Theragāthā 7

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.7

The Book of the Ones

Chapter One

Bhalliya

1 He has cast aside the army of the King of Death,

as a fragile bridge of reeds by a great flood.

Victorious since his fears have vanished:

tame and steadfast, he has become quenched.

That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Bhalliya.