Theragāthā & Therīgāthā
The eighth and ninth texts of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, these are collections of poems ascribed to elder monks (theras) or nuns (therīs) respectively. Many of the verses are accounts of religious experiences, some of which also achieve a high poetic standard.
ed. (1) H. Oldenberg, (2) R. Pischel, 1883, 2nd edn. 1966 with Appendixes by K.R. Norman and L. Alsdorf, 1990
Translations: Elders’ Verses, Vols. I and II; Psalms of the Early Buddhists; Stances des Thera (French translation); Stances des Therī( French translation); Poems of Early Buddhist Monks (paperback); Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns (paperback).
Stances des Therī
Psalms of the Early Buddhists
Translation of Theragāthā and Therīgāthā
Verse tr. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids: The Sisters, 1909 and The Brethren, 2nd edn. 1937, reprinted as one volume 1980
Pali Text: Theragāthā & Therīgāthā
Elders’ Verses – prose: Vol I
Translation of Theragāthā
Tr. K.R. Norman
Vol. I (1969, 1990, 2nd ed. 2007, 2015)
Pali Text (published as a single volume): Theragāthā & Therīgāthā
Elders’ Verses – prose: 2 volume set
Translation of Theragāthā and Therīgāthā
Tr. K.R. Norman, 2 volumes
Pali Text: Theragāthā & Therīgāthā
Elders’ Verses – prose
Translation of Theragāthā and Therīgāthā
Tr. K.R. Norman, 2 volumes
Pali Text: Theragāthā & Therīgāthā
Poems of Early Buddhist Monks
Prose, tr. K.R. Norman, 1997, 2022
Paperback
Pali Text (published as a single volume): Theragāthā & Therīgāthā
Elders’ Verses – prose: Vol II
Translation of Therīgāthā
Tr. K.R. Norman
Vol. II (1971, 1992, 1995, 2nd ed. 2007, 2015)
Pali Text (published as a single volume): Theragāthā & Therīgāthā
Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns
Verse tr. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids and Prose tr. K.R. Norman, 1989, reprinted 1997, 2009
Paperback
Pali Text (published as a single volume): Theragāthā & Therīgāthā