• Verses of the Senior Monks 1.101 Theragāthā 1.101
  • The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
  • Chapter Eleven Ekādasamavagga

Belaṭṭhānika Belaṭṭhānikattheragāthā

He’s given up the household life,
but is far from perfect.
“Hitvā gihittaṁ anavositatto,
Living for his belly, lazy,
he uses his snout as a plow,
Mukhanaṅgalī odariko kusīto;
like a great hog stuffed with grain. Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho, That dullard is reborn again and again. Punappunaṁ gabbhamupeti mando”ti.