Vanavacchasāmaṇeragāthā

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthu · Petavatthu · Theragāthā · Therīgāthā · Vol. 26 · Section 151

[151] 4. My preceptor (upajjhāya) said to me: "Sīvaka, I am going from here." My body dwells in the village; my mind (mano) has gone to the forest. Even lying down, I shall go: there is no attachment (saṅga) for those who understand. (Thus spoke) the novice (sāmaṇera) of the Elder Vanavaccha.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.