Sahassavagga ⧸ Gāthā 107
Yo ca vassasataṃ jantu aggiṃ paricare vane
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 107
You could, for a hundred years,
live in a forest
tending a fire,
or
pay a single moments homage
to one person,
self-cultivated.
Better than a hundred years of sacrifices
would that act of homage be.
live in a forest
tending a fire,
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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