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# Thig 5:12 · Candā, the Beggar
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thig-5-12/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:52:48.000Z
- Description: Therīgāthā · Thig 5:12. 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

Before, I had fallen on evil times:

no husband, no children,

no relatives, friends,

no way to obtain clothing & food.

So, taking a staff & bowl in hand,

begging for alms from house to house,

feverish from the cold & heat,

I wandered for seven full years.

Then seeing a nun

obtaining food & drink,

I approached her & said:

“Let me go forth

into homelessness.”

She, Paṭācārā, from sympathy,

let me go forth;

then, exhorting me,

urged me on to the highest goal.

Hearing her words,

I did her bidding.

Her exhortation was not in vain.

Endowed with the three knowledges,

I’m effluent- free.

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