ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Therigatha

The Therigatha is a book of poems written by Buddhist nuns a very long time ago. These nuns were like teachers and helpers, and they lived very simple lives in special places called monasteries.

The poems in the Therigatha are all about the nuns' experiences in life. They talk about things like happiness, sadness, love, and even about when they got very sick. Sometimes the nuns would write about how they were feeling when they were meditating, which is a way of quieting your mind and letting your thoughts pass by.

The Therigatha is an important book because it shows that women can be very wise and spiritual, just like men. It also helps us understand what it was like to be a nun a long time ago and how they lived their lives.