Description

Translation of the Theragāthā. The eighth text of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, a collection 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.

• TRANSLATOR:
  • Norman, K.R.

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); Elders’ Verses: Vol I