Canto Xv. Psalms Of Over Forty Verses : CANTO XV 396 PSALM OF OVER FORTY VERSES LXXII Isids. SHE too, having made her resolve under former Buddhas, and persisting in her former disposition in this and that rebirth, in that she heaped up good of age-enduring efficacy, in the seventh rebirth before her last phase of life, susceptible...
Canto Vi. Psalms Of Six Verses : CANTO VI PSALMS OF SIX VERSES L Pacr's Five Hundred. 252 THESE too, having fared under former Buddhas as the foregoing Sisters, were, in this Buddha-era, reborn in some clansman's house in divers places, were married, and bore children, living domestic lives. And having wrought karma such as would...
List Of Illustrations : LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Threshing Rice in Bandipur, Kashmir. The girl is using the mortar, or "musala" ("cf." p. 25). (Photographed by Mrs. Arthur Schuster) "To face p." 14 2. Site of Old Rjagaha, with the Gijjhaki (Vulture Peak) Range, from Bngang Hill. (From a photograph sent by J. H. Marshall...
Canto Vii. Psalms Of Seven Verses : CANTO VII PSALMS OF SEVEN VERSES LVIII Uttar. SHE, too, having made her resolve under former Buddhas, and heaping up good of age-enduring efficacy in this and that rebirth, so that in her the root of good (karma) was well planted, and the requisites for emancipation were well stored up, w...
Canto Ii. Psalms Of Two Verses : CANTO II PSALMS OF TWO VERSES XIX Abhirpa-Nand. BORN in the time of the Buddha Vipassi, in his native town of Bandhumat, as the daughter of a wealthy burgess, she became a pious lay-adherent, and at the Master's death she made an offering to the shrine of his ashes of a golden umbrella 117...
Canto Xiv. Psalms Of About Thirty Verses : CANTO XIV PSALM OF ABOUT THIRTY VERSES LXXI Subh of Jvaka's Mango-grove. 388 SHE too, having made her resolve under former Buddhas, and heaping up good of age-enduring efficacy in this and that rebirth, fostering the root of good and perfecting the conditions for emancipation through the ripening...
Notes : NOTES I. On clansmen, to which reference is so often made in the Chronicles (clansman's family="kulageha"), see Rhys Davids, "Buddhist India", 17-22. 'Treasurer' or 'merchant' stands for "sehi", a leading commoner, head ("sehi"=chief) of a guild, and often treasurer to a King. II...
Dedication : TO OLIVE SCHREINER, SEER OF 'DREAMS,' THIS TRANSLATION OF VERSES ASCRIBED TO THE SPIRITUAL DAUGHTERS OF GOTAMA BUDDHA, 'THE WAKE,' IS IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING HOMAGE DEDICATED
Canto Iv. Psalms Of Four Verses : CANTO IV PSALMS OF FOUR VERSES XXXVII Bhadd of the Kapilas. 184 NOW she was born in the time of Padumuttara Buddha, in a clansman's house at Hasavat. Come to years of discretion, she heard the Master preach, and saw him assign a Bhikkhun the first rank among those who could recall previous lives...
Untitled : PSALMS OF THE EARLY BUDDHISTS I.-PSALMS OF THE SISTERS BY MRS. RHYS DAVIDS This text was proofed by Mary Mark Ockerbloom of A Celebration of Women Writers and donated to sacred-texts, for which we are most grateful. It was slightly reformatted at sacred-texts. A one-file version at the Celebrati...
Canto Xii. Psalms Of Sixteen Verses : CANTO XII PSALM OF SIXTEEN VERSES LXV Pu or Puik. 329 SHE, too, having made her resolve under former Buddhas, and heaping up good of age-enduring efficacy in this and that rebirth, was, when Vipassi was Buddha, reborn in a clansman's family. Come to years of discretion, because of the promise th...
The Commentator's Introduction : THE COMMENTATOR'S INTRODUCTION Honour to that Exalted One, Arahant, Very Buddha! NOW is the occasion come for commenting on the meaning of the psalms of the Sisters. The exposition of their several poems will be made easier and more intelligible, if I first relate the circumstances under which...
Canto Ix. Psalms Of Nine Verses : CANTO IX PSALM OF NINE VERSES LXII Vaha's Mother SHE, too, having made her resolve under former Buddhas, and heaping up good of age-enduring efficacy in this and that rebirth, till the preparation for achieving emancipation was gradually become perfect, was, in this Buddha-era, reborn at the town...
Canto Xiii. Psalms Of About Twenty Verses : CANTO XIII PSALMS OF ABOUT TWENTY VERSES LXVI Ambapl. SHE, too, having made her resolve under former Buddhas, and heaping up good of age-enduring efficacy in this or that rebirth, entered the Order when Sikhi was Buddha. And one day, while yet a novice, she was walking in procession with Bhikkhuns...
Appendix : APPENDIX VERSES ATTRIBUTED TO SISTERS IN THE BHIKKHUN-SAYUTTA OF THE SAYUTTA-NIKYA 1. avik. 454 THUS have I heard. The Exalted One was once staying at Svatth, in the Jeta Grove, the park of Anthapiika. Now avik the Bhikkhun dressed herself early and, taking bowl and robe, entered Svatth for food...