Ubbirī

“You cry ‘Live, my dear mother!’ in the forest.*In her distress, Ubbirī addresses her daughter as “mother”. The speaker of this verse, who is trying to help the distressed Ubbirī, is not named in the text, but the commentary identifies it as the Buddha.Ubbirī, get a hold of yourself!Eighty-four thousand people,all named ‘Live’,have been burnt in this funeral ground:which one do you grieve for?”

“Amma jīvāti vanamhi kandasi, Attānaṁ adhigaccha ubbiri; Cullāsītisahassāni, *Cullāsītisahassāni → cūḷāsītisahassāni (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed)Sabbā jīvasanāmikā; Etamhāḷāhane daḍḍhā, Tāsaṁ kamanusocasi”.

“You cry ‘Live, my dear mother!’ in the forest.*In her distress, Ubbirī addresses her daughter as “mother”. The speaker of this verse, who is trying to help the distressed Ubbirī, is not named in the text, but the commentary identifies it as the Buddha.“Amma jīvāti vanamhi kandasi, Ubbirī, get a hold of yourself!Attānaṁ adhigaccha ubbiri; Eighty-four thousand people,Cullāsītisahassāni, *Cullāsītisahassāni → cūḷāsītisahassāni (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed)all named ‘Live’,Sabbā jīvasanāmikā; have been burnt in this funeral ground:Etamhāḷāhane daḍḍhā, which one do you grieve for?”Tāsaṁ kamanusocasi”.

“Oh! For you have plucked the arrow from me,so hard to see, stuck in the heart.You’ve swept away the grief for my daughterin which I once was mired.

“Abbahī vata me sallaṁ, *Abbahī → abbuhi (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed); abbuḷhaṁ (mr)duddasaṁ hadayassitaṁ; *hadayassitaṁ → hadayanissitaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed)Yaṁ me sokaparetāya, dhītusokaṁ byapānudi.

“Oh! For you have plucked the arrow from me,“Abbahī vata me sallaṁ, *Abbahī → abbuhi (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed); abbuḷhaṁ (mr)so hard to see, stuck in the heart.duddasaṁ hadayassitaṁ; *hadayassitaṁ → hadayanissitaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts1ed, pts2ed)You’ve swept away the grief for my daughterYaṁ me sokaparetāya, in which I once was mired.dhītusokaṁ byapānudi.

Today I’ve plucked the arrow,I’m hungerless, quenched.I go for refuge to that sage, the BuddhaBuddhaEl nombre dado a quien redescubre por sí mismo el sendero liberador del Dhamma, tras un largo período de haber sido olvidado por el mundo. Según la tradición, una larga línea de Buddhas se extiende hasta el pasado distante. El Buddha más reciente nació como Siddhattha Gotama en la India alrededor del año 500 a.e.c. Un joven bien educado y acomodado, renunció a su familia y su herencia principesca en la flor de la vida para buscar la verdadera libertad y el fin del sufrimiento (dukkha). Después de siete años de austeridades en el bosque, redescubrió el «camino medio» y alcanzó su meta, convirtiéndose en el Buddha.Ver en el glosario,to his teaching, and to the Sangha.”

Sājja abbūḷhasallāhaṁ, Nicchātā parinibbutā; Buddhaṁ dhammañca saṅghañca, Upemi saraṇaṁ munin”ti.

Today I’ve plucked the arrow,Sājja abbūḷhasallāhaṁ, I’m hungerless, quenched.Nicchātā parinibbutā; I go for refuge to that sage, the Buddha,Buddhaṁ dhammañca saṅghañca, to his teaching, and to the Sangha.”Upemi saraṇaṁ munin”ti.