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11. The Eleventh Nipāta 1. The Verses of Thera Saṃkicca 597. “What is your purpose, dear one, in the forest, like a cloud in the rainy season? The winds are delightful to you, for solitude is for the meditator.” 598. “As the wind of the rainy season drives away the clouds; my perceptions scatter, those connected with solitude.” 599. “The pale one, born from an egg, dwelling in the charnel ground; indeed arouses mindfulness in me, in this body, dependent on dispassion.” 600. “He whom others do not guard, and who guards no others; that bhikkhu sleeps happily, unattached to sensual pleasures.” 601. “With clear waters, broad rocks, frequented by monkeys; covered with water-moss, those rocks delight me.” 602. “I have dwelled in forests, in caves and grottoes; in remote abodes, frequented by wild beasts.” 603. “‘May these beings be slain, be bound, may they attain suffering’; I do not know such a thought, ignoble, connected with hatred.” 604. “The Teacher has been served by me, the Buddha’s teaching has been done; the heavy burden has been laid down, the craving for existence has been uprooted.” 605. “For the sake of which I went forth, from home to homelessness; that purpose has been attained by me, the destruction of all fetters.” 606. “I do not delight in death, nor do I delight in life; I await my time, like a hired worker who has finished his task.” 607. “I do not delight in death, nor do I delight in life; I await my time, with full comprehension and mindfulness.” … Thera Saṃkicca. The Eleventh Nipāta is finished. Therein is the summary – Thera Saṃkicca alone, his task done, free from defilements; in the Eleventh Nipāta, there are eleven verses.