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# Thag 5:8 · Vakkali
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-5-8/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:49:07.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 5:8. 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

Stricken by sharp, wind-like pains,

you, monk, living in the forest grove

—harsh, with limited range for alms—

what, what will you do?

Suffusing my body

with abundant rapture & joy,

& enduring what’s harsh,

I’ll stay in the grove.

Developing the establishings of mindfulness,

strengths, faculties,

the factors for awakening,[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag5%5F8.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

I’ll stay in the grove.

Reflecting on those who are resolute,

their persistence aroused,

constantly firm in their effort,

united in concord,

I’ll stay in the grove.

Recollecting the One Self-awakened,

self-tamed & centered,

untiring both day & night,

I’ll stay

in the grove.

Note

1\. On the four establishings of mindfulness, see [DN 22](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dn-22/) and [SN 47:40](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-47-40/); on the five strengths, [AN 5:2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-2/); on the five faculties, [SN 48:10](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-48-10/); and on the seven factors for awakening, [SN 46:51–52](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-46-51/).

See also: [DN 26](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dn-26/); [SN 11:3](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-11-3/); [SN 46:14](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-46-14/); [SN 52:10](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-52-10/); [Sn 4:16](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-4-16/)

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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/thag5%5F8.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*