Appamadavagga ⧸ Gāthā 28
Pamādaṃ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito
Paññāpāsādamāruyha asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ
Pabbataṭṭho va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro bāle avekkhati
Paññāpāsādamāruyha asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ
Pabbataṭṭho va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro bāle avekkhati
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On Earnestness ⧸ Verse 28
Through heedfulness,
by which one who is skilled expels carelessness,
one ascends to the Stronghold of Supreme knowledge,
free from sorrow,
the burning grief of mankind,
as the wise,
standing on a mountain,
see the ignorant standing on the earth.
by which one who is skilled expels carelessness,
one ascends to the Stronghold of Supreme knowledge,
free from sorrow,
the burning grief of mankind,
as the wise,
standing on a mountain,
see the ignorant standing on the earth.
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