Sahassavagga ⧸ Gāthā 106
Māse māse sahassena yo yajetha sataṃ samaṃ
Ekañca bhāvitattānaṃ muhuttampi pūjaye
Sā yeva pūjanā seyyā yañce vassasataṃ hutaṃ
Ekañca bhāvitattānaṃ muhuttampi pūjaye
Sā yeva pūjanā seyyā yañce vassasataṃ hutaṃ
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The Thousands ⧸ Verse 106
You could, month by month,
at a cost of thousands,
conduct sacrifices
a hundred times,
or
pay a single moments homage
to one person,
self-cultivated.
Better than a hundred years of sacrifices
would that act of homage be.
at a cost of thousands,
conduct sacrifices
a hundred times,
or
pay a single moments homage
to one person,
self-cultivated.
Better than a hundred years of sacrifices
would that act of homage be.
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