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# Thag 2:9 · Gotama
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-2-9/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:49:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:59:44.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 2:9. 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

At ease sleep the sages

who

are not bound to women,

in whom

always to be protected

is the truth

very hard to gain.

Sensuality,

we’ve carried out

your execution.

No longer are we in your debt.

We go now to unbinding

where,

having gone,

one doesn’t

grieve.

See also: [Thig 1:11](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thig-1-11/)

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