Sivaka

Houses are impermanent—on and on, life after life.I’ve been searching for the house-builder—painful is birth again and again.

“Aniccāni gahakāni, tattha tattha punappunaṁ; Gahakāraṁ gavesanto, dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ.

Houses are impermanent—“Aniccāni gahakāni, on and on, life after life.tattha tattha punappunaṁ; I’ve been searching for the house-builder—Gahakāraṁ gavesanto, painful is birth again and again.dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ.

I’ve seen you, house-builder!You won’t build a house again.Your rafters are all broken,your ridgepole is shattered.My mind is without boundaries:in this very life it will dissipate.

Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, puna gehaṁ na kāhasi; Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, thūṇikā ca vidālitā; *thūṇikā → dhuṇirā (sya1ed); thūṇirā (sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed, mr) | vidālitā → padālitā (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed)Vimariyādikataṁ cittaṁ, idheva vidhamissatī”ti.

I’ve seen you, house-builder!Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, You won’t build a house again.puna gehaṁ na kāhasi; Your rafters are all broken,Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, your ridgepole is shattered.thūṇikā ca vidālitā; *thūṇikā → dhuṇirā (sya1ed); thūṇirā (sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed, mr) | vidālitā → padālitā (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed)My mind is without boundaries:Vimariyādikataṁ cittaṁ, in this very life it will dissipate.idheva vidhamissatī”ti.