Dandavagga ⧸ Gāthā 141
Na naggacariyā na jaṭā na paṅkā
Nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā
Rājo ca jallaṃ ukkuṭikappadhānaṃ
Sodhenti maccaṃ avitiṇṇakaṅkhaṃ
Nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā
Rājo ca jallaṃ ukkuṭikappadhānaṃ
Sodhenti maccaṃ avitiṇṇakaṅkhaṃ
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Punishment ⧸ Verse 141
Neither nakedness nor matted hair
nor mud nor the refusal of food
nor sleeping on the bare ground
nor dust & dirt nor squatting austerities
cleanses the mortal
whos not gone beyond doubt.
nor mud nor the refusal of food
nor sleeping on the bare ground
nor dust & dirt nor squatting austerities
cleanses the mortal
whos not gone beyond doubt.
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