Mittākāḷī

Having gone forth in faithfrom the lay life to homelessness,I wandered here and there,jealous of possessions and honors.

“Saddhāya pabbajitvāna, agārasmānagāriyaṁ; Vicariṁhaṁ tena tena, lābhasakkāraussukā.

Having gone forth in faith“Saddhāya pabbajitvāna, from the lay life to homelessness,agārasmānagāriyaṁ; I wandered here and there,Vicariṁhaṁ tena tena, jealous of possessions and honors.lābhasakkāraussukā.

Neglecting the highest goal,I pursued the lowest.Under the sway of corruptions,I never knew the goal of the ascetic life.

Riñcitvā paramaṁ atthaṁ, hīnamatthaṁ asevihaṁ; Kilesānaṁ vasaṁ gantvā, sāmaññatthaṁ na bujjhihaṁ.

Neglecting the highest goal,Riñcitvā paramaṁ atthaṁ, I pursued the lowest.hīnamatthaṁ asevihaṁ; Under the sway of corruptions,Kilesānaṁ vasaṁ gantvā, I never knew the goal of the ascetic life.sāmaññatthaṁ na bujjhihaṁ.

I was struck with a sense of urgencyas I was sitting in my hut:“I’m walking the wrong path,under the sway of craving.

Tassā me ahu saṁvego, nisinnāya vihārake; Ummaggapaṭipannāmhi, taṇhāya vasamāgatā.

I was struck with a sense of urgencyTassā me ahu saṁvego, as I was sitting in my hut:nisinnāya vihārake; “I’m walking the wrong path,Ummaggapaṭipannāmhi, under the sway of craving.taṇhāya vasamāgatā.

My life is short,trampled by old age and sickness.Before this body breaks apart,there is no time for me to be careless.”

Appakaṁ jīvitaṁ mayhaṁ, jarā byādhi ca maddati; Purāyaṁ bhijjati kāyo, *Purāyaṁ bhijjati → jarāya bhijjate (bj)na me kālo pamajjituṁ.

My life is short,Appakaṁ jīvitaṁ mayhaṁ, trampled by old age and sickness.jarā byādhi ca maddati; Before this body breaks apart,Purāyaṁ bhijjati kāyo, *Purāyaṁ bhijjati → jarāya bhijjate (bj)there is no time for me to be careless.”na me kālo pamajjituṁ.

I examined in line with the truththe rise and fall of the aggregates.I stood up with mind liberated,having fulfilled 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’s instructions.

Yathābhūtamavekkhantī, khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ; Vimuttacittā uṭṭhāsiṁ, kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.

I examined in line with the truthYathābhūtamavekkhantī, the rise and fall of the aggregates.khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ; I stood up with mind liberated,Vimuttacittā uṭṭhāsiṁ, having fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.