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The Chapter of Thirteens 1. The Verses of the Elder Soṇa Koḷivisa 632. He who was eminent in the country, a favorite of the Anga king; Today, that Soṇa is eminent in the Dhamma, one who has gone beyond suffering. 633. Cut off five, abandon five, and cultivate five more; A monk gone beyond five attachments, is called one who has crossed the flood. 634. For a proud, heedless monk, whose mind is set on external things; Morality, concentration, and wisdom, do not reach fulfillment. 635. Indeed, what should be done is cast aside, and what should not be done is done; For the proud and heedless, their defilements increase. 636. But for those who have well-established, constant mindfulness of the body; They do not pursue what should not be done, they are diligent in what should be done; For the mindful and discerning, their defilements come to an end. 637. On the straight path declared, go forth, do not turn back; Urge yourself by yourself, and bring yourself to Nibbāna. 638. When effort was too strenuous, the Teacher, unsurpassed in the world; Using the simile of a lute, the Seer taught me the Dhamma; Having heard his words, I dwelt delighted in the teaching. 639. I brought tranquility to fruition, for the attainment of the highest goal; The three knowledges are attained, the Buddha's teaching is done. 640. For one intent on renunciation, and on the seclusion of the mind; Intent on non-affliction, and on the destruction of clinging. 641. Intent on the destruction of craving, and on the non-delusion of the mind; Having seen the arising of sense bases, the mind is rightly liberated. 642. For that monk, rightly liberated, whose mind is tranquil; There is no accumulation of what is done, and nothing more to be done. 643. As a solid rock, is not stirred by the wind; So forms, tastes, sounds, smells, and touches, all of them. 644. Desirable and undesirable things, do not perturb such a one. The mind is steady, disassociated, and he sees its passing away. ...The elder Soṇa Koḷivisa.... The Chapter of Thirteen is concluded. Therein the summary: The elder Soṇa Koḷivisa, alone, greatly powerful; In the chapter of thirteen, there are thirteen verses here.