Therīgāthā 26

Verses of the Senior Nuns 2.8

The Book of the Twos

To Abhayā’s Mother From Her Daughter

1 My dear mother, examine this body,

up from the soles of the feet,

and down from the tips of the hairs,

so impure and foul-smelling.

2 Meditating like this,

all my lust is eradicated.

The fever of passion is cut off,

I’m cooled and quenched.