Theragāthā 146

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.26

The Book of the Twos

Chapter Three

Puṇṇamāsa (2nd)

1 I gave up the five hindrances

for the sake of sanctuary from the yoke.

I took Dhamma as a mirror

for knowing and seeing myself.

2 I examined this body,

all of it, inside and out.

Internally and externally

my body appeared hollow.