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# Thig 2:3 · Sumaṅgala’s Mother
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thig-2-3/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:55:33.000Z
- Description: Therīgāthā · Thig 2:3. 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

So freed! So freed!

So thoroughly freed am I—

from my pestle,

my shameless husband

& his sun-shade making,

my moldy old pot

with its water-snake smell.

Aversion & passion

I cut with a *chop.*

Having come to the foot of a tree,

I do jhāna, from the bliss thinking:

“What bliss!”

See also: [Thag 1:43](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-1-43/)

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