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# Thig 1:3 · Puṇṇā
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thig-1-3/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:55:44.000Z
- Description: Therīgāthā · Thig 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Nuns, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Therīgāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Puṇṇā, grow full with good qualities

like the moon on the fifteenth day.

With discernment at total fullness, burst

the mass

of darkness.

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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/Thig/thig1%5F3.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*