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# Thag 1:22 · Cittaka
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-1-22/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:53:40.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 1:22. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Monks, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Theragāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Peacocks,

crested, blue, with gorgeous necks,

cry out

in the Kāraṁvī woods,

thrilled by the cold wind.

They awaken the sleeper

to meditate.

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag1%5F22.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*