Subhuti Subhūti
Buddhist monk · Savatthi, India · c. 5th century BC
One of the Buddha's disciples, remembered as an elder who loved to live quietly alone in the forest.
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c. 5th century BC
My little hut is roofed, pleasant, sheltered from the wind. Rain, sky, as you please. My mind is well composed, set free. I live with ardour. Rain, sky.
Channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā, Vassa deva yathāsukhaṁ; Cittaṁ me susamāhitaṁ vimuttaṁ, Ātāpī viharāmi vassa devā
Theragatha (Verses of the Elder Monks) 1.1, the song of Subhuti
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