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# Thig 5:10 · Paṭācārā
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thig-5-10/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:53:24.000Z
- Description: Therīgāthā · Thig 5:10. 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

\[I thought:\]

“Plowing the field with plows,

sowing the ground with seed,

supporting their wives & children,

young men gather up wealth.

So why is it that I,

consummate in virtue,

a doer of the teacher’s bidding,

don’t gain unbinding?

I’m not lazy or proud.”

Washing my feet, I noticed

the

water.

And in watching it flow from high

to

low,

my heart was composed

like a fine thoroughbred steed.

Then taking a lamp, I entered the hut,

checked the bedding,

sat down on the bed.

And taking a pin, I pulled out the wick:

Like the flame’s[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thig/thig5%5F10.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) unbinding

was the liberation

of awareness.

Note

1\. Reading *pajjotass’eva* with the Thai edition.

See also: [MN 72](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-72/); [SN 6:15](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-6-15/); [Ud 8:10](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/ud-8-10/)

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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/thig5%5F10.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*