Description

Translation of Theragāthā

The eighth text of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, these are collections of poems ascribed to elder monks (theras).

Many of the verses are accounts of religious experiences, some of which also achieve a high poetic standard.

Tr. K.R. Norman

Vol. I (1969, 1990, 2nd ed. 2007, 2015)

Pali Text (published as a single volume): Theragāthā & Therīgāthā

Other translations (in English unless otherwise specified): Psalms of the Early Buddhists; Stances des Thera (French translation); Poems of Early Buddhist Monks (paperback)