Malavagga ⧸ Gāthā 244
Sujīvaṃ ahirikena kākasūrena dhaṃsinā
Pakkhandinā pagabbhena saṃkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṃ
Pakkhandinā pagabbhena saṃkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṃ
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Impurity ⧸ Verse 244
Easy is life for the shameless one who is impudent as a crow, is backbiting and forward, arrogant and corrupt.
English translation © 1985 Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka. From The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
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