Thig 5.12 PTS: Thig 122-126- Canda: The Beggar

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Thig 5.12 PTS: Thig 122-126- Canda: The Beggar
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, Patacara, from sympathy, let me go forth; then, exhorting me, urged me on to the highest goal. <p style="text-align:center;">Hearing her words, <p style="text-align:center;">I did her bidding. <p style="text-align:center;">Her exhortation was not in vain. <p style="text-align:center;">I'm a three-knowledge woman, <p style="text-align:center;">fermentation-free.