Description

Translation of Therīgāthā

The ninth text of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, these are collections of poems ascribed to elder nuns (therīs).

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

Tr. K.R. Norman

Vol. II (1971, 1992, 1995, 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 Therī ( French translation); Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns (paperback).